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.
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.
How to sync success with your school board, part one
Too often, school board members point their fingers away from themselves, says this school board member. It’s time for leadership to point the finger inward and ask, “What can we do better?”
Parents aren’t the roadies, they’re now in the band
Schools are now expected to document how they provide regular, clear communication and ensure parents’ voices are reflected in decision-making processes, particularly in the use of federal funds.
What are we learning from classroom walk-throughs?
As the new year begins, we find ourselves with two questions that have come up during debrief sessions in multiple districts.
Why this superintendent aims to ‘push the genius in every child’
Martin County School District Superintendent Michael Maine is in his second year as the top educator in the district. This year, he wants his staff to know that anything short of excellence is not good enough for kids.
Want to support administrators? Take this superintendent’s advice
The Sevier School District hasn’t hired a principal outside of its system in more than 30 years. Superintendent Cade Douglas shares his model for investing in his administrators.
Superintendents on the move: Hiring steadies as school year begins
Superintendents are still on the move, though in smaller numbers than they were earlier in the year. Several districts filled vacancies.
School leaders, here are the keys to executive problem-solving
The use of rigorous logic and disciplined methods to apply effective solutions to difficult problems is an essential skill of public education leadership. The higher up you go in the org chart, the more people you need to involve in the problem-solving process.
Lens of optimism: A journey through rose-colored glasses
District leaders are indeed a unique breed of cautiously optimistic in nearly any scenario. Incidentally, it is precisely because of DALI events that many are able to keep their positive outlook.
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