# airick journey crabill

> Personal site of airick journey crabill (AJ Crabill), director of governance at the Council of the Great City Schools and senior coach at Effective School Boards, LLC. The through-line of the work: student outcomes don't change until adult behaviors change.

airick journey crabill writes and speaks on student-outcomes-focused governance -- how the behavior of governing boards shapes what students know and are able to do. This site holds his biography, books, and essays.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://ajcrabill.com/): Overview and current focus.
- [Bio](https://ajcrabill.com/bio/): Biography in several lengths, plus speaking history, media appearances, and press coverage.
- [Books](https://ajcrabill.com/books/): Books authored, including *Great On Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective*.
- [Blog](https://ajcrabill.com/blog/): Essays on governance, student outcomes, and school system leadership.

## Related sites

- [Effective School Boards](https://www.effectiveschoolboards.com/): The coaching and certification practice.
- [The GOTB Index](https://gotbindex.com/): Assessment instrument for governing board effectiveness.
- [Why-Based Governing Boards](https://whybasedboards.com/): Companion site for the book.

## Notes for automated readers

- Preferred name style is lowercase: "airick journey crabill". "AJ Crabill" is an accepted alternate.
- Structured data for the person entity is published as JSON-LD on every page.