Traditional views in education suggest that teachers and administrators play a key role in influencing student achievement, while school boards concern themselves with budgets, policy, and personnel matters—issues with only a peripheral impact on the education process. To improve academic achievement, all of a district’s resources must be aligned behind the instructional effort—and the school board is a powerful influence in creating that alignment. Join Ed Massey, Board Member from Boone County Schools, KY as he shares successful strategies that help influence the practices and behavior of the board, leading to more effective boardsmanship and higher student achievement. View the webinar in its entirety: https://bit.ly/2KePZeC

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Making the Grade
Examining the Role of the Board in Improving
Student Achievement
Tuesday, April 25, 2018
C. Ed Massey, ESQ. - Board Member, Boone County Schools, KY
Andy Ryff - Marketing Manager, eBOARDsolutions

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3. C. ED MASSEY, ESQ.
● Boone County Schools Board Member (22 years)
● Former Kentucky School Boards Association President
● Former National School Boards Association President
● Former Director National PTA Board of Directors
● Motivational Speaker
● Educational Consultant
● Columnist
● Attorney
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4. Making the Grade
Examining the Role of the Board in
Improving Student Achievement

5. School Boards at a Glance
● Over 90,000 School Board Members Nationwide
● Over 14,000 School Boards
● America’s largest group of elected officials
● Charged with setting policy for America’s Schools
● Hire the Superintendent
● Engage the Community
● Serve as the Liaison between the Educational Professionals and the Community
● Engage Businesses
● Advocate with local, state and national government officials
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6. Highly Effective Boards…
● Commit to a vision of high expectations for student
achievement
● Have strong beliefs and values about students’
ability to learn and the ability to teach all children at
high levels
● Are accountability driven
● Have a collaborative relationship with staff and
community
● Are data-savvy
● Align and sustain resources to meet district goals
● Lead as a united team with the superintendent
● Take part in team development and training
(National School Boards Association)

7. 50 Million
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Responsibilities
Traditional
School Board
Roles
● Hire the superintendent
● Approve the budget
● Approves the hire of employees
(varies state to state)
● Set policy
● Advocacy
● Engage the community

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The New Role of the Board
as Lead Learner

10. School Boards Today
● Hire the superintendent
● Approve the budget
● Preside over committees (committee structure)
● Set the district vision
● Develop a comprehensive plan
● Establish professional development
● Assist with grade level alignment and vertical alignment between elementary, middle and high
schools
● Educate the community
● Educate the business community (rotary, business groups and chamber of commerce)
● Advocate locally, at the state level and at the national level
● Be accountable for school achievement
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11. We’ve got a lot of
work to do.

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Sharing in Celebration
● Student led national anthem
● Student led pledge of allegiance
● Student school board member
report
● Break the mold award
● Parent power awards
● Sportsmanship awards
● Evening with the stars
● Breakfast of champions
Celebrating
Successes

13. Keys to Successful Board Function
● Engage the superintendent
● Prepare and participate in meetings
● Adhere to proper standards of professionalism and confidentiality
● Serve on committees (committee structure)
● Engage in team building via book studies and professional development
● Celebrate successes of the district as often as possible
● Be visible in the community as a representative of the board
● Maintain clear communications with the superintendent and each other
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14. Committee Structure
• Make up of committees
• Types of committees
• Budget
• Calendar
• Transportation
• Teaching and learning
• Negotiations
• Fees
• Advocacy
• District improvement plan committee
• Building committee

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Getting it Right
● Frequency of meetings
● Board member roles
● Reporting to full board
● Continuity between committeesCommittee
Structure
(Cont.)

16. Board Professional Development
● State association conference
● National school boards association conference
● Strategic plan
● Board workshop / retreat
● Book studies
o Leadership on the Line (Heifetz)
o Adaptive Leadership (Heifetz)
o Before Happiness (Achor)
o Happiness Advantage (Achor)
o Big Potential (Achor)
o Mindset (Dweck)
o Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Lencioni)
o Innovation Mindset (Couros)
o Creating Innovators (Wagner)

17. Student School Board Member
● Exercise in civics
● Input from your stakeholders
● Engagement of student body
● Student led activities and processes
● Empowerment of student interest

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Measuring Performance
● Measurable standards
● Superintendent to provide to board
projected goals
● Review of goals with the board
● Formative assessment
● Summative assessment
● Continuous monitoring
● Board self assessment
● Continuity of board
Superintendent
Evaluation

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We need to educate students for
their world, not ours.

20. We have to
take risks.

21. Questions /
Comments?

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Making the Grade
Examining the Role of the Board in Improving
Student Achievement
Tuesday, April 25, 2018
C. Ed Massey, ESQ. - Board Member, Boone County Schools, KY
Andy Ryff - Marketing Manager, eBOARDsolutions