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Using meeting agendas to push achievement
I often give a quiz when I talk to school boards and superintendents about the role of the board and using meetings wisely. I often give a quiz...
School Administrator, 05/01/09 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Peppering staff out of turn
Real scenes from school communities: Real scenes from school communities: * A school board member likes to wander around schools all day and...
School Administrator, 12/01/08 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Public comment sessions: in control and on time
As your school board meeting is about to start, you are surprised to see nearly 100 people packing the boardroom. It appears everyone is there...
School Administrator, 09/01/08 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
When your board chair is a big bully
Scenes from the boardroom: Scenes from the boardroom: * After a contentious board of education meeting, the imposing and portly board chair...
School Administrator, 02/01/08 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Bullies in the boardroom
School districts take bullying seriously these days, developing prevention activities and dealing quickly and with certainty with those who cross...
School Administrator, 12/01/06 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Teach the board its proper role
One could gather from suggestions I've made in previous contributions to this column over the past year (how to deal with the lone ranger and...
School Administrator, 10/01/05 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
The Lone Ranger on the board
A friend of mine is a retired superintendent who decided to re-enter the workforce in a small district that needed only a part-time superintendent...
School Administrator, 06/01/05 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Setting the right direction
As I visit school boards across Connecticut, I've noticed that many of the roads make no sense to me. The routes that started out as Indian trails...
School Administrator, 04/01/05 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Managing board members with personal agendas
Have you had a school board member call to tell you she has been approached by several parents who are concerned with inappropriate behavior by a...
School Administrator, 11/01/04 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication -
Dealing with 'The Bomb'
One presentation I do for school boards is titled "Mistakes Board Members Make." When I reach No. 6, "Dropping the Bomb on the Superintendent," I...
School Administrator, 08/01/04 by Nicholas D. Caruso, Jr. · More from publication
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