Leadership and School Boards

Guarding the Trust in an Era of Community Engagement

AvLaura E. Reimer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

School boards shape society through systems of education. They choose who leads the system and how educators are selected to lead classrooms. They approve the allocation of millions of dollars every year. As leaders, the school board determines how their community defines the values, resources, and belief systems that together form the democratic mosaic of our times. Embedded within this knowledge are timeless foundations that have carried us from the origins of school boards to our current systems; these are the keys to community engagement, and these are the keys to empowered and strong school systems. This book is about the remarkable and unique purpose of school boards. It is not a book about abolition, or drastic reform. It explains clearly that school boards were established as part of the foundation for a strong democratic society and encourages everyone involved with school systems to guard that foundation. School boards embody the most immediate principles of democracy. This is an exciting book, appropriate for our times, focused on the powerful leadership necessary in the school board, and the potential to deliver ever-improving results through consistent and deliberate governance.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-10-08
Mått:159 x 236 x 17 mm
Vikt:395 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:JohnF. Wiens
ISBN:9781475815061

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Laura Reimer is a former elected school board member with advanced education in leadership, administration, and governance, and extensive marketplace experience in governance and policy development. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Winnipeg, with a focus on democratic responses to issues in education.

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Reimer effectively identifies key concepts that apply to all types of school communities. From a superintendent’s perspective, I see this book being applicable in multiple ways. It could be used for personal reflection on the daily challenges of leading a school district. It also would be a great resource to use with school boards to help guide discussions and future planning.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the Second EditionHow to Use this BookChapter 1. Local Democracy: Overview of the School Board ContributionChapter 2. Complex Arena of Democracy: Influences on the School BoardChapter 3. Community Democracy: The Power of Engagement Chapter 4. Governing Democracy: The Politics of Education Chapter 5. Democratic Leadership: Board Chair as First Among EqualsChapter 6. Active Democracy: The Collective Strength of School Board Members Chapter 7. Ensuring Democracy: The Answerability of School BoardsChapter 8. Encouraging Democracy: Carefully Designed CultureChapter 9. Modeling Democracy: Leadership in ActionChapter 10. Administering Democracy: The Superintendent and CEOConclusion. Leading democracy: The Governing School Board BibliographyAbout the Author