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Mecklenburger, James A. – American School Board Journal, 1977
The perceived role of the school board is changing drastically from that of the relatively passive corporate board of directors role to that of the aggressive legislative body. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedYoung, I. Phillip – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1997
Explores compensation practices fundamental to the school board/employee exchange relationship, using a sample of 615 midwestern superintendents. Employs an organizational justice model, focusing on its procedural and distributive dimensions. Explores procedural justice via market-rate earnings equations and distributive justice by examining…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education, Models
Rickabaugh, James R.; Kremer, Michael L. – School Administrator, 1997
Building, maintaining, and strengthening the board/superintendent relationship requires clear mutual expectations, consistent communication, and trust. Improvement-minded superintendents should develop six good habits: removing surprises from meetings, following up on routine assignments, developing and following guidelines for contacting board…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation
Davis, Nancy B. – Executive Educator, 1989
A new superintendent established an equal access to information policy with board members by answering questions submitted by individual board members and then sending the questions and answers to all board members--without identifying who asked the question. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Management
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1995
Discusses the role of Elizabeth Martinez, executive director of the American Library Association (ALA). Highlights include her leadership role, historical background of the executive director position, the director's relationship with the executive board, changes in ALA's internal structure, ALA's governing structure, Martinez's role as change…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Change Agents
Fielder, Donald J. – American School Board Journal, 1992
On the basis of experiences gleaned from applying for seven superintendent positions, a superintendent offers suggestions that might help school boards in their recruitment efforts. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedChance, Edward W.; And Others – Journal of School Leadership, 1992
Presents the results of a study of 24 superintendents who served in 1 rural school district for 12 years or more. The superintendents interviewed shared demographic information, insights into their school boards, and professional opinions concerning the reasons for their longevity. Most-cited reasons were a stable school board, open communication,…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Board Administrator Relationship, Communication Skills, Community Involvement
McCloud, Barbara; McKenzie, Floretta Dukes – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
A 1992 Council of Urban Boards of Education report affirms that board members and superintendents are aware of their mutual problems. Both parties agreed that open communication, trust, and understanding of role differences are the factors most important to effective board/superintendent relationships. The major destabilizing factors were board…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Communication Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Harrington-Lueker, Donna – Executive Educator, 1994
Intelligent, abrasive, and combative, Baltimore County School Superintendent Stuart Berger is committed to fighting hard for change. Charged with implementing the district's ambitious educational objectives, Berger has pushed for all-day kindergartens, school breakfast programs, an office of family services, improved middle school programs, and a…
Descriptors: Biographies, Board Administrator Relationship, Change Agents, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewedBasom, Margaret R.; Young, Suzie; Adams, Ted – ERS Spectrum, 1999
Researchers surveyed 25 members of the Superintendency Institute of America concerning feasible strategies for building and maintaining a positive and trusting superintendent/board relationship. Respondents highlighted building trust, maintaining focus, communicating effectively, teaching the board, and being politically savvy as ingredients for…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Politics of Education
Evelyn, Jamilah – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2001
Discusses how Southwestern Michigan College has hired the board chairman's son as president, raising questions about the potential conflicts of interest. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Board Administrator Relationship, College Presidents, Conflict of Interest
Bess, Gary; Ratekin, Cindy – Child Care Information Exchange, 2000
Details process for orienting and evaluating child care facility boards of directors. Includes service commitment letter delineating board member roles, sample board training agenda, and forms for assessing the board's overall performance and for self-evaluation of members. Asserts that success of member recruitment, orientation, training, and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Day Care, Evaluation Criteria
Shannon, Thomas A. – American School Board Journal, 1996
After 34 years in public school governance and administration, Thomas Shannon will retire formally as the executive director of the National School Boards Association. Shannon sets forth 13 ways superintendents can enhance critically important relationships with their school boards. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Occupational Information
Walter, James K.; Sharp, William L. – Executive Educator, 1996
Beginning superintendents should reconsider before buying homes and settling into new communities. Today's superintendent, like the Old West hired gun, has a short, precarious tenure. Superintendents should be prepared, learn to recognize signs of trouble, quit while they're ahead, and keep their (metaphorical) bags packed. Board hostility is…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Career Change, Coping, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKeane, William G.; Follo, Eric – ERS Spectrum, 1996
A survey of 50 Michigan superintendents who had recently left their positions for retirement or another position found that only 4 respondents felt like lame ducks during their disengagement period. The most productive behavior for departing superintendents is to conduct business as usual, complete major projects, move their districts forward, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
