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All rights reserved.  \nCENTER FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION  \nEight Characteristics of Effective School Boards  \nMore than 90,000 men and women are members of local school boards in the United States, all serving as important trustees of the nation’s public education systems. According to the National School Boards Association, these public officials serve on 13,809 elected or appointed boards in the U.S.  \nMost of the public knows that school boards do things like set the budgets, establish school boundaries and set school policies. But does school boards’ work affect student achievement? The higher media visibility of teachers and principals in the push for better learning, while important, has led some to question whether school boards matter.  \nFrom a research perspective, it’s a complex question. Isolating what makes an effective board—that is, one that impacts student achievement—involves evaluating virtually all functions of a board, from internal governance and policy formulation to communication with teachers, building administrators, and the public.  \nBut the answer is: Yes, they do. In this research brief, NSBA’s Center for Public Education looks at indicators of school board effectiveness. From this research, it is clear that school boards in high-achieving districts exhibit habits and characteristics that are markedly different from boards in low-achieving districts. In the most dramatic examples from this research, scholars compared districts with similar levels of poverty and disadvantage to determine factors that separate high-performing districts from those with low performance. In many cases, these differences included the approaches taken by local school boards.  \nSo what do these boards do? Here are some examples:  \n• Boards in high-achieving districts are more likely to engage in goal setting and monitoring their progress.  \n• They are increasingly data savvy—identifying student needs and justifying decisions based on data.  \nCENTER FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION  \n• Board members possess detailed knowledge of their district, including initiatives to jump-start success.  \n• Board members have crafted a working relationship with superintendents, teachers, and administrators based on mutual respect, collegiality and a joint commitment to student success.  \nFor the full list of eight characteristics of effective school boards, keep reading.  \nBackground on the studies  \nDespite the pivotal role of school boards in the nation’s educational framework, comparatively few studies focused on the practices and effectiveness of elected or appointed boards. As Sam Stringfield and Deborah Land noted in their 2002 study, Educating At-Risk Students,“quantitative and qualitative studies of board effectiveness are virtually non-existent,”(Land and Stringfield, National Society for the Study of Education, 2002). Nonetheless, while there may be no magic bullet to assess boards comprised of individuals with divergent views, there is a consistent body of research examining the characteristics and practices of effective school boards. (For the purpose of this paper, effective boards are those operating in high-achieving districts, particularly those that are making significant strides despite serving large numbers of disadvantaged students.)  \nMuch of the research cited here focuses on school board/district practices and approaches gleaned through interviews, surveys, observations and qualitative measures rather than in-depth quantitative information. Several studies also date back to the early 2000s or earlier; as a result, the data have limitations.  \nNonetheless, the research base now includes notable studies comparing the practices of boards in  \nhigh-achieving districts and contrasting those with practices of boards in lower-achieving districts. Several of these include detailed case studies exploring the evol","cbCaitXo8SfF290x","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitXo8SfF290x","pdf",509775,17,"English","# Background on the studies\n## Scope and definition of effective boards\n## Research approaches\n\n# Meta-Analysis: superintendent leadership and student outcomes\n## Studies reviewed and key findings\n\n# Case Studies: board-related activities","[{\"question\":\"What is one important relationship effective boards maintain?\",\"answer\":\"The document emphasizes a working relationship with superintendents, teachers, and administrators grounded in mutual respect, collegiality, and a shared commitment to student success.\"}]","Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards | PDF",1792043700,43]