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Retreat 2 August 4, 2007 <br />7 <br />3. Put aside personal biases. <br />4. Being cautious about committing to constituents ahead of meeting. <br />5. Supporting the vote of full board. <br />6. Understanding impact a decision has on mission and all stakeholders and <br />shareholders. <br />III. Should You Be An expert on Everything? /Staff Relationships <br />1. Understand role of School Committee <br />2. Understand the process of setting expectations. <br />3. Need expertise in decision making. <br />4. Advance within the community. <br />5. Need the skills to reflect and self - evaluate. <br />IV. When You Cannot Support a Recommendation /Staff Relationships <br />1. Understand how to have conversations without violating open meeting law. <br />2. Remaining open to options, engaged and flexible. <br />3. A perspective can be presented without damaging relationships. Present <br />perspective respectfully. <br />4. Exhaust, encourage and fully discuss all alternatives before making a decision. <br />5. Make prior discussions part of the process. <br />6. Debriefing after a decision has been made. <br />7. Resolve not to surprise on ambush board members or the superintendent. <br />8. Resolve the issue of when a new idea comes up during a meeting? <br />9. Recognizing and celebrate success. <br />V. A Fundamental Mission Of The Board: Promoting Democracy /Priority <br />Management Planning <br />1. Developing an educational process for students that supports citizenship and <br />democracy. <br />2. 21St century skills need to be a part of what we do. <br />3. Quarterl reports of the district from administration. <br />4. Media literacy, communication, collaboration skills are critical. <br />5. Third quarter report — highlights budget. <br />6. Team model — We grow together. <br />VI. A Best Practices Approach to Accountability /Employee Relations <br />1. District Improvement Plan. <br />2. Accountability should not equate to punishment. <br />3. Built upon student success., <br />4. Communication is critical to success. <br />5. When leaders are accountable, teachers will act the same way. <br />