This study examined the perceptions and the difference between perceptions of Texas school superintendents and school board members. In addition the study provided research to identify skills for superintendent preparation programs at the university level that are essential for strong superintendent and board relations. The study revealed ways to…

This study's primary purpose was to examine whether or not there were differences in the roles community college boards of trustees and presidents said they currently perform and those they said they should perform. In addition, the study sought to determine whether or not the relationship between trustees and the president impacted the…

In a recent Internet discussion among academic deans, the topic was whether departments and other academic units should create external advisory boards. The dean who raised the issue asked his colleagues whether they maintained boards, if they were genuinely beneficial, and what the ideal board would look like. Some administrators are only now…

Areas of competence to be reviewed as the board and superintendent meet include educational program, long-range planning, business management, staff development, public relations, and personal considerations. (Author/MF)

Argues that superintendents aren't educational leaders because they don't believe that boards want them to be, and then provides steps the board can take to encourage superintendents to become educational leaders. (IRT)

Describes how Gerald W. Shea, who leads the board of trustees of the University of Illinois, puts his political experience to use in winning state funds and pressuring administrators. (EV)

Describes the attributes of board-savvy superintendents: Brings the right attitude to working with the board, makes governance a top priority, focuses consciously on the human dimension of the board-superintendent partnership, and functions as a full-fledged, contemporary CEO. (PKP)

A former superintendent lists the contradictions, conflicts, and calamities that a large-city superintendent must contend with. (Author/IRT)

A survey of boards on a regional basis reveals regional variations, not major differences. (Editor)

Lists superintendent characteristics boards of education most often specified as desirable and suggests behavioral patterns that will help develop the four qualities most sought by boards. (IRT)

Describes what motivates educators to become superintendents, what causes them to resign, and what school boards can do to increase the likelihood they will stay by reducing negative factors and increasing positive ones. (PKP)

A relationship between a school board and a superintendent succeeds when both parties promise to cooperate, work at it daily, and check regularly to see how they are doing. Provides a 13-item checklist and diagnoses of score ranges. (MLF)

An effective and stable school district requires a superintendent and board who work well together. Such collaboration builds positive momentum and public confidence. It also minimizes the turnover that can slow district progress, encourage "flavor of the year" reform agendas and impede academic achievement. Too seldom school governance…

Through research, data collection, and analysis, this descriptive project examined rural Missouri school board governance practices. The study focused on Missouri rural schools with a student population of 400 to 1000. Effective school board members, as questionnaire respondents, were identified as having served rural Missouri school districts…

On February 14, a former graduate student at Northern Illinois University (NIU) entered a campus building and shot 21 people, wounding five fatally, before he shot and killed himself. This article presents an interview with Cherilyn G. Murer, the Chair of the Northern Illinois University Board of Trustees, on the actions taken by the board and the…