America's citizens want children to receive a high-quality education in clean, orderly and safe schools staffed with quality teachers, support staff and courageous educational leaders. In many communities, such a school experience is something the students will never have. Why? One or more members of the governing board desire to use their elected position for personal gain. They are Exploiters. Some desire to exploit a little. Others crave total domination of the school system and become the petty tyrants of education. Whether the exploitation is minimal or extreme, exploitative board members are highly detrimental to the effectiveness of the local school system. They destroy teamwork, morale, careers and many times entire school systems. They steal a high-quality education from children. The predominant governance structure of public education dictated by law is seriously flawed. What thousands of citizens and educators strongly desire for their schools can be discarded and replaced with the unscrupulous will of one individual. Exploitive school board members must be understood and stopped. The governance structure of public education must be changed.
Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Section One: Motivations, Methods, Strategies and Tactics 1.What Is Exploitation? 2.Degrees of Exploitation 3.Motivations and Mentality 4.The Exploiter's Essential Skillset 5.Getting On The Inside: Winning the Election 6.Achieving Total Domination of the School System 7.The Tactics and Weapons of War 8.Torture and Death of the Educational Leaders 9.Cultivating the Spies and Snitches 10.The Veil Of Silence 11.Judgment Day Will Surely Come 12.Thy Kingdom Has Come Section Two: Understanding the Devastation To The School System 13.The Deterioration Begins 14.Purging The Community Values From The School System 15.Purging The Quality From The Workforce 16.Promoting and Perpetuating Incompetence 17.The Bad Reputation 18.Life At The Schoolhouse For Those Left Behind 19.The Impact On The Community 20.The Death Of The School System Section Three: The Flawed Governance Structure Of Public Education 21.Who Is At Fault? 22.What Is Governance And Governance Structure? 23.Enhancing Governance: The Governance Subcommittee 24.How Could The Governance Subcommittee Make A Difference? 25.Role And Function Of The Governance Subcommittee More Clearly Defined 26.The Members Of The Governance Subcommittee 27.Legislative Action Is Essential 28.Which Will It Be: The DC-3 Or The Dreamliner?
