Rural School District Leadership and Governance: Eating Your Veggies to Stay on the Balcony

Elizabeth Wargo, Ryan Cantrell, William P. McCaw, Ivan Lorentzen

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Abstract

School board trustees and superintendents must navigate overlapping roles and intersectional identities when engaging in rural school district governance work. If these individuals are not clear about the scope of their role and do not have a common understanding about the importance of high expectations for all, lack of coherent governance can negatively impact their district. Recently, one school district in rural Idaho has experienced phenomenal success. The district is in a very different place than it was just a little over five years ago. In this article insights are shared about the governance practices of trustees and the superintendent that supported their improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6
Pages (from-to)62-66
Number of pages5
JournalRural Educator
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

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