How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member: Lessons for School Administrators and Board Members (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781412997935)

Build a successful board by knowing where the land mines are

Veteran school board member, Richard E. Mayer, takes a humorous approach to the serious relationship between school administrators and board members. While the overwhelming majority of school board members have good motives, even people who mean well can make bad moves. This book shows how to prevent good intentions from creating bad outcomes. Each chapter presents a negative behavior scenario and analysis, offers alternatives, and provides win-win solutions. Key features include:

• 28 brief case studies
• Lessons learned for board members
• Lessons learned for administrators