In November of 2009 Mr. Sean Lyndon was elected to the Verde Mountain School Board and by February 2012 he resigned from this position. During his tumultuous tenure, Mr. Lyndon's antics proved divisive, caustic, and disruptive to the governance process. These actions included belittling and intimidating fellow school board members and school…

Since the early 1980s, educational policy has increasingly been focused on improving student performance (Conley, 2003, Murphy, 1990). School governance in general, and school boards in particular, have often been viewed as either the means of implementing needed reforms or as roadblocks in their way (Boyd, 2003; Delagardelle, M.; 2008; Howell,…

Standardized academic testing, under-performing schools, demands for high standards in America's schools and current levels of student dropouts have resulted in renewed calls for "getting tough on student retention." The push for student retention is demanded by school boards and others in spite of the overwhelming research evidence that…

Discusses the dynamics of multicultural boards of education of overseas international schools. (Author/IRT)

Challenges the assumption that elected school boards are more responsive to local community needs than are appointed school boards. (Author/DN)

An earlier paper examined the first of three necessary conditions for winning a school tax increase: a perception that the money is needed, that it will be well-spent, and that higher taxes are bearable. This paper examines the second condition. Citizens' ratings for superintendents and school boards heavily influenced their assessment of district…

Analyzes possible differences in the attitudes of citizens, school board members, and selected community leaders toward (1) the board of education's role and function; (2) educational reform proposals; and (3) current educational issues in eight Illinois communities. Demographic characteristics did not influence each group's perceptions of reform…

The data from this survey of the attitudes of teachers, administrators, board of education members, and selected lay citizens lend support to the existing literature that reveals much support for regional cooperation, even in light of the many sensitive issues presently facing public education. (Author/JH)

Reports the findings of nearly two years of close observation of a superintendent who managed to survive board and community conflict. Draws generalizations about how superintendents can survive. (Author/JM)

A study of community dissatisfaction with schools in districts experiencing labor conflicts provided information supporting modification and elaboration of the dissatisfaction theory of school governance. The theory permits predictions concerning the outcomes of school board elections under specified conditions. (PGD)

The authority of school boards is being eroded by teacher militancy, administrative professionalism, and technology. Boards are performing a legal rather than a deliberative function. Court decisions regarding due process are forcing important adjustments in board power. (Author/WM)

A total of 942 (59 percent of the national sample) school board members, administrators, and teachers responded to a merit pay opinion survey. Factor analysis revealed six factors; as hypothesized, school board members tended to be in greater agreement with the issues than either administrators or teachers. (MLF)

This article reports on a study of Illinois school board presidents' perspectives on teacher tenure. It begins with an historical overview of the development of teacher tenure from its roots in the 1880s civil service legislation through the establishment of teacher tenure in the United States to an examination of current teacher tenure laws and…