Leadership and School Boards; Guarding the Trust in an Era of Community Engagement

Reimer, Laura E.

ISBN 10: 1475815077 / ISBN 13: 9781475815078

Edité par Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-4758-1507-8, Lanham

A propos de cet article

[978-1-4758-1507-8] 2015, 2nd edition. (Trade paperback) Fine. 147pp. Signed with an inscription by the author. Bibliography. Foreword by John Wiens. (Ideas, Education, School Boards--North America).

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Leadership and School Boards; Guarding the Trust in an Era of Community Engagement
• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield 978-1-4758-1507-8, Lanham
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1475815077
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781475815078
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

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.

À propos de l?auteur

Laura E. Reimer is research associate with the Arthur V. Mauro Institute for Peace and Justice.