Superintendent Renee Nugent: How to truly connect
The whiteboard in Superintendent Renee Nugent’s office at USD 409 Atchison Public Schools reflects one of her top priorities: her schedule of school and classroom visits.
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Superintendents on the move: Retirements outpace new hires this week
There are several leadership vacancies out there but the latest round of superintendents on the move shows more retirements than new hires. Harrisburg School District is among the districts that picked a new leader in recent weeks. Benjamin Henry, now the regional assistant superintendent of Polk County Schools in Florida, takes the helm of the…
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Advocacy: Your voice is their voice
Temperatures are getting cooler in most of the country, while political races are heating up. The higher up you go in the school district hierarchy, the more political your role becomes. Superintendents, in particular, and even cabinet members, will find themselves being asked questions about current political decisions. You’ll want to have thoughtful and consistent…
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Welcome to district leadership: 7 things you need to know
July is an exciting time in school districts. The students are out of school. The budget is adopted. And there are people in new leadership roles. Are you newly promoted? Are you moving from school leadership to district leadership? Congratulations! All new roles present challenges, but in our experience the transition from the principalship to…
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Your future teachers are already hired
Whether you are a principal, HR leader or superintendent, here are 5 ways to ‘grow your own’ teachers from the out-of-school-time pipeline.
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Empathic leadership: Why developing your empathy is critical for your organization
There is a growing awareness that leaders who demonstrate empathy are not soft or nice; rather, they possess a highly refined skill that can, and data suggests should be cultivated.
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3 resources to consider when testing new approaches to out of school time
Think of OST as a design space or a learning lab where engagement, experiences, and open access programs are tested and understood for import into the “standardized academic year.”
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Courts rule on missed IEP goals and Title IX; preschool guidance released
How much IEP progress is enough for a district to show that it provided free appropriate public education? According to one court regarding a middle schooler with a seizure disorder, not hitting annual IEP goals is not enough progress.
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Time horizons: How leaders turn the clock to strategy
A superintendent’s time horizon is longest of all: budgeting, capital projects, strategic initiatives and changing state requirements—and this is the time to prioritize those issues.
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Female leaders are now taking the helm of several districts
Interim superintendents in South Carolina, Illinois and New Jersey were promoted to the full-time position in another busy week of hiring.
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