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The chief academic officer leads the core business for a K-12 public school system. One of the keys to the role is the ability to work collaboratively with other members of the leadership team, says former Superintendent Ann Clark, a featured speaker at the District Administration Leadership Institute’s CAO Summit.
If you’re in the unenviable position of finding people to fill the shoes of some of your best former teachers, know that you’re not alone. Let’s take a closer look at why teachers are leaving their jobs, and dive into some ways you can beat the odds.
Paraprofessional training yields big benefits, typically without big costs and schedule disruptions.
Want an idea for a hands-on middle school STEM lesson that’s guaranteed to fuel student engagement? Hand the kids lighters, and tell them to start fires. Even better (and safer): Invite local firefighters to help out.
Educators not trained in mental health care may fear saying the wrong things when discussing suicide and depression with students in distress. So why not practice these delicate communication skills with virtual teenagers?
Attempts to control sexting among students can land administrators in legal and educational gray areas.
Technology can make it easier to communicate with parents and others about special education matters, but the convenience of digital communication can also lead to embarrassment and liability.
School district leaders have much in common with their peers in other fields, says Erich May, superintendent of Morgan County School District in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
Join us for our CAO Summit, in Chicago from July 15-17. Our featured speaker will be Ann Clark, former Superintendent/CAO of Charlotte Mecklenberg and principal, serving all K12 grades. Ann brings valuable insight from her 35-year journey around the role of CAO, reminding you to stay steadfast to the “why” you do what you do.
You don’t have to spend lavishly or disrupt schedules to train paraeducators.
Experts and administrators applaud The College Board’s efforts to improve admissions fairness, but some see pitfalls in scoring students’ backgrounds.
FETC 2020 speaker Kristy Sailors, director of education technology for Houston ISD, shares the 11-step process the district has developed to select the best high-quality digital resources for classrooms.
Three strategies for technology leaders to ensure that IT initiatives align with district priorities and how to budget for them—all while doing more with less.
A look at what’s involved in bringing transformational digital leadership to a K-12 school district.
High school students enrolled in Miami-Dade County’s early education academies taught coding to students in district childcare centers.
A new breed of learning management systems is enabling K-12 innovation and best practices across regions and states, says Ken Zimmerman, an instructional technology specialist in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster-Lebanon IU13.
Teachers and administrators often talk about software and processes as “jumping through hoops.” Successful edtech developers who pay attention to solving hoops generate goodwill among end users. “But what are the characteristics of a hoop?” asks Zach Vander Veen, former director of technology for the Hamilton City School District in Ohio.
Nuts and Bolts: Riverside Middle School implements a homegrown program called “WIN.”
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