Resources and Recommended Reading
Lone Star Governance Literature Review
- Ivan J. Lorentzen
- J. Timothy Waters, Ed.D and Robert J. Marzano, Ph.D.
- Michael Ford
- Washington State School Directors' Association
- Center for Public Education
- Arnold F. Shober and Michael T. Hartney
- Marc A. Puig
- The Iowa Association of School Boards
- Bobbie Plough
- Mary L. Delagardelle
- Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective, Airick Journey Crabill
- Improving School Board Effectiveness: A Balanced Governance Approach, Thomas L. Alsbury and Phil Gore
- What School Boards Can Do, Donald R. McAdams
- The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
- The Future of School Board Governance, Thomas L. Alsbury
- Boards That Make A Difference, John Carver
- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't, Jim Collins
- Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck鈥擶hy Some Thrive Despite Them All, Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action, Simon Sinek
- The Infinite Game, Simon Sinek
- The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization, Peter M. Senge
- Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change, Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
- The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg
- Smarter, Faster, Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business, Charles Duhigg
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard, Chip Heath and Dan Heath
School Board Training
State Accountability (TEKS, STAAR, A鈥揊)
House Bill 3 (86th Texas Legislature, 2019) Tools and Templates
- Presentation on Board District and Goal Setting (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
- HB 3 Board Goals and Plans Support Templates (Microsoft Excel)
- HB 3 Board Goals Plans FAQ (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
- COVID-19 FAQ: School Boards (Adobe Acrobat PDF)
Contact Information
Lone Star Governance
Phone: (512) 936-1533
lsg@tea.texas.gov