School CFOs do so much behind the scenes to make things happen for schools but their work is often unrecognized or (worse) underappreciated. It’s time to give school CFOs their due and to make sure they are seen, recognized and appreciated going forward. Here are some recommendations for CFOs and others: These are simple ways …
School CFOs: Step up for Your Appreciation Award Read More »
So your schools provide great programs, opportunities and career tracts for students but your parents and community do not know about them and/or choose other schools. Ok, but it is very solvable and your community is counting on your schools to get competitive and to be a better community partner than you are right now. …
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Leading a school district is, well, different than it used to be. Through no fault of their own, the last two years have served to blur the lines between the role of the Board of Education and the superintendent/CEO in particular. Thanks to derisive decisions on topics like masks, the Board of Education has become …
School board leadership has changed: Are you keeping up? Read More »
Finding success is important to everyone. And to find your success, you have to know your pathways and options. And having guides on the journey with you is just as important. When students walk in the door where Dwight Carter works, they are encouraged to “find their E.” That means getting on the path to finding Employment, …
Educators inspire. They stretch us beyond what we think we can do. They get us to think in different ways. They show us what is possible. Every single one of us can remember that teacher who made the difference in our own lives.
We all know that education has been one of the hardest hit sectors by the pandemic. Many of you have even expressed wanting out. In fact, the latest epidemic facing schools is the huge turnover of teachers and staff.
We recently shared four ways to establish your personal brand on social media. As a quick refresher, it involves determining your purpose, what you want your brand to be, how it fits your schedule, and how you will evaluate and improve your brand over time.
Even under normal circumstances, teachers and other school staff are pulled in a thousand directions each day. The pandemic has exacerbated this tenfold. So it’s no wonder that in a recent poll of our superintendents, many of you said the thing keeping you up at night is wondering how to boost staff morale. Here are …
Four Ways Schools Can Support Teachers – Year Round Read More »
Once, as a K-12 student, I remember the kids in my class moaning about a particular content area. My teacher responded with a rhetorical question that has stayed with me since: “Don’t you want a teacher that is energized by the topic and who loves to teach it?” Yes, yes, I do. We all do. …
The genius of learning is to have fun. Here’s what that looks like today. Read More »
It’s said that tough times reveal our truest selves. How can anyone disagree with that? In education, the past two years have revealed our public educators as innovators and creators.
