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IASB trainer tells Chicago board to use a ‘balcony’ view, data and consistent goals to monitor district progress
Summary
An Illinois Association of School Boards presenter trained the Chicago Board of Education on governance roles, monitoring performance and using clear, disaggregated data to assess whether district goals are being met.
Sandra Kwasa, director with the Illinois Association of School Boards, told the Chicago Board of Education on May 7 that board members should adopt a governance posture she described as a "balcony perspective," set clear district ends and monitor performance with consistent, disaggregated data.
"Think of a balcony: you have a panoramic view of the entire district," Kwasa said during a training session that followed ISBE’s school improvement presentation. She explained that boards set direction and policy…
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