Governing at the Top

Doug Eadie's Governing at the Top: Building a Board-Superintendent Strategic Governing Team is both a powerful addition to the K-12 governance literature and a practical guidebook for school board members, superintendents, and senior administrators. Opening with a crystal-clear, eminently practical definition of the work of governing that goes well-beyond the outdated notion of "e;policy making,"e; this exciting new book then takes a close look at the key elements involved in building the kind of rock-solid board-superintendent governing partnership that these changing, challenging times demand. After describing the critical role of a "e;board-savvy"e; superintendent in the governing partnership, Doug examines in detail how board-superintendent teams can go about developing the board's governing "e;architecture"e; (the board's governing role, its members, and its committee structure), mapping out processes for active board member engagement in governing work, and keeping the board-superintendent working relationship healthy. View the AASA-produced information video for Governing at the Top at the following Internet address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOob0Jp2ZuU.