Tools
- The Jewish Day School of the North Peninsula's comprehensive Board Member Responsibilities. Created for Board candidates by the Nominating Committee
- Gaelen Canning and Mary Rivet's Short-Term and Long-Term Trustee Responsibilities Tool
- Design of the Board/Head of School Partnership Framework Adapted from material by Richard Bradley & Gaelen Canning by Mary Rivet & Gaelen Canning, 1997. This tool shows in a graphic manner the relative appropriate allocation of time and attention by the Board and the Head of School for strategic decisions, partnership decisions and operational decisions and illustrates the kinds of decisions that fall into each "bucket".
Relevant Reading
- Here are 33 standards suggested for nonprofits to use as benchmarks. They were identified by Independent Sector at the request of the Senate Finance Committee.
- NAIS discusses the responsibilities of the Board of Trustees
- ISACS Primer For Trustees Part I describes the characteristics of independent schools and their changing environment and addresses problems and challenges confronting independent school Boards and Board-Head relations and recommends some solutions.
- ISACS Primer For Trustees Part II represents a brief legal primer for trustees designed to acquaint them with their fiduciary and legal obligations and accountabilities.
- Trustee Handbooks. Learn what should be included in your school's Trustee Handbook to ensure a properly informed Board membership.
- Governing More, Managing Less Remarks by Dick Chait, ACIS Heads Conference, 1995
- Day School Growth and Excellence: Investing in Leadership Continuity article from August 2006 PEJE E-Newsletter.
- The Critical Partnership by Patrick F. Bassett, from NAIS Ink. (Scroll down to page 2) This article from NAIS examines the expectations for the school head's performance and emphasizes the importance of Board Chairs and Heads of School aligning those expectations.
- Board/Head Partnerships by Patrick F. Bassett, NAIS. This monograph suggests that a relationship of mutual respect is built on a foundation of strong verbal communication and written communication--clear documentation of agreements, plans and performance evaluation--and, where necessary, the use of outside consultation.
- Board/Head Cultivation by Patrick F. Bassett, NAIS President (Scroll down to find monograph.) This monograph provides some examples of cultivation strategies for Heads to use with Board members and for Board members to use with Heads, in the ongoing commitment to building a strong partnership.
- Parents Associations for Independent Schools by ISACS.
- School Head-Lay Leader Relations: A Lay Leader's Perspective by Linda Greenseid.
- The Head's 13 Areas of Responsibility -- This ISM article contains an overview of the critical areas that a Head of School must master to be successful.
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