Guide school systems in governing with a focus on student outcomes. Support them through the Great On Their Behalf Index.
Apply to Become a PractitionerCertified Great On Their Behalf Practitioners are practitioners of the five practices in the GOTB Index who guide governing teams through the Great On Their Behalf Index — Certified Assessment (the paid, practitioner-administered assessment), reflection, and commitment to outcomes-focused governance.
Administer the Great On Their Behalf Index — Certified Assessment, helping the full board honestly evaluate its governance against observable evidence — after boards first meet the Index through the free Self Assessment.
Guide structured governance conversations that move boards from awareness to committed behavior change.
Support boards in establishing monitoring systems that track student outcome progress over time.
Delivers content
Provides answers
Creates conditions for lasting change
Certified Great On Their Behalf Practitioners don't tell boards what to do. They create the conditions under which boards discover what they need to do — and commit to doing it.
Certified Great On Their Behalf Practitioner certification is offered through Effective School Boards, LLC. To express interest or learn more about the pathway:
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