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Building on prior research, the study finds a statistically significant relationship between governance-team training attendance during the 2017-18 school year (district n=203) and district grades/performance scores. Higher training attendance correlates with higher grades, while lower attendance corresponds to significantly lower grades. 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Eadens  \nUniversity of Central Florida  \nFrank D. Davidson  \nNorthern Arizona University  \nDanielle M. Eadens  \nUniversity of Central Florida  \nThe last three decades of board research has embarked on various aspects of school boards (Alsbury, 2008b; Delagardelle, 2008; Resnick & Bryant, 2010; Strauss, 2018) including characteristics of effective boards (Alsbury & Gore, 2015; Dervarics & O’Brien, 2016), importance of targeted school board trainings (Cook, 2014; Gann, 2015; Hess & Meeks, 2010; Plough, 2014; Pollard, 2012; Reimer, 2015; Weiss, Templeton, Thompson, & Tremont, 2014; Wilkins, 2015), boards and student achievement (Blasko, 2016; Brenner, Sullivan, & Dalton, 2002; Ikejiaku, 2000; Lorentzen, 2013; Peterson, 2000; Saatcioglu & Sargut, 2014; Shelton, 2010), board behaviors (Bradley, 2013; Choi, 2013; Gates, 2013; Gomez, 2013; Murray, 2013; Nava, 2013; Richter, 2013; Turley, 2013), and board professional development and grades (Gates, 2013; Lee & Eadens, 2014; Roberts & Sampson, 2011; Turley, 201 3). Eadens, Schwanenberger, Clement, andEadens (2015) found a positive relationship between participation in Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA) trainings and state rankings of school district performance/grades. The current study furthers that previous research three years later. Results indicated a statistically significant relationship between district (n=203) performance scores/grades and number of trainings governance team members attended during the 2017-18 school year. Essentially, higher attendance at ASBA trainings again was correlated with higher grades (Performance Ranked [4.0 to 0.0 / A to F]). Once again, the districts that had lower training attendance tended to have statistically significantly lower grades, rs = .168, p =.017. Given this repeated relationship between training participation rates and performance scores/grade rankings, it is evident that Arizona districts’ which desire to improve student academic achievement should commit to ensuring regular participation in trainings. While some  \nICPEL Education Leadership Review, Vol. 21, No. 1– December, 2020 ISSN: 1532-0723 © 2020 International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership  \ndistricts may argue against devoting the financial resources to pay for conference registration fees, lodging, and travel, in even the smallest of districts, this expense would represent a fraction of a percent of the district’s operating budget. Given the payoff of higher student achievement potential, it appears that the benefits would far outweigh the minimal cost in time and funding. Recommendations included school boards schedule annual planning meetings, calendar oftrainings available, engage members in committing to meaningful participation in school board trainings, establishing a practice ofassigning a mentor to each new board member to accompany to their first training events. Future research recommendations included developing a deeper understanding of the differences in board training and actions in districts that are making achievement gains versus those that are not. Such research could provide rich insights into the complex and vast dynamics ofthe superintendent-board governance relationship and the outcomes ofparticipation in trainings.  \nKeywords: Governance, School Board, District Grades, Leadership, Education.  \nFord and Ihrke (2016) operationalized U.S. school board best practices, The Key Works of School Boards, originated by the National School Boards Association, and found more support for the ideas that “school board governance behaviors are linked to district-level academic outcomes”(p. 87) and “school board governance does affect district performance”(p. 93) . This growing body of evidence continues to offer measurable value to school board member training. The current study is a continuation of research previously completed by Eadens, Schwanenberger, Clement, and Eadens (2","cbCaiaZFMe85pUah","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaZFMe85pUah","pdf",215430,13,"English","# Background, Literature, and Theory\n## Board training and participation\n## District performance and grades\n## Recommendations and future research","[{\"question\":\"What does the study analyze regarding school board training?\",\"answer\":\"It evaluates whether participation in ASBA training by governance-team members is statistically related to district performance scores and grades.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the key findings about training attendance and district grades?\",\"answer\":\"Districts with higher attendance at ASBA trainings tended to show higher grades, while lower attendance was linked to significantly lower grades.\"},{\"question\":\"What recommendations does the document provide for school boards?\",\"answer\":\"The document recommends annual planning meetings, maintaining a calendar of available trainings, ensuring meaningful participation, and assigning mentors to new board members for their first training events.\"}]","Growing Evidence of the Value of School Board Training - Results and Recommendations | PDF",1792093845,33]