Board Presidents

Congratulations on being selected as the board president. This is an important role that can assist your leadership team in serving the students of your community. TASB offers a variety of resources designed to support you in this role and help you to become a more effective board president.

Online Learning Center (OLC) courses

• Selecting a School Board President (free)
• Working with the Superintendent
• Focused and Productive Board Discussions
• How to Work with the Errant Board Member

Publications

Individual publications

• Getting Started as a New School Board President
• A Board President's Guide to Parliamentary Procedure
• A Board President's Guide to Meeting Preparation
• A President’s Guide to Facilitating Superintendent Evaluations
• Developing Superintendent Performance Goals
• Focusing the Superintendent Evaluation Instrument on Results

Publications package

• Board Presidents’ “Leadership to GO” Package.
  Includes four of the publications listed above, written especially for board presidents, in a money-saving set. 

Live workshops

The Board Presidents' Academy is a series of training sessions specifically designed for school board presidents. These courses are available at various TASB events including, Winter Governance Seminar, TASA/TASB Convention, and Summer Leadership Institute.

Quick resources

• Post-election transition resources
• Electing new officers Q & A
• Board assessment instrument  (pdf) using Framework for School Board Development indicators
• Announcing board training credit

For additional information about the duties of the board presidents, contact Leadership Team Services at 800.580.8272, ext. 6161.