How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member

Build a successful board by knowing where the land mines areVeteran school board member Richard E. Mayer takes a humorous approach to the serious relationship between school administrators and board members. While the overwhelming majority of school board members have good motives even people who mean well can make bad moves. This book shows how to prevent good intentions from creating bad outcomes. Each chapter presents a negative behavior scenario and analysis offers alternatives and provides win-win solutions. Key features include:28 brief case studiesLessons learned for board membersLessons learned for administrators