How to make your district’s portrait of a graduate even better
Whether it’s called a portrait, profile, or vision, districts across the country are collaboratively creating an aspirational model of their graduate. What is a Portrait of a Graduate? While...
3 Good Reasons for Principals to be in Classrooms Right Now
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how principals might conduct evaluations right now. I wrote it in response to questions I had seen on the internet, took...
Teacher evaluation in a pandemic: 5 ways to make it work
Teacher evaluation. Ugh. The term evokes so many mixed emotions. Teachers often find them useless at best and fear-inducting at worst. And principals often see them as just another...
How to hire the right school leaders for your district
How to hire great school leaders As Jim Collins tells us, “getting the right people on the bus” is key to creating a successful organization. Nowhere is that more true...
