{"product_id":"the-hero-maker-ryan-donlan-9781138961173","title":"The Hero Maker: How Superintendents Can Get Their School Boards to Do the Right Thing","description":"\u003cp\u003eLearn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart, worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book, Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You'll discover how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ereconnect board members to the real purpose of education, despite their agendas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ework with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eguide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econnect and communicate with board members regardless of personality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eencourage board members to play to their strengths\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003estart each school year undefeated and know when it is time to move on.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. The book also includes a special feature on board personalities and the Process Communication Model(R) (PCM), a method that will make it easier to avoid miscommunication with board members. With this practical book, you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent-board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most--the students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan Donlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138961175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138961173\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Ryan Donlan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045228638463,"sku":"9781138961173","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_047e041e-646b-4542-aba9-d1515076473b.jpg?v=1684977503","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hero-maker-ryan-donlan-9781138961173","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}