"We have board protocols and procedures in writing and in the training manual for new members. It includes a section on how to communicate with each other and to the superintendent. No one is out of the loop and everyone stays in their lane. We…"

"Hi Paul,
We have used BoardDocs for probably 8 years now. Prior to that it was DropBox and Google. IMHO, BoardDocs is the greatest thing since chocolate chip cookies! The training was easy, hardly necessary for some and the platform is so easy to…"

"I have been in service for 24 years. 20 years as an officer. The trainings have been so valuable is having successful board relationships and growing and learning in an ever changing field. I take every free webinar offered and many of the more…"

"We have a specific procedure in our board protocols with mentorship and an onboarding training session very similar to what James Governali listed in this thread. It has been very successful. We have two new members this year and they have been…"

"We never discussed it in the past. Nominations at the re-org meeting were awkward at best. Most folks taking the “don’t look at me” posture. But we always surmised that our long time leadership team would step up. Since I became president I…"

"Our job is to hire the CEO/Superintendent. The superintendent’s job is to make sure appropriate staffing is in place. To me, participating in hiring other than that is micromanagement."

"Greetings! There are about a half dozen or so districts that I have found having a 1st and 2nd VP. I have done some research on the purpose and success of doing so. There is a built in succession should illness, death or resignation occur among…"