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Posts Tagged ‘school districts’

Meeting minutes record what is DONE, not what is SAID

By Ann Macfarlane | September 23, 2020

The biggest problem we encounter in meeting minutes is too much verbiage. Striving to do justice to their job, secretaries sometimes include the arguments that are made, what people say…

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Parliamentary procedure for junior and high schools

By Ann Macfarlane | May 2, 2019

This week I had the pleasure of presenting Jurassic Parliament to Kate Plesha’s student government class at Roosevelt High School.

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School Board President Role and Responsibilities

By Ann Macfarlane | April 2, 2019 | 4

This list of school board president role and responsibilities was presented by former Board President John Burton and Superintendent Sam Jarman of the Alpine School District at a workshop organized…

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Successful staff interaction in local government meetings

By Ann Macfarlane | October 10, 2018
council meeting with staff

Staff interaction in local government meetings can be effective or disastrous.

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Governance geeks will love fabulous blog by Sarah Merkle

By Ann Macfarlane | April 10, 2018

Updated November 20, 2022 On the first evening of my exciting trip to Alaska in 2018, Lon Garrison and Timi Tullis treated me to dinner. We spent the entire evening…

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Small board rules are different

By Ann Macfarlane | May 31, 2017 | 3

Updated July 14, 2021 The different rules for small boards are one of the best-kept secrets of Robert’s Rules of Order. If you serve on a small board (up to…

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Do you have a bully on board?

By Ann Macfarlane | February 15, 2016 | 2
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Reader Lon Garrison from Alaska asks how to deal with a bully who intimidates other members of the school board, including the chair.

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One simple guideline can make meetings more productive

By Ann Macfarlane | April 29, 2015

Meetings of one type or another can take up to half of the average work day and keeping them productive can sometimes be a challenge. But there’s one simple guideline…

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