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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Who can make school boards stronger?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A group of education and business leaders are trying to improve school boards across Georgia.
This new Commission for School Board Excellence was formed at the request of the State Board of Education. The group includes representatives from the Georgia and Metro Atlanta Chambers of Commerce and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
A press release from the new group says some school boards struggle every year to meet the standards for accreditation. It’s no coincidence that this group was formed while Clayton County fights to keep their accreditation from SACS.
The new group listed a few places where weak board struggle: micromanagement of staff, poor decision-making and mismanaging money.
These are severe problems. This new group may have good ideas on how to help school boards, but do you think board members will listen to the advice?
What can we do to make school boards stronger? What additional rules should school board members follow and what training must they have?
