Return on investment (ROI) and learn on investment (LOI)—can help leaders make informed and balanced decisions and protect initiatives that are essential for student success.

As positions are reduced and schools close, the community deserves to know how every dollar is spent and how priorities are being set.

Schools are now expected to document how they provide regular, clear communication and ensure parents' voices are reflected in decision-making processes, particularly in the use of federal funds.

We often visit schools and classrooms to join "walk-throughs" with principals and their supervisors. As the new year begins, we find ourselves with two questions.

A solid after-action review will help you make early mid-course corrections, shift resources to cover unanticipated needs, support principals and improve next year's planning.

When people experience autonomy and see some positive results, they become more engaged and productive. That is the promise of coaching.

The use of rigorous logic and disciplined methods to apply effective solutions to difficult problems is an essential skill of public education leadership. The higher up you go in the org chart, the more people you need to involve in the problem-solving process.

Becoming more intentional about the senior leadership team's purpose, membership and meetings will make your life easier, bring energy to the work of your leaders and improve your results.