The Hero Maker

Learn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart, worthwhile decisions they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book, Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You'll discover how to: · Reconnect board members to the real purpose of education, despite their personal agendas; · Work with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between; · Guide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking; and · Connect and communicate with board members regardless of personal disposition. Each chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. In addition, this timely second edition features a new chapter on navigating the superintendent/Board President relationship. With this practical book, you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent-board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most--the students.