

InformationĬontact: Jeff Mohre, superintendent, by school district, January 15, 2015.Washington Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The program has a dual goal: keeping the board focused on its primary responsibilities, and educating the public about the role of the school board. The Washington Township board begins its discussions by stating that, as the leaders of the educational community who are committed to advancing life-long learning, the board members are conducting a book study so they will also continue to learn and grow.

The author explores key behavioral traits of “high-impact” school boards, such as: Concentration on board work developing the board’s capacity to govern actively participating in leading strategic change in the district meticulously working to keep the board-superintendent partnership strong and actively participating in reaching out to the community.

The chapter reviews have been very well-received.įive Habits of High Impact School Boards offers information that board members and superintendents can put to use in their own districts. Board members are assigned in to summarize a chapter, and then lead a discussion during a public board meeting. For 2015, the board selected Five Habits of High Impact School Boards by Doug Eadie, as the subject of its study. Two years ago, the board began the book study program by reading, The School Board Fieldbook: Leading With Vision. School board members there are engaged in a book study, too. Reading and studying books is not an activity limited to students in the Washington Township School District in Morris County. New Jersey School Boards Association Login Search Menu
