Babs Kavanaugh & Eleanor Adam 
The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core [PDF ebook] 
School Boards, Superintendents, and Schools Working Together

Practical resources for building cohesive governance teams



As a supplement to the best-selling
The Governance Core, this practical guide will help trustees and superintendents adopt a governance mindset and partnership that creates coherence throughout the district. With a systems thinking approach, the authors provide readers with the strategies and tools needed to build cohesive teams and engage in deeper learning and decision making.
The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core offers readers:  



• a deeper understanding of core governance and how to build it

• a planning guide to help new trustees get started

• protocols and sample agendas for focusing on strategy and systems during open board meetings



Educational leaders will find this guide offers them a foundation for building strong, flourishing school districts that are equipped to adapt to and meet the daunting challenges of our time. 

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Authors’ Note

About the Authors

Taking Action Guide Overview

How to Use This Guide

Module Content and Learning Processes At a Glance

Module 1: Moral Imperative and the Governance Core

1.1: Quote Share

1.2: Quick Write

1.3: Say Something

1.4: Think-Pair-Share

1.5: The 3-2-1

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 2: Governance Mindset

2.1: Governance Mindset Reflection

2.2: Jigsaw

2.3: What? So What? Now What?

2.4: The 5 R’s: Read, Record, Retell, Relate, and Reflect

2.5: Governance Working Styles

Governance Mindset Progression

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 3: Governing With Coherence

3.1: The 4 Corner Placemat

3.2: S.T.A.R.

3.3: Go to the Wall

Governance Coherence Progression

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 4: Governance Culture

4.1: Developing Governance Principles

4.2: Establishing Governance Norms

4.3: Developing Governance Protocols

Governance Culture Progression

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 5: The Governance Job

5.1: Deep Dive

5.2: Governance Reflection

Governance Job Progression

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 6: Governance Tools

6.1: The 3 P’s: Purpose, Positives, and Plan

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 7: Welcoming New Trustees

7.1: Protocol Planning

7.2: Turn and Talk

Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Module 8: Rising to the Occasion

8.1: The 4 A’s: Assumptions, Agreements, Arguments, and Action

Consolidating the Governance Core Planning Guide

Personal Reflections

Appendix 1: The Board Planning Calendar: What? Why? How? When?

Appendix 2: Board Planning Calendar Governance Tool Worksheet

Resources

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Michael Fullan served as Premier Dalton Mc Guinty’s Special Policy Adviser in Ontario from 2003-2013. He received the Order of Canada (OC) in December 2012 and holds five honorary doctorates from universities around the world. His ‘interim autobiography’, Surreal Change, covers his work to 2018. Michael and his colleagues are now working diligently on field-based comprehensive system change in several countries. This work operates under the umbrella of what they call the ‘shared humanity paradigm’ —Equity, Engagement, Excellence—Deep change that integrates local (school and community), middle (district/regional), and state (policy) entities.Fullan’s favorite method of learning is to partner with groups that are engaged with change; and to learn together with them. (And then to write another book about the experiences, and what was learned).Michael Fullan’s latest books are:  Nuance (2019), Spirit Work and the Science of Collaboration (with Mark Edwards, 2022), The Principal 2.0 (2023), and The Drivers (with Joanne Quinn, 2023).For more information on books, articles, videos, podcasts please go to: www.michaelfullan.ca