Posts Tagged ‘communication’
Value Based Budgeting
Budget Priorities: What You Value Most Spring brings April showers—and enrollment projections, staffing allocations, and budgeting decisions. Essentially, we are doing three jobs at once: finishing strong, celebrating with grads and retirees, and hiring for the coming year. As one colleague puts it, “God blesses educators with a forgetful memory; otherwise, we would never go…
Read MoreAdaptive Messaging
Adaptive Messaging Communicate Hope: Leaders communicate hope and energy even in the midst of uncertainty. Some on our staff are hurting from loss. Others are fearful for their safety. And some are opposed to vaccines and masks. How do we as leaders fill everyone’s bucket … so they in turn … can fill student buckets? …
Read MoreStudent Voice
Know better … Do Better … Listening to Student Voice Want to build back better? Listen to student voice. Students are in class all day every day. Their wisdom will astound you. And hopefully change you for the better. Those are some of the take-aways from this interview with Jenn McDermott, Director of Innovative Initiatives…
Read MoreGreat Ideas – Federal Way – Board of the Year
An Interview with Dr. Tammy Campbell … Federal Way Supt … Board of the Year 2020 The Federal Way Public School’s Board of Directors was named Board of the Year for 2020 by the Washington State School Directors Association AND recognized as a school of distinction for five years in a row. They were recognized…
Read MoreMichelle Reid: National Superintendent of the Year
An Interview with Michelle Reid, National Superintendent of the Year: Recognized for Northshore’s focus on Educational Justice Congratulations, Michelle, on your recognition as AASA National Superintendent of the Year, for 2021. You and your Northshore team have done great work. Thank you for sharing your hard won wisdom, successes and lessons learned along the way.…
Read MoreRenewed Calling
Dear Larry: I would love some advice on how superintendents can continue to stay motivated when they feel under attack from their staff, community, or other groups. Little by little, the joy we once experienced erodes, and we’re left with a hollow shell of an office and—even worse—a job, not a calling. Dear Friend: I hear you.…
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