School Board Leadership


Archive: 2011 Spring Symposium

Governing Our Way Past Chaos
Saturday Spring Symposium for School Board Members
Sonoma County Office of Education
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Presenter: Christopher Maricle
Director, Governance Research and Development
California School Boards Association
Presentation Slides (ppt)

Christopher Maricle

Clip 1, Introduction to the Symposium (4:59) | May 2011
Christopher Maricle presents an overview of the emerging challenges for school board member leadership.

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Clip 2, Effects of Second-Level Change (12:07)
Education researcher Robert Marzano identified second-level change as deep change that moves systems in new directions. In this clip, Mr. Maricle examines the effect that involvement in such change has on district leadership. | Video

Clip 3, Policy and Administrative Leadership,
Goal Setting, and Decision Making
(8:28)
This video highlights board policy issues and decision making, explores the relationship between policy leadership and administrative leadership, and examines the role of “lay” governments. | Video

Clip 4, The District Planning Process (9:25)
How much detail is needed when the board plans outcomes for positively impacting student achievement? What are the priorities and what comes first? The clip examines the implications of these questions. | Video

Clip 5, Partnering With Other Entities (3:50)
Schools and districts can partner with other entities to help meet goals for student success. In this video, the range of possible partner entities is discussed. | Video