Board Business Blog
The Alabama Association of School Boards is often adjusting to meet the changing and expanding needs of school boards in the modern-day world. The Board Business Blog features answers for and expert thought about the common questions today's school boards may have.
Chairman's Gavel: Working with the superintendent
By Susan Salter | AASB Director of Leadership Development
If you had to describe your relationship with your superintendent in terms of a TV show, would it be:
A. Friends
B. The Glee Project
C. The Twilight Zone
D..
Chairman's Gavel: Deciding how to evaluate the superintendent
By Susan Salter | AASB Director of Leadership Development
Be honest. How does your school board really feel about the superintendent evaluation process? Is it a chore? Or are your board’s evaluation and process things you all agree are vital to your ability to ensure the school system continues to.
Chairman's Gavel: Developing the board agenda
By Susan Salter | AASB Director of Leadership Development
Like most other aspects of governance, development of the board’s monthly meeting agenda works best when the board president and superintendent approach
the task as a team.
Purely as a matter of practicality, it is.