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National Charter Schools Conference | June 22, 2015
The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools | Central Michigan University
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o What is the most important issue in this case?
o What do you think should be done first to address the
issue?
o What could have been done differently to avoid the
situation entirely?
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o Authorizers (sponsors)
o Operators (Education Service Providers, Education
Management Organizations)
o Board members
o Support organizations
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o Discuss how to build boards through identifying and
developing effective candidates
o Disseminate best practices to enhance board activities
and make boards more effective
o Share resources to utilize in achieving effective
governance
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o Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
Board Source – Richard T. Ingram
o Charter School Board University: An Introduction to Effective Charter
School Governance
National Charter Schools Institute – Brian Carpenter
o Trustee Handbook: A Guide to Effective Governance for Independent
School Boards
National Association of Independent Schools – Mary Hundley DeKuyper
o Board Essentials
The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan
University
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1. Know and support the mission and founding documents
2. Ensure effective planning
3. Create accountability
4. Ensure fiscal resources and provide oversight to resources
5. Board building
6. Effective communication and ambassadorship
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ACHIEVE GREATNESS
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“A great organization is one that delivers superior
performance and makes a distinctive impact over a long
period of time.” - Jim Collins
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it
turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and
discipline.” - Jim Collins
JIM COLLINS – GOOD TO GREAT
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DISCIPLINED PEOPLE
o First Who… Then What
o Those who build great organizations make sure they
o have the right people on the bus
o have the wrong people off the bus
o have the right people in the key seats
o then figure out where to drive the bus
o Level 5 Leadership
o Level 5 leaders are ambitious first and foremost for the
cause, the organization, the work – not themselves.
o Displays a paradoxical blend of personal humility and
professional will.
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1. Know and support the mission and founding documents
2. Ensure effective planning
3. Create accountability
4. Ensure fiscal resources and provide oversight to resources
5. Board building
6. Effective communication and ambassadorship
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ACHIEVE GREATNESS
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BOARD BUILDING
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o What is the most important issue in this case?
o What do you think should be done first to address the
issue?
o What could have been done differently to avoid the
situation entirely?
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o It’s important to know who you
are and what skill sets you
have on the board.
o What skills are you looking for?
o Where do you go to identify a
good candidate?
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o Build relationships
o Can be the work of a committee
o Should include a menu of options for involvement
o Develop board member information sheet
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o Formal and transparent process
o Ensure overall consensus
o Board self-evaluation
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o Develop a process
o How do you organize
the process?
o Who should be included
in the process?
o Not an overnight process
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o Why do we need skill
development?
o Who can help us with
skill development?
o What should skill
development look like?
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o Understand your bylaws
o Have a record of term
expiration
o Utilize a board member
self-assessment
o Schedule strategic
planning
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o Board meeting packets
o Meeting and agenda development
o Evaluations
o Conflict of interests policy/program
o Staggered terms
o Board member role descriptions
o Others?
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o The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools. Board Essentials.
o DeKuyper, Mary Hundley. Trustee Handbook: A Guide to Effective
Governance for Independent Schools Boards. National Association of
Independent Schools
o BoardSource. The Source 12: Twelve Principles of Governance That Power
Exceptional Boards. Board Source.
o Ingram, Richard T. Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards. Board
Source.
o Carver, John. Board That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in
Nonprofit and Public Organizations.
o Lakey, Berit M. The Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting,
and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members. BoardSource.
o Carpenter, Brian L. Charter School Board University: An Introduction to
Effective Charter School Governance. National Charter Schools Institute.
o Cornell Feist, Marci. Board Meetings: A Guide for Charter Schools. The High
Bar.
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The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools
@CMUCharters
www.thecenterforcharters.org
