Dawson, L: Art of Governing Coherently

Linda J. Dawson has more than 35 years of experience as a skilled author, consultant, coach and facilitator with a career in teaching and administration, agency public relations, and association leadership. As an executive with the Colorado Association of School Boards, she developed cutting-edge governance training programs, which were widely regarded at the national level. The ensuing demand for her services in other states led to her decision to co-found AGI Aspen Group International LLC in 1993.Dr. Randy Quinn served for 30 years as executive director of two state school boards associations, in Alabama for 19 years and in Colorado for 11 years, before making a full-time commitment to AGI in 1999. He has written more than 400 articles for publication in various journals, and has served on the boards of directors of numerous state and national organizations. He co-founded AGI Aspen Group International in 1993 with Linda to extend his work throughout the United States and internationally.

This book is a simple, logical and practical implementation guide for boards that have adopted or are considering adoption of either Coherent GovernanceÒ or Policy GovernanceÒ.

PrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: A Word About Governing ModelsChapter 2: Rolling Out Your ModelChapter 3: Monitoring Governance Culture and Board-CEO Relations PoliciesChapter 4: Monitoring Operational Expectations PoliciesChapter 5: Monitoring Results PoliciesChapter 6: Evaluating the CEO in this New Governing EnvironmentChapter 7: EngagementChapter 8: The Board¿s Annual Work PlanChapter 9: The Board¿s New Meeting AgendaChapter 10: Change: It¿s a Leadership ConundrumChapter 11: Now What?Appendix A: Operational Expectation Monitoring ReportAppendix B: Operational Expectation Monitoring ReportAppendix C: Results Monitoring Report (Step 1)Appendix D: Results Monitoring Report (Step 2)Appendix E: Engagement through Key CommunicatorsAppendix F: Engagement Plan to further Define ResultsAppendix G: Board Listening CampaignAppendix H: Board Meeting Agenda: School BoardAppendix I: Quarterly Corporate Board Meeting AgendaGlossaryAbout the Authors