Board Resources

Boardsmanship and Board Relations

• Elevating and enhancing superintendent evaluation by Steve Horton, e-Dition, May 2022
• Onboarding new members; Building a project consensus by Steve Horton, The Journal, Winter 2022
• The power of school board protocol by Steve Horton, e-Dition, March 2022
• Hitting your stride by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Summer 2021
• Tips for dealing with difficult decisions by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, November 2019 
• Professional development: Necessary or not? by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, June 2019 
• When things go south by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, May 2019 
• Finding balance as part of a team by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, March 2018

Leadership

• Keeping the public in public schools by Tom Simpson, The Journal, Winter 2022
• Focus on your goals, not on obstacles by Steve Horton, e-Dition, February 2022
• Regaining balance by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, June 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, e-Dition, May 2020
• The value of board service by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Winter 2020 
• We do this for the kids by Dr. Robert Stwalley, The Journal, Winter 2020 
• Planning for the future is essential 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 
• Developing deep roots by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Spring 2019 
• Rooted in school board leadership by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Spring 2019
• Patience: A leadership virtue by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, March 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

Meetings

• Are you mired in minutiae? by Dr. Michael Adamson, e-Dition, February 2021
• Advice for board retreats by Dr. Michael Adamson
• Meeting time: Too long or too short? by Dr. Michael Adamson 
• Why meeting preparation is crucial by Dr. Michael Adamson
• Reasons for utilizing working sessions by Dr. Michael Adamson 
• Are your executive sessions lawful? by Dr. Michael Adamson 
• Meeting speed vs. meeting efficiency by Dr. Michael Adamson​
• Agenda packets: The best tool in board decision-making by Dr. Michael Adamson

Ethics

• Picking a lane by Dr. Michael Adamson, The Journal, Spring 2021
• Board members and ethics by Dr. Michael Adamson 
• Alignment & balance by Dr. Michael Adamson 
• Weathering adversity by Kim Woodward, The Journal, Summer 2019 
• Abstaining from voting by Dr. Michael Adamson

Special Topics

• Bad board behavior = Poor student performance by Ivan Lorentzen & William McCaw 
• All districts should become learning districts by Ivan Lorentzen & William McCaw 
• Science of achievement: Board standards impact student success by Ivan Lorentzen & William McCaw
• Research shows school boards do impact student achievement by Ivan Lorentzen & William McCaw
• The school leader paradigm: Becoming while doing by Dr. Todd Bess 

Tools

• ​Parliamentary Procedure Reference Guide
• ​Board Self-Assessment
• Drafting a Superintendent's Contract​​​​​