Resources

Information on Best Practices for School Boards and School Board Members

·         National School Board Association: www.nsba.org

·         Center for Education Reform (national independent center founded to support individuals, communities, policymakers and civic groups who are working to bring fundamental reforms to their schools):  www.edreform.com

·         GreatSchools (a leading source of information on school performance): www.greatschools.org

·         Give Kids Good Schools (national campaign to provide Americans with the information and tools they need to take action in their communities and improve their public schools): www.givekidsgoodschool.org

·         The Broad Institute for School Boards (supports initiatives to help school board members and superintendents become effective leaders for positive change): http://broadeducation.org/about/broad_institute.html

·         John Carver, well-known expert on leadership and governance for nonprofit, public and corporate boards, including school boards: http://www.carvergovernance.com

·         Education Commission of the States (helps states develop effective policy and practices for public education by providing data, research, analysis and leadership): www.ecs.org

·         Center for Reform of School Systems (instructs board-superintendent teams in how to transform their districts for high student achievement): www.crss.org

·         The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement (archived material from a federally funded program that assisted schools and school districts contemplating or engaged in school reform and improvement): www.centerforcsri.org