Improving student outcomes trumps personal agendas in Tuscaloosa City Schools’ school board. Its superintendent attributes its success to a culture of trust and cohesion.
“They know their role is vision, mission, policy and budget,” says Dr. Mike Daria, the district’s superintendent. “If they ever kind of get out of that lane, they either individually push themselves back into the right lane or they’ll do it with each other.”
The board recently earned the world’s first certification recommendation from Cognia, a global accrediting organization. Cognia cited unification and strong collaboration among board members with a consistent focus on student success, equity and continuous improvement.