Midland ISD

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Framework
• Texas Framework for School Board Development, Texas State Board of Education: http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Schools/School_Boards/ School_Board_Member_Training/Framework_for_School_Board_Development/ (website)

Research
• The Relationship Between School Board Governance Behaviors and Student Achievement, Ivan J. Lorentzen: http://scholarworks. umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2406&context=etd (pdf)
• School District Leadership That Works, J. Timothy Waters & Robert J. Marzano: https://www.mcrel.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/McRELresearch-paper_-Sept2006_District-Leadership-That-Works-Effect-of-Superintendent-Leadership-on-Student-Achievement-.pdf (pdf)
• The Impact of School Board Governance on Academic Achievement in Diverse States, Michael Ford: http://dc.uwm.edu/cgi/ viewcontent.cgi?article=1334&context=etd (pdf)
• The Role of School Boards in Improving Student Achievement, Washington State School Directors' Association: http://files.eric. ed.gov/fulltext/ED521566.pdf (pdf)
• Does School Board Leadership Matter?, Arnold F. Shober & Michael T. Hartney: https://edex.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/publication/ pdfs/Does-School-Board-Leadership-Matter-FINAL.pdf (pdf)
• The Governance Factor: A Predictive Study of School Board Influence on Student Achievement in Texas Public Schools, Marc Puig: http://umhblibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16668coll9/id/1197 (pdf)

Recommended Books
• Improving School Board Effectiveness, Thomas L. Alsbury & Phil Gore
• What School Boards Can Do, Donald R. McAdams
• The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, & Jim Huling
• The Future of School Board Governance, Thomas L. Alsbury
• Boards That Make A Difference, John Carver
• Good To Great, Jim Collins
• The Fifth Discipline, Peter M. Senge
• Influencer, Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, & Al Switzler