The eff-ing problem: When efficiency and effectiveness collide
In leadership, harmony isn’t about splitting the difference. It’s about choosing the melody first, then finding the rhythm that supports it.
Seasons of the superintendency: A year in the life of a district CEO
For those of us who sit in the superintendent’s chair, the year is not a straight line. It is a series of cycles, each with its own tempo, tone and tension.
Baking a better system: How recipe cards solve chronic absenteeism
The work of district leadership is not just doing the hard things, but capturing how they were done so others can do them too.
Boldness and discipline: Here is how to make real progress
In governance, as in leadership, movement without balance does not create progress; it creates circles.
Two jobs, one desk: Hidden seasons of district leadership
When someone lands their first district leadership role, I like to offer a lighthearted welcome: “Congratulations! You now get to work half-days… you can choose the first 12 hours or the second.”
From piecemeal to principled: Why you need an AI governance manifesto
A governance manifesto acts as a “North Star,” aligning every AI effort with shared district priorities and ensuring cohesive implementation.
Why we all need a coach and a large-language model
After nearly two decades serving as a superintendent, I’ve learned that experience alone does not ensure wisdom. Reflection does.
Advocacy vs. activism: How superintendents foster sustainable change
Activism energizes public discourse and calls attention to systemic needs but advocacy channels that energy into sustainable progress.
Gratitude beyond a half-full, half-empty glass
Gratitude is not just an emotional response. It is also a practice, a discipline and even a form of resistance against despair.
Diplomacy without compromise: A strategic framework for K12 advocacy
In an era of polarization, the call to education leaders is not to choose between being idealists or realists but to be both
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