School Board Talk!: The Art of Effective Communication

School Board Talk! provides simple and practical advice to help local board members develop and improve communication skills, survive in political office, and make a difference in education. The authors, Cheli Cerra and Ruth Jacoby, have identified over 50 situations and provided tips, strategies, and advice for handling each of them. Are you concerned about:

• Casting the lone “no” vote and surviving?
• Keeping your family in your fan club?
• Building a school board team?
• Handling constituent calls?
• Conquering the memo mountain?

If you answered yes, then School Board Talk! is the book you need. The book provides both aspiring and veteran school board members practical answers to a host of complex school district situations.