NEW!! The newly revised edition is an indispensable reference on the 2010 school board elections. This guide will help all candidates understand Michigan election law and the Campaign Finance Act.

NEW!! This remarkable book will forever change the debate about what's wrong and what's right with American education and where it should be going. Based on his own experience as a student in China and as a parent of children attending school in the United States, Zhao skewers conventional wisdom while setting straight the recent history and current state of US schools.With an extraordinary command of facts and thought leadership, Zhao describes how schools have to keep pace with a world that is being dramatically transformed by globalization, the "death of distance," and digital technology. Instead of falling in line with mandates for standardization, his prescription is for educators to: Expand the definition of success beyond math and reading test scores.Personalize schooling so that every student has opportunity to learn. View schools as enterprises that embrace globalization and digital technology.

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NEW!! In this new application book, Neil Howe and William Strauss explain how the Millennial Generation of students has been shaking up today's schools—from hyper-involved parents to new issues over school security, from shifting perceptions of “college-ready” and “school-to-work” curricula to the struggle to get pressured, consensus-oriented students to think outside the box. In the book, co-published with the American Association of School Administrators, Howe and Strauss also analyze the recent shift from Boomer to Generation X parents and the new Gen-X focus on accountability, transparency, and choice. And they explain still other generational changes shaking up today's teacher corps. For each issue, the authors offer a hands-on list of "what to dos" for anyone involved in K•12 education.

NEW!! The tenth edition of the Open Meetings Guide has been updated to inform school officials of the latest legal developments involving the OMA. Since 2004 (the year when the Open Meetings Guide was last updated), there have been a number of court cases that have provided new interpretations of the OMA's requirements. These cases address issues relating to committee meetings, illegal meetings, and recovering attorney fees for OMA violations. Additionally, this new edition includes a more in-depth review of the legal parameters of administering public comment at board meetings.

NEW!! A handbook for Michigan's newly elected school trustees. It answers the most frequently asked questions novices to the board table have about policy, communications, meeting agendas and much more.

2010 Fall Conference Speaker Book! Transforming School Culture, by Anthony Muhammad, provides a framework for understanding how school cultures operate and how leaders can overcome staff division to improve relationships and transform toxic cultures into healthy ones. Muhammad draws upon his study of schools from across the U.S. to describe the underlying tensions that impact school culture among four different groups of educators in a school: the Believers, the Fundamentalists, the Tweeners and the Survivors. He provides strategies for working with each group of educators to transform school culture and intentionally create positive atmospheres that not only tolerate change, but seek and embrace the changes that maximize organizational effectiveness.

Order a special token gift of appreciation your school board members will use again and again. This compact padfolio features both a calculator and notepad, with a slot for a pen (which is included with the purchase). Board members can use the calculator for quick calculations, or jot down notes on the notepad during board meetings. The compact size makes it easy to toss in a bag or purse for portability between meetings. Imprinted with the School Boards LeadStrong logo, it's the perfect gesture of your appreciation.