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Building a Better Board: Essays on Exemplary Christian School Governance

Eds. Kathryn L. Wiens and Timothy P. Wiens

The strength of a board is a ceiling for a school’s effectiveness. This volume was written to leverage relevant research, along with the wisdom and experience of seasoned leaders in the Christian school movement, to enable your school to build a better board for the glory of God.

Foreword: D. Michael Lindsay
Introduction: Kathryn L. Wiens
Chapter 1: Mission and Vision Focus for Boards, Rod Gilbert
Chapter 2: The Role of the Board in the Life of the School, Julie H. Ambler
Chapter 3: The Parent as Board Member: The Challenges (and Opportunities), Brian T. Bell
Chapter 4: The Board’s Role in Financial Sustainability, Barry F. Giller
Chapter 5: The Head’s Role in Healthy Board: Head Relationships, Jay Ferguson
Chapter 6: The Role of the Board Chair in Providing Leadership, William R. Mott
Chapter 7: The Board/Head Partnership in Strategic Planning, Timothy P. Wiens
Chapter 8: Why Evaluation, Accountability and Continuous Improvement Matter for Boards and Heads, Gary B. Arnold
Chapter 9: Effective Board Professional Development for Exemplary Board Governance, Cade Lambert

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Building a Better School: Essays on Exemplary Christian School Leadership

Eds. Timothy P. Wiens and Kathryn L. Wiens

Christian schools are at a crossroads. The school choice movement has increasingly created the need for Christian schools to demonstrate their value proposition and distinctiveness. Building a Better School was written by Christian educators for Christian educators so that we may better understand our significance and build schools that demonstrate quality in our clearly articulated missions, through our governance structures, business practices, in our academic and co-curricular programs, and through our distinct sense of Christian community. While no two schools are or should be the same, Building a Better School reflects practices that will help your school as it seeks to impact your community and the world. Originally published in 2012 and sold out, we have reprinted this text in response to new demands. Contact Katie Wiens for a discount on orders over 25 books.

Foreword: Phillip G. Ryken
Chapter 1: Christian Schooling: Essential and Beneficial, D. Bruce Lockerbie
Chapter 2: Christian School Distinctiveness and Why It Matters, Charles L. Glenn
Chapter 3: Understanding our Weaknesses, Charles T. Evans
Chapter 4: Determining the Significant: The Mission of the Christian School, Barry F. Giller
Chapter 5: Institutional Best Practice: Governance and Leadership in the Christian School, William D. McGee
Chapter 6: A Bowed Head and Humble Heart: The Head of School’s Pastor Role, John W. Ferguson
Chapter 7: Playing UP: Setting the Horizon of Expectation in the Christian School, John Seel
Chapter 8: 21st Century Learning and the Liberal Arts in the Christian School, Timothy P. Wiens
Chapter 9: Assessment in the Christian School: The Need for Data-Informed Decisions, Jonathan M. Eckert
Chapter 10: Beyond the Classroom: A Laboratory for Student Development and World-View Integration and Application, Barry E. Shealy
Chapter 11: Diversity in the Christian School, Donna M. Harris
Chapter 12: Preparing Fully Devoted Followers of Christ, Brian Simmons
Chapter 13: Beyond the Good Samaritan, Empowering Students to Integration Faith, Learning, and Service, Michael Y. Chen
Afterword: A Roadmap for the Future: Christian Schools Today and Tomorrow, Gary B. Arnold