Dina Scippa guides K12’s women leaders to be authentic
Women often hold themselves to impossible, even superhuman standards, says Scippa, a leadership coach. She wants them to lead unapologetically and, even, imperfectly.
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How to rally the community when natural disaster strikes
Superintendent Antonio Shelton learned on the job at the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District that preparedness begins with building relationships before the crisis occurs.
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Leadership Lens: Is now your favorite time of year?
“Leadership Lens” is a monthly column featuring the insights of K12 leaders who are navigating common opportunities and challenges. In this installment, enthusiasm is surging as teachers and students head back to class.
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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.
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How to become a service-oriented superintendent
Superintendent Rony Ortega describes central office’s role in empowering principals and teachers this way: “We’re no longer the compliance machine.”
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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.
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Here’s one leader’s teacher incentive strategy you can replicate
The School District of Lee County is now offering educators significant financial incentives to work in high-risk schools, teach hard-to-staff subjects and teach courses that have the greatest impact on student achievement.
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A leader’s game plan: How to make more time for the most important tasks
All leaders must devote some time to transactional realities. But to become transformational, your greatest success must come from connecting with and empowering people.
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Why execution wins the district leadership race
Districts don’t fail for lack of ideas, they fail at the junctions: between central office and schools, strategy and execution, ambition and alignment.
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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.”
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