Admin & Management

How to maximize ESSER funding before it’s gone

It is tempting to think of these last ESSER funds as one-time expenditures to address limited, one-time needs. A better way to consider these funds would be as a down payment on sustainable strategies.

4 superintendents are switching places as hiring surge continues

T. Lamar Goree, a former Louisiana superintendent of the year, has been named the lone finalist to become the new leader of Duncanville Independent School District in Texas.

Administrators deserve better than just one poverty metric

Many in the education community agree that free and reduced-price lunch data is far from perfect and doesn’t tell the full poverty story.

Why one superintendent says collaboration is more important than ever

Whitehall City Schools' mascot is the Ram, which also serves as an acronym for one of Superintendent Sharee Wells' most important philosophies: Relationships always matter.

6 ways leaders are building resilient and engaged communities

Solving today's challenge will require something more fundamental than either tech solutions or event planning: people working together to build close-knit school communities.

Can we close the economic divides between K12 neighbors?

The solutions start with district leaders lobbying for new state policies, such as redrawing districts intentionally to serve a more racially and economically diverse mix of communities, a new report advises.

How to bring more men of color into district leadership

There are deliberate steps that district leaders can take to encourage more men of color to aspire to principalships, superintendencies and other administrative positions, says former administrator Harrison Peters.

K12 turnover keeps school boards busy hiring new superintendents

In New York, Superintendent Carmine Peluso is moving to the Churchville-Chili Central School District from the Rochester City School District. Ann Arbor Public Schools in Michigan has promoted interim leader Jazz Parks to become its next superintendent

Time horizons: How leaders turn the clock to strategy

A superintendent’s time horizon is longest of all: budgeting, capital projects, strategic initiatives and changing state requirements—and this is the time to prioritize those issues.

Book bag: 4 new must-reads on AI, coaching and the humanity of teaching

To save you time on the whole “what book should I read next?” part of the equation, District Administration will regularly scour the latest releases to bring you our most well-informed recommendations.

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