The document outlines a presentation on becoming a breakthrough charter school board that governs for results. The presentation reviews three key challenges facing boards, offers a model for becoming a breakthrough board based on Collins' Good to Great framework, and shares a governing for results dashboard that asks wise questions and measures outcomes related to student preparedness, resource leverage, and obligations. The goal is for boards to focus on outcomes that really matter by using Level 5 leadership and confronting hard facts to make a distinctive impact.

1. BREAKTHROUGH BOARDS:
GOVERNING FOR RESULTS
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DR. JAMES N. GOENNER | JUNE 20, 2012

2. Goals for Session
1 Review 3 Key Challenges Facing Boards
2 Offer a Model for Becoming a Breakthrough Board
3 Share a Governing for Results Dashboard
4 Answer Questions and Have Fun!
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3. Purpose of Governance
“To ensure, usually on behalf of others, that
an organization achieves what it should
achieve while avoiding those behaviors and
situations that should be avoided.”
Dr. John Carver
Boards that Make a Difference
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4. Three Key Board Challenges
1 Dysfunctional Group Dynamics
2 Disengaged Board Members
3 Uncertainty about Roles and Responsibilities
Problem Boards or Board Problem?
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5. Typical Prescription for
Fixing Board Challenges
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Information and Training
Question
Will more information &
training cure board problems?
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6. Collins’ Good to Great Framework
INPUT PRINCIPLES OUTPUT RESULTS
STAGE 1: DISCIPLINED PEOPLE DELIVERS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
Level 5 Leadership RELATIVE TO ITS MISSION
First Who, Then What
STAGE 2: DISCIPLINED THOUGHT MAKES A DISTINCTIVE IMPACT
Confront the Brutal Facts ON THE COMMUNITIES IT TOUCHES
The Hedgehog Concept
ACHIEVES LASTING ENDURANCE
STAGE 3: DISCIPLINED ACTION
BEYOND ANY LEADER, IDEA OR SETBACK
Culture of Discipline
The Flywheel
STAGE 4:
BUILDING GREATNESS TO LAST
Culture of Discipline
The Flywheel
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7. Level 5 Leadership Pyramid
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8. The Hedgehog Principle
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9. The Flywheel
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10. Achieving Breakthrough
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11. “We believe breakthrough boards that
govern for results ask wise questions and
measure things that really matter.”
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12. Wise Questions
HOW WELL IS OUR SCHOOL…
Preparing Students for College, Work and Life
Leveraging Resources
Fulfilling its Obligations
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13. ACT:
A Respected Standard for
Measuring College Readiness
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17. Wise Questions
HOW WELL IS OUR SCHOOL…
Preparing Students for College, Work and Life
Leveraging Resources
Fulfilling its Obligations
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19. Wise Questions
HOW WELL IS OUR SCHOOL…
Preparing Students for College, Work and Life
Leveraging Resources
Fulfilling its Obligations
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23. Achieving Breakthrough
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24. THANK YOU!
2012 National Charter Schools Conference
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