I contributed a sidebar article about the positive contribution blogging can make to community engagement in the August 2009 issue of The School Administrator, published by the American Association of School Administrators.
Blogging by Board Members: Relationships and Sharing
If you are coming to this site after reading the collection of articles on blogging superintendents, welcome! Please feel free to leave a comment or a question.
Brian Wheeler
I learned about this article from Twitter, effective communication is a struggle for many administrators. I actually know one that won't check his email. He has his secretary print them off and then he tells her what to type in response. I call that the lack of desire to grow and develop, but he expects his district of thousands of teachers and staff to stay up with technology.
Posted by: Scott Huse | July 26, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Brian:
Thank you for a compelling introductory article encouraging school board members and superintendents to set up a blog. Now that I've seen your blog and all that it can do and be (it's really well done, btw) I intend to launch my own. Thanks for the inspiration!
Continued best wishes in your public service to the children & families of Charlottesville.
Julie Gerbsch, District 7 Representative
Savannah-Chatham Board of Education
(beautiful, historic Savannah, Georgia)
Posted by: Julie Gerbsch | September 13, 2009 at 05:01 PM
Julie - Thanks for reading the article and visiting. Send me a link as soon as you are up and running! Best, Brian
Posted by: bawheeler | September 13, 2009 at 09:57 PM