How Toyua Watson-Bacchus offers internships in her rural district
This superintendent and her team are committed to providing all of the Concordia Parish School Board’s students with work-based learning opportunities.
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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.
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Superintendent Paula Knight: How to take risks on behalf of students
Superintendent Paula Knight was way ahead of the curve on a big issue: Cell phones in schools.
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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.
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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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How to better guide budget discussions at board meetings
More than half of board members are labeled “silent observers” during budget deliberations, new research confirms. Here’s how superintendents can prompt meaningful discussions.
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Mindfulness for school leaders: 4 ways to transform your day
Mindfulness offers a pathway to slow down, refocus and move with greater intentionality. Even small moments of calm can ripple out to energize the entire school environment.
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How this superintendent is helping guarantee workforce readiness
In 2013, less than 60% of students in Alabaster City Schools were attending some form of college. Therefore, this superintendent had to make sure the other 40-plus percent had options available to them. Here’s how he did it.
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How K12 can enter a promising new age of leadhership
Two women share their journeys to the superintendency and the roadblocks aspiring female leaders should expect—and how to overcome them.
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What’s on this superintendent of the year’s bucket list?
Freeing up teachers’ time during the workweek ranks high on Superintendent Scott Menzel’s list of priorities. Here’s why.
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