Now Elected, Now What?

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1: Survival Manual for a Board Member
Chapter 1: Traditional Governance System: Current Governance Method
Chapter 2: Alternative Governance Systems: Some New Methods in Governance Chapter 3: Turning to a New Governance Model: Values Governance® System
Chapter 4: Establishing Principles for Your Governance
Chapter 5: Mountain Peaks of Governance: Developing the Sky Bridge of Monitoring
Chapter 6: Board and CEO Leadership: Board Self-Assessment and Superintendent Evaluation
Chapter 7: Four Phases of School-Community Engagement Stages
Chapter 8: School Governance and District Leadership to Increase Student Achievement
Chapter 9: Establishing a Communication Style and Policy Control Status for Your Governance
Chapter 10: Energizing Community Engagement in Two-Way Governance
Chapter 11: The New Look of the Values Governance® System in an Organization
Part 2: Getting the Most Out of Your Board Service: A Field Manual for Board Members
Chapter 12: Traditional Governance System: Planning and Implementation Timelines
(Application-Opportunity A)
Chapter 13: Alternative Governance Systems: New Methods in Governance
(Application-Opportunity B)
Chapter 14: Moving to a New Governance Model: Universal Principles of Governance
(Chapter Application-Opportunity)
Step 1: Values Governance® System
Chapter 15: Case Study: Monitoring Process to Resolve Issues
(Application-Opportunity C)
Step 2: Values Governance® System
Chapter 16: Applications of Board Self-Assessment and Superintendent Evaluation
(Application-Opportunity D)
Step 3: Values Governance® System
Chapter 17: Checking and Charting Your School and Community Stages
(Application-Opportunity E)
Step 4: Values Governance® System
Chapter 18: Case Study: Leadership Implementing a Research-based Curriculum
(Application-Opportunity F)
Step 5: Values Governance® System
Chapter 19: Board Member Communication: Four Communication Styles
(Application-Opportunity G)
Step 6A: Values Governance® System
Chapter 20: Knowing Your Governance Style: Implications for Better School Governance
(Application-Opportunity H)
Step 6B: Values Governance® System
Chapter 21: High Performing Community Engagement Techniques
(Application-Opportunity I)
Step 7: Values Governance® System
Chapter 22: Turning to the Values Governance® System
(Application-Opportunity J)
Step 8: Values Governance® System
Conclusion
Endnotes
Glossary
About the Author: Chuck Namit
Index