Document Type
Issue Area One
Abstract
As a first year board member, I am still very much a novice. There is much to learn, including but not limited to the-Iowa Code, board authority, board restrictions, and school policy. Experienced members of each board can assist and be very helpful in instructing new board members. Former board members are helpful sometimes, but false ideas can also be gotten from bitter former members. The board member that had "an axe to grind" should be feared and ignored. Personal opinions need to be heard but not always heeded.
Trust, respect, and a willingness to communicate are important. Trust can be established if each board member is willing to listen and respect each other's opinion. Personalities often conflict in a board room. Although this sort of thing is inevitable, it can stifle a board's effectiveness.
Board members should never lose sight of the real purpose of serving on the board-the best interests of the children and the community. Board members should set aside personal issues and strive to be a collective body. The 1980s was the decade "that began with 'me' and ended with 'us,'" according to columnist Ellen Goodman (Boston Globe, 1989).
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
13
Last Page
14
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1993 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Anstey, Marla
(1993)
"Information: The Key to Better Relationships,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 4:
No.
1, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol4/iss1/6
