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Suspending Suspensions: Rethinking Discipline in K-12 Schools
There has never been a more important time to listen to—and learn from—your community. Research-based surveys are a great way to engage with yo...

Assessing Students and Teachers: Best Practices for Virtual Administrators
With fewer kids on campus, it’s not time to paint the cafeteria or clean out the bookroom.All of us are out of our norm, but we must remain fo...

Assessing Instruction: Best Practices for Virtual Administrators
Virtual or distance learning is not a new educational option, but as it grows in popularity, we, as administrators, must ensure this growing modali...

Preparation and Planning: Best Practices for Virtual Administrators
Hang on, gain on. That is the theme we at Walton County School District have taken for this school year.We were interrupted this past year due...

Let’s Talk! Assistant Launch: Introducing a K-12 District-Focused Chatbot
If there’s one thing families and school district employees don’t have enough of this year, it’s time. Parents, students, teachers, and others have...

First chatbot designed for K-12 school districts now available
K12 Insight unveils Let’s Talk Assistant, a chatbot made for K-12 schools, to create efficiencies and provide always-on customer service.

Is Email Hindering Your School District's Progress?
Questions, suggestions, and concerns are pouring in from your community—and have been for months now. Just take a look at your email inbox. If...

Managing Back-to-School Chaos: 4 Effective Strategies for Inquiries
There is no busier time than back-to-school—except for this year. Because the typical uptick of incoming communications won’t stop after the first ...

Prevent Long School Board Meetings with Simple Solutions
As the beginning of another—but vastly different—school year draws nearer, I’m hearing more and more about lengthy school board meetings. Some repo...