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Working Effectively With Your Board

Working Effectively With Your Board. Relationships. Communications Expectations Trust. Communications:. Before election Phone calls Meetings Board packet After election First meeting Policies / Procedures. Communications:. Discuss / agree on procedures Work sessions Day to Day

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Working Effectively With Your Board

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  1. WorkingEffectivelyWithYourBoard

  2. Relationships • Communications • Expectations • Trust

  3. Communications: • Beforeelection • Phone calls • Meetings • Boardpacket • Afterelection • First meeting • Policies/Procedures

  4. Communications: • Discuss/agree on procedures • Work sessions • Day to Day • Patron concerns • Boardmember questions • Information fromsuperintendent • Weekly update • Emails/texts on urgent issues • No surprises

  5. Communications: • Communication ideas • Two minutes at your tables • Share out with the group

  6. Expectations: • Clear Expectations • Board’s Role • President’s Role • Superintendent’s Role • Superintendent’s Goals • Can your board members clearly state your goals? • Discuss in weekly notes • Discuss in board meeting • Superintendent’s Evaluation • Mid-Year • End of year

  7. Trust: • Most Important! • Takes Time to Build • Can losewith one action • Communicateconcernsimmediately • Be open on everything • Cause of ManySuperintendent and Board Issues • Micromanaging • Direction/Goals • Competency

  8. How To Get There: • Work Sessions • Entireboard and Individualmembers • Standards for Effective SchoolBoards • Mission and Vision • Policies • Procedures • Data • Finances • Superintendent Goals • Board Goals • District Goals and Direction

  9. How To Get There: • Work Sessions • Check for understanding and agreement • Follow up withwritten notes to all boardmembers on agreedupon goals • Connectdecisions and actions to goals

  10. How To Get There: • Talk at your table • Two minutes • Share out

  11. OtherResources: • Iowa Association of School Boards • New Board Member Workshops • Convention—Finance Workshops • Other Resources • Iowa School Finance Information Services • Webinars • Videos • Other Resources • School Administrators of Iowa • Mentoring • Questions/consulting • Other Superintendents

  12. Questions?

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