"This is an absolute overreach by NYSED. What is the emergency?"

"We have a 7-member board with 3-year terms. 5 years feels like too big a commitment. Most of our members run for a second term so they are with us for 6 years. Perhaps it's more of a psychological issue with commitment?"

"We have some volunteers opportunities that BOE members are invite to. For example we have a 1000 Books reading program that members were invited to volunteer for. We are also hosting an outdoor activity and members were invited to volunteer at.…"

"A climate survey can be quite useful if conducted anonymously. I would definitely include high school students as they provide an important gauge for the actual environment. Great ideas can get lost in implementation. We recently conducted a…"

"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…"

"We started with an anonymous survey that was available to everyone. We also created 5 stakeholder groups: administrators, faculty; support staff; high school students, and parents/community members. We had a fabulous response to our survey (3x our…"

"We have not incorporated 360 feedback but I do see the value in this. I come from a private sector business background where this type of information was routinely incorporated into evaluations."

"He would have an interesting perspective. There is always the option of recusing oneself on a particular topic."

"We have an annual survey to assess the "health" of the school. It is filled out by staff, students, and parents. The results are reviewed by the Building level teams. We believe that is an effective way to stay abreast of perceptions. What you…"

"We give BOE members the option to attend in person or virtually. Members who attend in person follow 6' distance and mask rules. The campus is closed to visitors so the community has to attend virtually. Most administrators attend virtually so…"

"Could it be that the rogue board member feels that they are not being heard? Would it be helpful for the Board President and the Vice President to chat with the rogue board member? Perhaps you could ask that both officers be copied on all emails so…"

"School administrators have shared that athletes are letting their grades slip because of the lack of sports. Some schools have required students participating in sports to be remote. Testing is key but your point on inequity with the Arts is spot…"

"I think that it's important to establish a strong relationship with the PTA. I became a board member after serving in several PTA officer positions. Perhaps ask the PTA officers what they think would be effective?"

"@LaurieOsmond - TregoEd.org (mentioned by Laura Ferone below) deals with conflict resolution through their situation appraisal. It might be worth checking out."

"We have used an NYSSBA facilitator (Michael Bieber) in the past. We try to use workshops/retreats for long term planning. This may include presentations by administrators if appropriate. We try to present 1) the goal 2) provide relevant…"