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Governance and Leadership Development Blog
Helping school board members learn about how the world is changing, and what that means for their leadership.
Creating a Climate for Success
  • Click here for stories of how school boards across the state are intentionally creating a climate that supports teaching and learning; one that will better ensure successful implementation of whole system reform.
  • Whole System Reform Resources
WASB Concerence Materials
Better Meeting Practices
Good meetings do not spontaneously occur. Learn about tools for facilitating successful board meetings here.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement is a component of the Key Work Framework and boards that successfully focus on student achievement include stakeholders, both internal and external, in their decision-making processes. Resources for organizing community engagement events are listed here.
Data
Wisconsin's Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) is a resource for educators, parents and community members.  WINSS provides information on what we want our children to know and be able to do; how students are performing each year; and how our schools are staffed and funded. WINSS also describes the seven characteristics of successful schools - and shares resources that are central to successful schools including leadership, planning tools, professional development and community partnerships.
Increasingly, school board members are using data to help make good decisions about improving public education for all children. Data-driven decision making can be used to better inform board decisions as school districts grapple with how to think systemically and strategically about reaching their student achievement goals.
Charter schools account for five percent of the nation’s public schools with a small but growing enrollment. Find useful resources including definitions of charter terms, NSBA’s advocacy message, research, state policy and news articles
School Transformation
The resources included on this page can be used by school boards to engage in conversations about changes in the context in which public schools operate.
 
 
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