Resources about School Boards

The items below have been curated by The Dock’s staff as being of particular value.

Ready to Meet? How to Prepare as an Attendee or Chairperson

Contributors: Philip Horst | Length : 16 | File type : Video

Meetings draw on the strengths of each person to accomplish a shared agenda. But a poorly planned meeting can easily waste more time and energy than it redeems. In this video, Philip Horst outlines so... Read More

Needed: Your Input; Filling Your Role at Your Next Meeting

Contributors: Philip Horst | Length : 7 | File type : Video

What are meetings for? We don't just gather to drink coffee and work our way through a dry agenda. Meetings are meant for discussion, new ideas, and even conflict, says Philip. But how can we engage w... Read More

Why Meet? How Effective Meetings Can Build Your School Culture

Contributors: Philip Horst | Length : 9 | File type : Video

What's the point of a group of staffers sitting in a room, working through a meeting agenda? Why do board members need to gather? Are meetings just inefficient ways for people to avoid emailing each... Read More

Effective Boards: Resolving Problems Together

Contributors: Gary Paul Miller | Length : 49 | File type : Audio

This session is part of the series on the structure and function of the board. Your school board is operating your school. Is it doing so effectively? Does it work like a well-oiled machine firing on ... Read More

The Board: Style of Governance

Contributors: Gary Paul Miller | Length : 32 | File type : Audio

This session is part of the series on the structure and function of the board. Your school board is operating your school. Is it doing so effectively? Does it work like a well-oiled machine firing on ... Read More

How to Be an Effective Board Member

Contributors: Conrad Miller | Length : 84 | File type : Audio

Conrad provides five things that make a board that is productive towards the desired vision and effect needed. Courtesy CASBI.

The Responsibility of the Board Chairman

Contributors: Dana Funk | Length : 81 | File type : Audio

Dana addresses the level of responsibility of the board chairman and the particular roles he must form. Courtesy CASBI.

What is the School Board?

Contributors: John Miller | Length : 50 | File type : Audio

John discusses the proper role, duties, and attitudes of a school board Courtesy CASBI.