{"product_id":"the-essential-school-board-book-nancy-walser-9781934742327","title":"The Essential School Board Book: Better Governance in the Age of Accountability","description":"\u003cb\u003e2009 Notable Education Book, \u003ci\u003eAmerican School Board Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential School Board Book\u003c\/i\u003e highlights effective practices that are common to high-functioning boards around the country--boards that are working successfully with their superintendents and communities to improve teaching and learning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid today's heightened attention on student achievement, school boards find their responsibilities intensified and transformed. In this age of accountability, all school boards need to consider how best to maintain a focus on student achievement and promote it through district and school policies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a highly readable and accessible fashion, the book summarizes research linking school board practices to student achievement. It features stories of sixteen diverse boards around the country--elected and appointed; rural, urban, and suburban--and the policies and procedures they have employed to enhance student achievement. Also included is a resource section for those investigating successful school board policies and practices in more depth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Walser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934742325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934742327\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard Education PR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 197","brand":"Nancy Walser","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045349257471,"sku":"9781934742327","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81e8e122-3a54-41d4-a61d-82fb46ad04bc.jpg?v=1684978220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-school-board-book-nancy-walser-9781934742327","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}