[SchoolMatters] School Boards Need Professional Development Too

[Brian Wheeler]

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I am writing today from Chicago, IL where I am participating in my second
National School Boards Association (NSBA) national conference.  School board
members need professional development too!  We have been giving a lot of
attention and support in Albemarle County to professional development for
our staff. I think school boards need to practice what they preach and
assess best practices from all over the country, just as we expect our
instructional leaders to do.  
 
I came back from last year's conference full of ideas about health
education, the arts, and getting students on the school board.  Those
workshops last year had a tremendous impact on my school board work.  I
expect this conference to be just as valuable.
 
This year I am also at NSBA as a presenter and blogger.  I was invited to
participate on panel called "Blogs: The Community Engagement Tool for the
21st Century."  I also volunteered to take my laptop and camera around the
conference and report on various workshops and events.  On the NSBA
conference blog I just posted a summary of my first morning workshop related
to student participation on school boards.  See:
http://boardbuzz.nsba.org/conference/archives/024544.php
 
Brian Wheeler

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