Building Consensus for School Improvement Handbook

 Description

     Educators are called upon to work with various individuals and groups to make decisions regarding school improvement initiatives.  The handbook Building Consensus for School Improvement is designed to guide the team to a higher level of functioning in order to achieve the mission and goals.  The handbook helps enhance the teams effectiveness.  Topics included:

Topics

	Who Can Benefit? --   School Faculties, School System Teams, Interagency Collaboratives, Family Connection Collaboratives, Alternative School, Collaboratives, School Improvement Teams.
	Defining Consensus
	Developing Team Skills -- Communication, Problem-Solving, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Effective Meetings, Leadership
	Identifying & Establishing -- Beliefs, Missions, Goals, Plan to Achieve Goals, Roles & Responsibilities, Organizational Structure, Communication Systems

Building Consensus for School Improvement is most effective in combination with a two day workshop conducted by Advancing Education, Inc. at a location you specify. Email Donna

About the Authors

     Sam Harben and Phil Hartley, Harben & Hartley author publications from Advancing Education, Inc. Their firm represents over 100 school systems and RESAs. Harben & Hartley serves as General Counsel to Georgia School Boards Association.  They also work closely with the Georgia School Superintendents Association and the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders.  Donna O'Neal, President of Advancing Education, Inc., edits the publications.