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AJ Crabill joins The Authority for a timely episode focused on school boards and district leadership. His book is Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective. Ross and AJ discuss: ● The purpose of the public education system ● The non-negotiables of school boards ● “Student outcomes don’t change until adult behaviors change” ● The 3 ways board tend to fail ● Mindset – the biggest mover of adult behavior ● How time should be spent in the board room ● Educators are the experts on curriculum and instruction ● Defining school board accountability ● Can board help with educator recruitment and retention challenges? ● The most promising trend AJ has seen Great on Their Behalf is available on Amazon and at https://www.GreatOnTheirBehalf.com Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators. About our guest AJ Crabill serves as Conservator at DeSoto ISD — where during his guidance, DeSoto improved from F ratings in academics, finance, and governance to B ratings — and as Governance Director at CGCS. He served as Deputy Commissioner at Texas’ Education Agency and Board Chair of Kansas City Public Schools. Connect with him on Twitter @ajcrabill7 or LinkedIn. About the host Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn.
Show Notes
AJ Crabill joins The Authority for a timely episode focused on school boards and district leadership. His book is Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective.
Ross and AJ discuss:
● The purpose of the public education system
● The non-negotiables of school boards
● “Student outcomes don’t change until adult behaviors change”
● The 3 ways board tend to fail
● Mindset – the biggest mover of adult behavior
● How time should be spent in the board room
● Educators are the experts on curriculum and instruction
● Defining school board accountability
● Can board help with educator recruitment and retention challenges?
● The most promising trend AJ has seen
Great on Their Behalf is available on Amazon and at https://www.GreatOnTheirBehalf.com
Subscribe to The Authority to get more deep-dive interviews with education authors. It’s available wherever you get your podcasts. Visit https://bepodcast.network to learn more about the Be Podcast Network for educators.
About our guest
AJ Crabill serves as Conservator at DeSoto ISD — where during his guidance, DeSoto improved from F ratings in academics, finance, and governance to B ratings — and as Governance Director at CGCS. He served as Deputy Commissioner at Texas’ Education Agency and Board Chair of Kansas City Public Schools. Connect with him on Twitter @ajcrabill7 or LinkedIn.
About the host
Ross Romano is a co-founder of the Be Podcast Network and CEO of September Strategies, a consulting firm that helps organizations and high-performing leaders in the K-12 education industry communicate their vision and make strategic decisions that lead to long-term success. Connect on Twitter @RossBRomano or LinkedIn.
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