by Bob Thompson PREAMBLE: It is essential to the smooth and efficient functioning of the District that Board members thoroughly understand and adhere to their proper role, which is to govern and oversee the management of the District. Board members may not attempt to...
by Bob Thompson Setting for the Meetings: Meeting site: Preferences for choosing a site (in decreasing order): Out-of-district e.g. another district, hotel meeting room, bank boardroom, etc. In-district but in neutral site, e.g. church, bank or other non-district...
by Bob Thompson Definitions: For the purposes of this discussion the following definitions apply: Document: Information that has already been gathered. It is available to anyone, board member or otherwise, who resides in the district. Report: A document that is yet...
by Bob Thompson Overview When a superintendent or a Board needs basic information about the district or a ready source of baseline data on which to base their decisions, too often there is no single source available. A single source for these data is especially...
by Bob Thompson Types of board information: Management consultant John Carver describes three types of board information: Decision information: Information used to make decisions. It looks to the future and is not designed to measure performance. Monitoring...
