superintendent / board relationship

1. superintendent/boardrelationship Michael Dunn, Ed.D. Superintendent, ESD 101 ~ Spokane mdunn@esd101.net

2. SCHOOL BOARD SERVICE: HOW MODERN SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ENGAGE AND UNDERSTAND THEIR LEADERSHIP ROLE

3. understanding the organizational situation superintendent/board relationship

4. what the board expects you to accomplish superintendent/board relationship

5. style…communication superintendent/board relationship

6. resources superintendent/board relationship

7. personaldevelopment superintendent/board relationship

8. trustandcollaboration • ensure development and approval of board and superintendent goals • ensure your communication with and about each board member is professional and ethical • know board member interests and talents • seek board member involvement on district committees based on interests and talents superintendent/board relationship

9. special case…the board president build your personal relationship with him/her clarify your perspectives and mutual concerns, and reach agreements on action plan for supporting and/or improving the work of the board work to present a united front to the board as a whole superintendent/board relationship

10. a few things not to do…DON’T: criticize the past neglect communication surprise the board try to change the board superintendent/board relationship

11. and if the board is notunanimous… • always set your board up to succeed with the decisions they make, providing options and pros and cons • ask non-threatening questions for clarification • keep the focus on student learning • always assume positive intent superintendent/board relationship

12. what type of organization is your school district? what type of organization can and should it become? superintendent/board relationship

13. School Board as: Parent as: Supt. & CO as: Principal as: Teacher as: Student as: Likely Classroom Profiles School as: Commit- ment to Shared Beliefs & Values Community Leaders & Advocates for Schools Partners & Members of the School Community Moral and Intellectual Leaders & Capacity Builders Leader of Instructional Leaders Instructional Leader & Curriculum Designer Volunteer & Customer for Quality School Work Highly Engaged Learning Organization Moral Board of Directors Guarantors & Questionable Allies CEO Technicians & Support Staff Chief of Staff Clinician & Diagnostician Client Well Managed Service Delivery System Calculative Owners & Advocates Supply Source & Determinant of Product Quality Plant Manager, Inspectors & Supervisors Shop Foreman Skilled Worker Raw Material & Product Passive Congenial Factory Passive Compliance Safety Inspectors & Fire Marshals Primary Shipper & Receiver Property Managers, Director of Maintenance, Shipping, & Personnel Mid-level Bureaucrat & Keeper of the Keys Clerk & Keeper of Records Excess Inventory Threatened Warehouse Passive Indifferent Hearing Officers & Parole Board Distrusted Visitor Bureau Chief Department Directors, Hearing Officers & Parole Officers Warden Guard Inmate Conflict Habituated Prison Alienated Schlechty - Center for Leadership and School Reform

14. a resource… The School Board Fieldbook: Leading with Vision Mark Van Clay and Perry Soldewedel superintendent/board relationship

15. the most important relationship in the school district is between you as superintendent, and your board of directors superintendent/board relationship