Reviews for So You Want To Be A School Board Member?

The average rating for So You Want To Be A School Board Member? based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-05-19 00:00:00 Scott Studebaker Rhea Rubin's contribution to the "PLA Results" series, designed to provide "pragmatic information" that can be used to improve any sort of program designed and offered by libraries (p. 11), is essential reading for those trying to document and advocate for the importance of library workplace learning and performance programs. She focuses on measuring outcomes'documenting "the quality and effectiveness of a program…to quantify our users' success stories" (p. 2)'and takes a common-sense approach'always asking "so what?" in response to what libraries do. Exercises, tool kits, and work forms which can easily be adapted to the design and implementation of training programs and the measurement of their effectiveness serve as a continual reminder that measurement must be built into offerings from the moment those offerings are designed. "Training," she notes, "is, by definition, an outcome-based activity since the goal is always impact on the trainees; the purpose is to stimulate or contribute to a change" (p. 29).

Review # 2 was written on 2014-03-06 00:00:00 Michael Forrest This is a great book for those wanting to build library programming and library planning with goals in mind. Do you want to make a positive impact in your community? Do you want to share real results with your library board and community about your library? Do you want to increase advocacy for your library? This book will help you get started with not just the numbers and objectives, but also the outcomes.