Read Along with the Board!
We're always trying to keep up on the latest in leadership and education. Here are some of the books we are currently reading. We invite you to read along!

• "How the Mighty Fall" by Jim Collins, 2009. Harper Collins. 
  A lesson in how organizations can recover from a state of decline into a growth stage by focusing on their core competencies and strengths
• "Catching up or leading the way" by Yong Zhao, 2009. ACSD.
  American education in the age of globalization. The book debunks some of the data that suggests that China and India are overtaking the USA from a science, technology, engineering and math standpoint.
• "The policy governance model and the role of the board member" by John and Miriam Carver, 2009. Jossey Bass.
  The book discusses the role of board members versus the day-to-day running of the business.
• "The Death and Life of the Great American School System - How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education" by Diane Ravitch, 2010.  Basic Books, A member of the Perseus Books Group
  This book examines, analyzes and critiques today's most popular ideas used in education.