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March 31, 2008
Recognizing Effective School Boards Session CommentsThe Pennsylvania School Boards Assoc. is making use of the Iowa Lighthouse Study to strengthen their evaluation and recognition of effective governance. This year, they have adopted a new strategic plan, with the underlying belief that "excellence in the classroom begins with excellence in the board room".
Their newly devised Code of Conduct for Members of school boards, and associated recognition programs, helps boards focus on their role of governing.
As Pennsylvania has made use of the Iowa study, perhaps other state associations can utilize Pennsylvania's model in establishing similar programs. The session was inciteful & valuable.
Of particular interest was the "characterisitics of high performing school boards". I found myself doing a quick self-evaluation of our board, to identify areas of strength and weakness. So, there was a lot of practicality to what was presented.
Posted by Rich Benson, Blog Team, at 4:31 AM | Educational Sessions & Workshops
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