Coming January 2027

The Rogue School Board Member's Handbook

A Field Guide for Board Members Who Put Students First

by airick journey crabill


A practical field guide for the board member who is done with performative governance. The Handbook provides the frameworks, tools, and mindset shifts needed to become genuinely outcomes-focused — and to bring your board with you. Whether you're newly elected or a veteran member ready to change course, this is the resource that turns conviction into practice.

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What's inside

The Rogue Criteria

The three non-negotiable standards that define a genuinely outcomes-focused board member.

The Policy Diet

How to cut a 1,000-page policy manual to 30–50 pages that actually govern — and why it matters.

SMART Outcome Goals

How to set student outcome goals that are specific, measurable, and time-bound — not adult-activity goals in disguise.

The Monitoring Calendar

The infrastructure of accountability: a multi-year schedule that keeps your board relentlessly focused on student progress.

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