Category: School Board
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A Good Old Idea
You could easily argue that our system of schools is old, but here’s one idea that I have been introduced to, more formally, as a new board member. Boards are policy bodies, not execution bodies, and the policies they produce need the careful consideration and buy-in of the administration to…
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Boarding is FUN
Hey, I know this will get harder at times, much harder I’m sure, but I don’t think I could have found a job that, at this time of my life, could have brought together so much of my personal volunteer experiences with my professional development and managerial/leadership experiences. Being a…
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One First Impression
Still on the honeymoon. While it is fun getting to participate in and observe board activities from this vantage point, I know the sense of euphoria will not last too long. While I hope I will always have a great relationship with my fellow board members, I’m not so naïve…
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Why a Blog and Why Blog?
Two different questions, obviously. On the first, my first alternative might have been to start building some email distribution list, so that people could feel like they were “in the know”, but I want everyone to have equal access. I also want information to be available 24×7 and fully searchable.…
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My First Days on the Board
Wow, what a shock! One minute, I’m just another interested, involved citizen, and the next, I’m on the Board of the Cheltenham Township School District. There’s only one picture I know of for the exact moment of the transition (brownie points to anyone who can find it), but it was…
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