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 A bane of many boards is the process of hearing reports from district staff. Too often they are too long and too rambling. Generally department heads get one shot each year at the board and they tend to stretch out their “time in the spotlight”. But...
