Key Work Component Descriptions

Resources

• Key Work of School Boards: Vision [PDF 10,084kb]
  Building agreement on core values, beliefs, mission, purpose, and goals. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Standards [PDF 9,440kb]
  Defining the skills, content, and proficiency level that are expected for every student. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Assessment [PDF 9,238kb]
  Measuring students' progress toward meeting district standards and goals. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Accountability [PDF 9,506kb]
  Answering for your actions as well as the result of your actions. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Alignment [PDF 16,841kb]
  Using your resources to achieve your vision for improved student achievement. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Climate [PDF 9,486kb]
  Establishing and assessing the learning environment for effective teaching and learning. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Collaboration [PDF 10,002kb]
  Bringing people and groups together to solve common problems. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Continuous Improvement [PDF 191,620kb]
  Thinking about what we do in our school systems and seeking ways to do it even better. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards: Systems Thinking [PDF 47,441kb]
  Taking actions that will most positively influence the system as a whole. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Roles & Responsibilities [DOC 23,552kb]
  Defining the role of the board and superintendent in implementing team leadership. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Vision [DOC 24,064kb]
  Developing a shared vision for student achievement as a board-superintendent leadership team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Standards [DOC 25,088kb]
  Establishing specific and clearly defined standards as a board-superintendent leadership team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Assessment [DOC 23,552kb]
  Determining how well district students are meeting established standards as a superintendent-board leadership team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Accountability [DOC 27,648kb]
  Assuming responsibility for student results and team actions as a superintendent-board team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Alignment [DOC 78,336kb]
  Providing the necessary resources and support as a superintendent-board team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Continuous Improvement [PDF 4,631kb]
  Working cooperatively as a superintendent-board team to promote improved practices. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Collaboration [DOC 24,576kb]
  Building networks of collaborative relationships with key stakeholders as a superintendent-board team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Team Leadership: Climate [DOC 31,744kb]
  Ensuring that values emphasized by the school system drive and shape the climate of schools as a superintendent-board team. (Read-Only Document)
  
• Key Work of School Boards Website
  Link to the Key Work website and resources.
  
• Purchase Key Work of School Boards Guidebook
  This publication provides schools boards with concrete actions tools for raising student achievement and engaging their communities.
  
• Purchase Team Leadership for Student Achievement
  This publication offers a systems thinking and action framework for the board and superintendent leadership team.
  
• Purchase Targeting Student Learning
  Offers advice and insight on understanding the role of policy and policymaking, addressing critical policy topics, and evaluating existing policy.
  
• Purchase Leading Change: The Case for Continuous Improvement
  Explores the elements of continuous improvement and provides scenarios and self-assessments.
  
• Purchase Aligning Resources for Student Achievement
  Provides a way of thinking about how to best use available resources to improve student performance.