Board Leadership

The role of a board is to lead—to formulate and clarify mission and policies, raise, oversee and manage funds, hire, supervise, support and collaborate with the head, all through the lens of Jewish wisdom. This issue provides guidance for day schools to find the right leaders to serve on the board, and to strengthen their leadership while they are serving.

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Articles From This Issue

Transition and Stability: The Day School and the Interim Head

Rita Cortes
The Importance of a Board Retreat

Suzanne Lynch
Why Boards Don’t Govern

CompassPoint Non-profit Services
Partners in Leadership

Marcy Balogh and Cheryl Finkel
A Word from the Editor

Dr. Barbara Davis
From the Desk of Susan Weintrob, RAVSAK President

Susan Weintrob
Work, Wisdom, and Wealth: Creating New Opportunities for Board Members

Dr. Janice Johnson
Cultivating and Recruiting New Board Leadership

Arnee Winshall
Managing Low-Performing Board Members

Dr. Marc N. Kramer
Support for the Head = Support for the School

Judy Miller
Getting the Right People “on Board”

Mary Hundley deKuyper
Managing Transition – The Role of the School Board

Paul Shaviv
Non-Jewish Board Members

Dr. Barbara Davis