BOARD RESOURCES

Meetings

• Advice for Board Retreats by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, June 2020
• Meeting Time: Too Long or Too Short? by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, February 2020 
• Why Meeting Preparation is Crucial by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, September 2019
• Reasons for Utilizing Working Sessions by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, February 2019 
• Are Your Executive Sessions Lawful? by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, September 2018 
• Meeting Speed vs. Meeting Efficiency by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, May 2018​

Ethics

• Board Member Ethics by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, March 2020 
• Alignment & Balance by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, August 2019 
• Weathering Adversity by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• Abstaining from Voting by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, February 2018

Boardsmanship and Board Relations

• Tips for Dealing with Difficult Decisions by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, November 2019 
• Failure to Govern: Bad Board Behavior = Poor Student Performance by Ivan Lorentzen and William McCaw, The Journal, Fall 2019 
• Staying the Course: All Districts Should Become Learning Districts by Ivan Lorentzen and William McCaw, The Journal, Fall 2019 
• Science of Student Achievement: Adhering to Board Standards Impacts Student Success by Ivan Lorentzen and William McCaw, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• Research Shows School Boards Do Impact Student Achievement by Ivan Lorentzen and William McCaw, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• Professional Development: Necessary or Not? by Dr. Michael Adamson, June 2019 
• When Things Go South by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, May 2019 
• Patience: A Leadership Virtue by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, March 2019  
• Finding Balance: No Wonder Being a School Board Member is Often Called a Thankless Job by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, March 2018

Leadership

• Regaining Balance by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, June 2021
• Picking a Lane by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Spring 2021
• Leadership During a Devastating Pandemic by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Winter 2021
• Starting With a Strategy by Dr. Robert Stwalley, The Journal, Winter 2021
• The New Normal by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, May 2020
• The Value of Service by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Winter 2020 
• The Value of Service: Looking Ahead by Dr. Robert Stwalley, III, The Journal, Winter 2020 
• A Season of Leadership: Looking Ahead by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Fall 2019 
• On a Clear Day by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Fall 2019 
• A Season of Leadership: Staying Strong by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• The School Leader Paradigm: Becoming While Doing by Dr. Todd Bess, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• A Season of Leadership: Developing Deep Roots by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Spring 2019 
• Rooted in School Board Leadership by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Spring 2019 
• A Season of Leadership: The Beginning by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Winter 2019 
• Learning Leadership by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Winter 2019 
• Legacy Leadership by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, June 2018

Tools

• ​Parliamentary Procedure Reference Guide
• ​Self-Assessment 
• Agenda Packets: The Best Tool in Board Decision-Making by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, ​December 2018 
• Climate Audits by Dr. Michael Adamson, eDition, November 2018

Superintendents

• Drafting a Superintendent's Contract
• Employee Evaluation IC 20-28-11.5-4
• Indiana Superintendent Evaluation Rubric and Goals Score Sheet
• Superintendent Evaluation Metrics
• Superintendent Performance Rubric
• Instructions for Completing the Superintendent Evaluation Process Workbook - 2015 Version
• ​Indiana Superintendent Evaluation Manual with IAPSS - 2015 Version
• Superintendent Evaluation Process - 2015 Version
• Superintendent Evaluation Process Example - 2015 Version​​​