The Great On Their Behalf Index

A self-assessment that measures your board's governance practices across the five areas of the GOTB Index — so you know exactly where you stand and what to do next.

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Five Governance Practices. One Honest Assessment.

Focus Mindset

Does your board operate with a clear, outcomes-focused governing philosophy?

Clarify Priorities

Has your board set specific, measurable student outcome goals?

Monitor Progress

Does your board systematically track whether students are achieving those goals?

Align Resources

Does your board allocate budget, staff, and time based on student outcome priorities?

Communicate Results

Does your board transparently share outcome progress with the community?

Each practice is scored and benchmarked against boards nationally — so you can see not just how you score, but how you compare.

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GOTB Index — Self Assessment

18 questions · about 5 minutes · your results are personal and private

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GOTB Index — Self Assessment Results

— out of 100
Self-reported, indicative read
Biggest gap
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Biggest strength
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Beginning0–39
Emerging40–69
Effective70–79
Highly Effective80–100

A note on these results

This is a self-assessment — your results reflect your own perception of your board's governance, not a validated external measurement. Use it as a directional read and a starting point for conversation. For an evidence-based assessment administered by an ESB Certified Practitioner, find a certified practitioner.

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The GOTB Index — Certified Assessment is evidence-based, nationally benchmarked, and administered by an ESB Certified Practitioner. It gives your full board an evidence-based measurement — not just one member's self-report.

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Results are self-reported and indicative only. The GOTB Index — Self Assessment is not a clinical or psychometric instrument. © 2026 Effective School Boards, LLC

Two Ways to Use the GOTB Index

GOTB Index — Self Assessment

  • 5-practice survey completed by individual board members
  • Immediate results + practice-level scores
  • No facilitator required
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GOTB Index — Certified Assessment

  • Full board participation with evidence-based aggregate scoring
  • Benchmark comparison against national GOTB database
  • Facilitated debrief with a Certified GOTB Practitioner
  • Written governance improvement recommendations
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How Does Your Board Compare?

The GOTB Index has assessed school boards across the country. Your certified results are benchmarked against this national dataset — so you know not just your score, but where you stand relative to boards like yours.

National benchmarks available only through Certified Assessment

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A Certified GOTB Practitioner guides your full board through the GOTB Index assessment and debrief — turning scores into committed governance improvements.

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