"At our board meetings, we do answer questions that have been asked during public session. Typically, the superintendent replies, or the board president. Sometimes, we answer by saying that we will find out on our side and reply to the person at a…"

"Hi Jennifer. Our board members do receive school ID cards, however, while district staff may swipe their cards to enter a building, the BOE ID cards do not have that functionality. We have them so that when we are going to a meeting or a school…"

"Sarah, I like the idea of "learning walks" for the trustees. Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences."

"Hello all. Our board holds an annual one-day retreat at the beginning of August to review the past year, set goals and go over our five-year strategic plan. We sometimes have a guest speaker and always get reports and interaction from our…"

"Paul Haggett - We just held a Board Goal Development workshop in January that was moderated by NYSSBA. They helped us conduct a SWOT analysis which helped drive the BOE goal development. We are in the process of finalizing our goals which will…"

"Ed, I would also like to see your long term agenda if you don't mind sharing? My email is lisa dot anderson at henhudschools dot org. Thank you !!"

"Hi Suzie, We are planning to roll out a climate survey this Spring. Our Board had looked at BOCES here on LI as a resource. Our superintendent recommended going with the ThoughtExchange software. That isn't a traditional survey tool. Using…"

"Hello all:
I was thinking about making a post of my own on Board goal setting, as my board has never done this. Our administrative team meets to plan district goals and the board reviews and approves them, but we have never laid out goals of our…"

"This is a great thread, as I was coming to post a similar question. We really need a board procedure manual and to be consistent in goal setting in our district. One of our members did create a calendar, similar to what Ed Fersch mentioned in his…"

"The comments here are very helpful. As a new board president, I have also been looking for ways to ensure we are being very intentional in the setting of our agenda, and that the BOE trustees are equitably involved in the goal setting process along…"

"Hi Laura, we are approving our board and district goals for this year tonight -- but here is a lilnk to our current BoE page with our goals: https://www.pawlingschools.org/district__board_goals Glad to be helpful."

"Thank you, Ed, Karen & Bill. This feedback is so helpful to me as a first year board president. Ed, I would really like to see your document if you don't mind sharing it. My email is LTrentacoste at FPBSD dot org. Thank you. Our board has been…"

"Back in the 90s, one of my predecessors as board president, created a document that we refer to as our long term agenda. This lists, on a month by month basis, the items that need attention from the board or the administration. We use it as a…"

"We do annual board and district goal-setting in October in public. It's a series of goals that set the board's agenda for what we want to accomplish and stand for each year."

"We don't do an agenda, but we do have a retreat in the summer to set goals for the year."