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Thoughts about school board leadership from our staff, fellows and partners.
Fellow Success Stories: How SBP Helped Us Reimagine Superintendent Evaluation for Griffin-Spalding County Schools
December 20, 2021
School Board Partners
In the age of accountability and transparency in education, it was important to me that the practice was implemented from the top down. Read More About Fellow Success Stories: How SBP Helped Us Reimagine Superintendent Evaluation for Griffin-Spalding County Schools
Turning School Boards Into Partisan Battlegrounds Benefits No One
November 30, 2021
School Board Partners
Your local school board may have made more headlines than usual this past year. Read More About Turning School Boards Into Partisan Battlegrounds Benefits No One
Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Censure in Case with Implications for Devisive School Boards
November 21, 2021
School Board Partners
Legislative bodies, including K-12 school boards, should be able to police their own members and censure is the historical mechanism for doing that Read More About Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Censure in Case with Implications for Devisive School Boards
Now is the Time to Professionalize School Boards
November 6, 2021
Ethan Ashley, Carrie Douglass
Should schools reopen? Should students wear masks? Should vaccines be mandated? Should online learning continue to be a robust option? Read More About Now is the Time to Professionalize School Boards
Why Do We Elect School Board Members With No Training?
October 9, 2021
Anthony Wilson, Ethan Ashley
Starting this month and running through early November, voters in Atlanta and around the country will have the opportunity to elect school board members to oversee their public school systems. Read More About Why Do We Elect School Board Members With No Training?
Q&A: New Orleans is Taking a New Approach to Find Its next Superintendent
September 23, 2021
School Board Partners
We are extremely interested in making sure our next leader is a visionary: equity-minded, anti-racist, experienced. Read More About Q&A: New Orleans is Taking a New Approach to Find Its next Superintendent
Hurricane Ida Closed Our Schools, Here's What We Need to Reopen Them
September 1, 2021
School Board Partners
On the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (Sunday, August 29th), Hurricane Ida hit the southeast coast of Louisiana. Read More About Hurricane Ida Closed Our Schools, Here's What We Need to Reopen Them
Guest Column: Vote for Demonstrated Transparency and Commitment
May 17, 2021
Serving on a school board is hard work. It is a volunteer position. You are charged with every family’s most cherished gift — their children. Read More About Guest Column: Vote for Demonstrated Transparency and Commitment
NOLA-PS Strategic Planning Process Will Include Community Input for the First Time in Recent History
May 17, 2021
Ethan Ashley
In the past, New Orleans Public Schools’ strategic planning has been seen as an internal process. Now the district is looking to change that. Read More About NOLA-PS Strategic Planning Process Will Include Community Input for the First Time in Recent History