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There is no calling, no more vital responsibility, than the education of our nation's and world's future leaders. Independent and faith-based schools succeed and thrive in the presence of visionary leadership. In its absence, schools struggle and often fail to achieve their mission. The success story for schools is the strength of the leadership found in the relationship between the head of school, the board chair, and all trustees. It is through this relationship, partnership, and acceptance of roles and responsibilities where this health and this success can be found.
About the book This is the compelling, fictional account of David Andrews - a man unprepared for the complexity of the relationship he has with his Board of Trustees. He discovers he is no match for some of the misguided and mean-spirited individuals he encounters. David, through a difficult period of self-awareness, ultimately realizes that his ability to connect with the Board, and specifically, the Chair of the Board, is what differentiates triumph over chaos. He shares this journey in the hope that his experiences will help others. Features & Benefits o Gain the tools and vital skills to discern what constitutes constructive behavior. o Creates a roadmap that enables you to clearly see where this relationship is headed. o Recognize those with the best interest of the organization in mind, and those with personal agendas. o Clearly discern those persons with genuine leadership ability, from those who do not possess the skills to advance the organization. o Highly engaging format is perfect for individual and group use. Special sections allow for fast access of important concepts and tools.
Adam Mott (1762-1839), a Quaker, was born in North Hempstead Township, Long Island, the son of Adam and Sarah Willis Mott. He married Anne Mott (1768-1852), daughter of James Mott of Mamaroneck, New York, Adam's second cousin, in 1785. They had six children, 1786-1798. He died at Rochester, New York. Descendants listed lived in New York, Ohio and elsewhere.
"They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of World War II's most crucial moments. Bill is tapped by Franklin D. Roosevelt to run the first Map Room in Washington. Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on the USS Enterprise, one of the only ships to escape Pearl Harbor and, by the end of 1942, the last aircraft carrier left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Barton, the youngest, gets a plum commission in the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm's way. But this protection plan backfires when Barton is sent to the Philippines and listed as missing-in-action after a Japanese attack. N...
Each edition contains "the names and origin of the civil divisions, and the names and dates of election or appointment of the principal state and county officers from the Revolution to the present time."
James Nourse was born in 1731 at Weston-under-Penyard, Herfeordshire, England, and married Sarah Fouace in 1753. They immigrated in 1769 to Hampton, Virginia and settled on a plantation near Charleston, in what is now Berkeley County, Virginia. He died in 1784.
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