1. Boardsmanship: Building Capacity for Effective Leadership and Governance
Kris Amundson, President and CEO
Robert Hull, Executive Vice President
September 25, 2017

2. Please introduce yourself as you answer these two questions.
Who is in the Room?
Please introduce yourself as you answer these two questions.
1) When the governor’s office called to offer you a position on the state board of education, what was the deciding factor to say “yes”?
2)What one question do you want answered by the end of our session today?

3. Mission The National Association of State Boards of Education exists to serve and strengthen State Boards of Education in their pursuit of high levels of academic achievement for all students.

4. Developing and Sustaining Teachers
The Work of NASBE
What state wide education systems do
Cross cutting initiatives and work intersections
Center for College,
Career, and Civic
Readiness
Equity and
Excellence
Aspirational model – in development
In order for NASBE’s work to be relevant to our members, the programming must be aligned to the work that state systems do.
At the center of everything is EQUITY with EXCELLENCE – serving ALL students to HIGH levels
WHO WHAT WHERE HOW
State systems move generally lead on WHAT – WHERE – WHO – all high levels
Leaving the HOW or implementation to the local districts
Center for
Safe and
Healthy Schools
Center for
Developing and Sustaining Teachers
and Leaders
Where and under what conditions this takes place
Who are those responsible for making it happen

5. Developing and Sustaining Teachers
The Work of NASBE
Core Values
ESSA Focus
Center for College,
Career, and Civic
Readiness
Equity and
Excellence
Aspirational model – in development
In order for NASBE’s work to be relevant to our members, the programming must be aligned to the work that state systems do.
At the center of everything is EQUITY with EXCELLENCE – serving ALL students to HIGH levels
WHO WHAT WHERE HOW
State systems move generally lead on WHAT – WHERE – WHO – all high levels
Leaving the HOW or implementation to the local districts
Center for
Safe and
Healthy Schools
Center for
Developing and Sustaining Teachers
and Leaders

6. The Voice of Citizen Leadership: A Basic Overview of the Role of a State Board Member

10. The Power of Collective Voice
State Board Authority
Power of Policy
Power of the Question
Power to Convene
The Power of Collective Voice

11. Leadership Voice

12. Leadership Voice
Individual Leadership

13. Collective Leadership Individual Leadership
Leadership Voice
Collective Leadership
Individual Leadership

14. Multiple Leadership Voices ?
Collective Leadership
Individual Leadership

15. Power of the Collective Voice
Collective Leadership
Individual Leadership

17. Boardsmanship: Using Your Collective Voice Effectively

18. “Winning is easy, young man, governing is harder.”
George Washington in Hamilton

20. Five Steps to Being a Better Board Member
Focus on Student Achievement
Devote the Time
Do Your Homework
Question
Make Decisions

21. Four Pointers for Successful Boardsmanship
Be the Citizens Voice in Education
Focus on Your Policy Maker Role
Build on What’s Come Before
Check Your Party Ticket at the Door

22. Boardsmanship: Conflict of Interest

23. Boardsmanship: Let the Sunshine In

24. Boardsmanship: Citizen Governance, Working with Stakeholders

25. Boardsmanship: Leading for Learning: Building a Coherent Policy Portfolio to Support Continuous Improvement

26. Standards-Based Leadership Framework
Learning Standards
Expectations
Curriculum
Materials
Measures of Effectiveness
Accountability System
Professional Learning

27. Individual State Context
Power of Policy
Power of the Question
Power to Convene
Power of Collective Voice

28. Strategic Planning
The Standards-Based Leadership Framework provides a basis for strategic planning for policy development based on student learning. Strategic planning is an outward process of alignment and coherence.

29. Decision Making
The Standards-Based Leadership Framework provides a basis for policy implementation and fidelity based on student learning. h
Decision making and evaluation comprise an outward process for policy alignment and coherence.

30. Leading with Learning Standards
Aligning policies to standards leads to effective strategic planning and decision making firmly focused on student learning.
But the hub never changes – it is always about the standards. Hence, it is always about the learning.

31. Boardsmanship: Communications Strategies for Effective Governance

32. NASBE Resources Meetings Legislative Conference New Member Institute
Annual Conference
Regional Meetings
Webinars
Publications
Standard
Education Leaders Reports
State Innovations
Policy Updates
Smart Brief
Databases
Policy Database
Health Database
State Board Insight
Opportunities for Service
Government Affairs Committee
Public Education Committee

33. Kris Amundson, President/CEO Robert Hull, Executive Vice President
Robert Hull, Executive Vice President