Understanding board service
Explore the motivations, context, and learning that shape a board member's role.
Books & articles by Phil Gore
Publications
Featured publication · By Phil Gore · Bloomsbury Academic
Confessions of a School Board Member
What Every Superintendent Needs to Know
Understand the relationship at the center of district leadership. Phil connects school board experience with research to explore how boards and superintendents can work more effectively together.
Inside the book
A different view of the board table.
Working effectively together
Examine shared leadership, the boundaries of governance, and how a board establishes direction.
Focusing on improvement
Consider governance processes, superintendent evaluation, community engagement, and leadership challenges.
More from Phil Gore
Articles and further reading
School Administrator
Published by AASA. Full articles may require membership.
- May 2026Providing Goal Updates that Board Members Want
- November 2025Public Listening While Conducting Business
- March 2025The Opportunity of Superintendent Evaluation
- August 2024Leading Through a Political Morass
- February 2024How Board Business Impacts Achievement
- October 2023Clear and Agreed-Upon Written Operating Protocols
- June 2023Learning to Ask, 'Is This the Will of the Board?'
Minnesota School Boards Association Journal
- July-August 2024 · Pages 7-8Governing for Improved Student Success
Wisconsin School News
- May 2020 · Wisconsin Association of School Boards · Pages 12-15Governance Does Matter
Reprinted from Texas Lone Star, November 2019, published by the Texas Association of School Boards.
American School Board Journal
- February 2023 · National School Boards AssociationAchievement, Culture, and What Comes Next
Original publisher link. The article text is currently unavailable on the publisher's website.
Also from Phil Gore
Improving School Board Effectiveness
A Balanced Governance Approach
Edited by Thomas L. Alsbury and Phil Gore
Harvard Education Press · 2015
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