This section provides trusted resources and tools to effectively represent your community on the school board.
Effective School Boards Website:
Effective School Boards Resources: Recommended Reading
Books:
Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization
Publications:
Many American Parents Have No Idea How Their Kids Are Doing in School
The Case for Educational Pluralism
Protecting Parents’ Rights with the Given Name Act
Podcasts:
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
The State of Education with Melvin Adams
Advocacy Groups:
Films & Video Content:
Truth & Lies in American Education
Why School Boards Fail and How Yours Can Succeed
Models:
Diligent: School Board Governance Model
Diligent: Effective School Board Members
National School Boards Leadership Council: Sample Organizational Chart