Eight Keys to an Extraordinary Board-Superintendent Partnership - Softcover

...the overall features of this work are relevant even for superintendents who have experienced an unsuccessful tenure and are seeking a second chance in the superintendency. * School Administrator * One of the greatest strengths of Eight Keys To an Extraordinary Board-Superintendent Partnership is its practicality....Doug draws on 25 years of hands-on experience in providing advice and counsel that you can put to good use right now in your district....It serves as a perfect companion piece to The Board-Savvy Superintendent, and I recommend it to you without reservation. -- John R. Lawrence, former president, American Association of School Administrators

This book draws on author Doug Eadie's work with hundreds of boards to provide detailed, hands-on guidance for building and managing a board-superintendent partnership that is close, positive, productive, and enduring. Eadie describes how the superintendent can wear the "chief partnership officer" hat while leading and managing a board-superintendent partnership program. Special attention is paid to such critical partnership building tools such as: * Empowering the board * Building board member ownership of their governing work * Making governing work easier and more fun * Involving senior administrators in providing executive support to the board For superintendents, school board members, and school system senior administrators.