A superintendent called me recently, asking if I’d be interested in presenting a governance training workshop for her school board. She explained...
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4 Board-Savvy Superintendents on Preparing Superintendent-Aspirants to Take the Helm
A few years ago a really bright and thoughtful superintendent almost 18 months into her first superintendency reached out to me for help. In our...
Superintendent-Aspirants Should Know How to Use Board Spear Carriers
The September 21,2020 post at this blog (https://www.dougeadie.com/david-schuler-on-preparing-aspiring-superintendents-for-the-top-spot/) features...
Even Superb Performance Won’t Save a Badly Eroded Board-Superintendent Relationship
When I walked in Rich’s office for our weekly project review meeting, I found him slumped at his desk looking distraught. When I asked him what’d...
Superintendent Leadership on the Governance Front: An Emerging New Model
Over the course of my 35-plus years working with superintendents and their school boards, I’ve conducted hundreds of one-on-one interviews with...
Governing Is Truly a Team Sport
A little over six years ago I was guilty of an error of judgment that taught me a couple of valuable lessons. I’d been retained by a mid-size...
Board Standing Committees Supercharge Virginia Beach City Schools Governance
In the recent video interview I recorded with them, Board Chair Carolyn Rye and Superintendent Aaron Spence of...
President Jennifer Adair and Superintendent Talisa Dixon: the Columbus City Schools’ Dynamic Leadership Duo
The Columbus City School District is fortunate to have a dynamic, cohesive leadership team at...
Solving the Board Development Puzzle: the What and the Why
The half-day Zoom governance workshop I presented a couple of weeks ago for 25-some superintendents of a diverse array of districts included a...
Recruiting a Really Board-Savvy Superintendent
Experience has taught me – and I’m sure many if not most of this blog’s readers – that the more board-savvy its superintendent, the more effective a...