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WSSDA Publications
The following is a list of manuals and handbooks
offered by the Washington
State School Directors' Association. If you don't see the materials
you are looking for, please contact the WSSDA office at
360.493.9231 or mail@wssda.org.
For information on subscription services, see
Policy News,
School Law Digest, and
On Call.
In most instances, free publications are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and download
these files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free
from the
Adobe Web site.
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Achieving
Small School Success in Washington State
Identifies
challenges and strengths of educating students in small districts;
also outlines background information and makes recommendations for the
future of education reform in Washington state in several key areas,
including equity of funding, program support, staffing,
flexibility/adaptability and facilities. Includes case studies in
three small districts: Index, Klickitat and Steilacoom Historical. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Avoiding Conflicts of
Interest: A Guide for School Board Members and Superintendents
(Revised 2007)
Reviews basic conflict of interest issues, with emphasis on
structuring district policies and board practices to comply with state
law when board members or superintendents have an ongoing personal
financial interest in their district's operations. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Closing the
Achievement Gap: A Policy Action Guide for Washington State's School
Directors
Award Winner -
National School Public Relations Association
Contains
background, findings, and key policy recommendations from a 22-month
study conducted by the WSSDA Ad Hoc Achievement Gap Task Force |
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Available
in PDF |
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Cultural
Diversity in School: A Guide for School Board Members and School
Administrators
Award Winner -
National School Public Relations Association
By Gregory
Eliyu Guldin, Ph.D., WSSDA Diversity Consultant. A comprehensive
guide to providing a supportive and inclusive learning environment for
all children. Contains an orientation to diversity, background
information on multicultural education, language minorities, and
ethnicity/disproportionality, and recommendations on making positive
changes. |
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$25 ea. ($20 ea. for orders of 5 or
more)
To
order,
contact Marilee Scarbrough
or use the order form in PDF |
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Data Dashboards for School Directors: Using Data for Accountability
and Student Achievement.
Developed by WSSDA's Student Achievement Task Force, this publication
is designed to help school boards strengthen their skills in using
data to make decisions related to improving student achievement. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Effective Advocacy for School Directors
Advocacy is one of the primary responsibilities of a school board
member. This 62-page manual covers the fundamentals of advocacy in
the community and with state and federal legislators/policymakers.
Includes tips on organizing advocacy programs and working with the
news media. |
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Available
in PDF |
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The Evaluation Process: Board Self Assessment and Superintendent
Evaluation
A complete “how to” manual for developing your board’s own
self-assessment and the superintendent’s evaluation. Shows how these
tasks are part of an overall process that leads to a clear
understanding of the expectations and the annual focus for both the
school board and the superintendent. Provides several sample
instruments for each area, legal citations and a sample superintendent
contract. |
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$43.31 ($39.95 plus tax)
To
order,
contact Connie Lauderdale
(Tel. 360/493-9231) |
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Governing Through Policy: A Guide for School Board Members
Policy defines the board’s vision for the district, the structure for
accomplishing the vision, and the system of accountability for all
involved in realizing the vision. This 18-page guide gives school
board members an overview of this critical area of district
governance. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Guide to Parliamentary Procedures
Compiled by WSSDA Parliamentary Consultant Mary Randolph. Covers
essential parliamentary procedures for school boards in the state of
Washington. |
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Available
in HTML |
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Open Public Meetings: A Guide for School Board Members and
Superintendents
(Revised 2007)
Focuses on provisions of the State Open Public Meetings Act, and
addresses other legal requirements and nonlegal issues surrounding
effective and responsible public meetings. |
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Available
in PDF |
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The Role of
School Boards in Improving
Student Achievement
In this era of education reform and increased accountability, it’s
essential that everyone involved in public education understand and
recognize the vital role of school boards in improving student
achievement — especially school directors themselves. That’s why
WSSDA has produced a position paper detailing the unique
responsibilities of school boards and their pivotal role in
sustaining continuous improvement in student learning. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Serving on Your Local School Board: A Guide to Effective Leadership
For new and prospective school board members. Topics include the
governance role of school boards, the board-superintendent
relationship, leadership techniques, ethics, employee relations, legal
requirements, and education reform. |
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Available
in PDF |
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Serving on Your Local School Board: A Guide for Candidates
Covers fundamentals of school board service, candidate filing
requirements, election procedures. (Not a guide to campaigning). |
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Available
in HTML |
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Superintendent Search
Information and advice on seeking, recruiting, interviewing and hiring
a superintendent. Addresses topics such as selecting a consultant,
setting a timeline, involving parents, citizens, students and staff,
screening applications, conducting interviews, and negotiating a
contract. Also includes sample worksheets, model policies on the
board-superintendent relationship and superintendent evaluations, and
a model superintendent contract. |
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Hard
copy: $12.50 + Tax |
Available
in PDF |
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Targeting Student Learning
Explore key components to effective school board policymaking and
policy topics targeted on student learning. |
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For prices
and
ordering information,
contact Linda Lowery |
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Washington School Board Standards
Standards for School Boards and School Directors, developed by the
WSSDA Board Standards Task Force. |
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Board Standards
Index Page |
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Washington School Bond
Manual
The result of a partnership between WSSDA and Seattle-Northwest
Securities Corporation.
Provides
critical information to those involved in financing education in the
state of Washington. A helpful resource for districts in maneuvering
the essential process of planning for bond measures. |
Hard
copy: $15.00 + Tax
10 percent discount on orders of 25 manuals or more |
For
ordering information,
contact Linda Lowery |
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