I would be interested in hearing who school board members think the
stakeholders are. Is it the funders (the taxpayers/voters), the staff (in,
particular, the teachers), the parents, or the children?
Janet Gendler
Linden Hills
-------------------------------------
Cathrerine Shreves writes:
>
> Basically, Carver's theory is this:
>
> Most boards do not exercise Visionary Leadership for their
> organizations.
>
> 1. For most boards, items of trivial scope or import receive
> disproportionate attention compared with matters of greater scope or
> importance.
> 2. For most boards, the "time horizon" is too short and the board seems
> to be dealing mainly with the near term.
> 3. Boards consistently react to staff initiatives rather than acting
> proactively. In fact, most boards' work is spent going over what staff
> has already done. Reviewing does not constitute leadership.
> 4. There is a lack of clarity about board members' roles, and how board
> should relate to staff and each other as policy decision-makers.
> 5. No structured method to link with stakeholders.
>
