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Mastering Community Engagement: 5 Ways for Schools to Excel
Do me a favor. Pull your strategic plan down off the shelf and flip to the section on community engagement. When you wrote this months ago, everyth...
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Community Engagement: Answering the Two Essential Questions
You spend more time than you'd care to admit thinking about how to engage your community. Listening and responding to parents and teachers is criti...
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Don't look now, but your last school district crisis was totally avoidable
Imagine: You're the head of a large urban school district. The Education Department hands down a new policy directive. You act swiftly and with the...
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When Teachers Miss School, Students Miss Out: Impact Assessment
Remember when you were in high school? On the rare occasion that you had a substitute teacher, what happened in class that day?When I was in hi...
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When Violence Strikes, Schools Can Lead: Crisis Response
Last week, the country once again found itself embroiled in controversy and tragedy.When videos emerged in the aftermath of two separate but eq...
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Parental Influence on Student Success: Unveiling the Key
It’s no secret: When parents are involved in their children’s education, students do better.Just look at this research from the CDC. Parent eng...
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Failing Grades for Most School Surveys: Identifying Weaknesses
Your school district is no stranger to surveys. From climate to parent engagement, a well-thought-out survey has long been among one of the best wa...
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Expressing Gratitude to Teachers: A Weeklong Appreciation
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” –Albert EinsteinThink back to one teacher who inspir...
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Preparation is Everything: Navigating Floods in School
How’s the old saying go? “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best?”Have you seen footage of the floods in Texas this week? There’s no ...
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Blurring boundaries between educational institutions and communities
When does a school’s responsibility to its students end?If you said never, you’re smarter than you think.As the line between schools and co...