Secrets of School Board Success

Lynn Hamilton is vice president of operations for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and a former teacher at an inner-city high school. He spent 15 years on a local school board, learning firsthand the secrets of success in the trenches of public education.

• Chapter 1 The Importance of Intentionally Building Positive RelationshipsChapter 2 Why Would Anyone Want to be a School Board Member?Chapter 3 Personal Characteristics of Successful School Board MembersChapter 4 The Superintendent: A Board Member's Most Important RelationshipChapter 5 Bonding with Fellow Board MembersChapter 6 Productive Relationships with School District EmployeesChapter 7 Creating a Positive Relationship with the PublicChapter 8 Effective School Board MeetingsChapter 9 Continual Growth and LearningChapter 10 The Top Ten Secrets of a Successful School Board MemberChapter 11 My First Political Campaign, My First Political Defeat (1986)Chapter 12 Redemption! A Winning School Board Campaign (1988)Chapter 13 A Tumultuous First Year (1988-1989)Chapter 14 Finishing My First Term with a Fizzle (1989-1990 and 1990-1991)Chapter 15 My School Board Dark Ages (1991-1994)Chapter 16 My School Board Renaissance (1994-1997)Chapter 17 A Resolution to Conflict with the Teachers' Union (1997-2000)Chapter 18 Ending on a High Note (2000-2003)Chapter 19 Appendix: Historical Note and Timeline

Having stepped down after 15 years of school board service, Lynn Hamilton uses his experience and perspective to provide fellow board members and administrators with practical and engaging insight into the world of school governance. The Secrets of School Board Success is not the work of an academic; rather, it is a hands-on guide that educators can both use and enjoy.