Unless school boards link member training and school improvement plans to performance evaluations for themselves and their schools, the exercise might not be worth the time and effort. Board evaluation should focus on three general areas: board dynamics, policy process, and educational quality. Three evaluation approaches should be considered:…

This report, part of a larger study examining training needs for Kansas school board members, superintendents, and principals, covers principals' job performance needs and the skills associated with them. The Educational Administration Skills Inventory (EASI) produced data that were handled descriptively and statistically to establish…

Although school board members are not always viewed as part of a school's administrative team, their role in policy formation and in other aspects of school administration requires attention to their competency levels. This research examined training needs for school board members, superintendents, and principals. The present report covers Kansas…