Admin & Management

3 districts share ideas that are easing COVID staff shortages

Regular check-ins on staff wellbeing, managing workloads and guaranteeing planning time are among the strategies K-12 leaders are using to keep staff onboard.

10 ways to ensure success when buying tech for K-12 schools

With a strategic approach, you can successfully navigate the often complicated process of acquiring new tools for your school.

To improve family engagement, start early and never give up

Building a strong school community begins with listening to families.

The troubling reason besides COVID that is prompting more school closures

Add computer hackers to COVID and increasingly severe weather on the growing list of challenges forcing administrators to more frequently shut schools down.

How schools are trying to win the battle for better behavior

Many kindergarteners and first-graders at Willow River Elementary School in Wisconsin simply cannot make it through the school day, counselor Sarah Flier says.

Superintendents share lessons learned after challenging start to 2021-22

Strong leadership and communication have been critical to administrative offices and all staff throughout schools.

Why K-12 leaders believe latest big shift to remote learning is only temporary

Staff shortages in the classroom and elsewhere are the leading reasons some big districts have shifted to virtual learning this week, with administrators hoping to bring students back quickly.

Principals intend to keep a positive attitude in 2022 as they focus on relationships

Principals are determined to strengthen relationships and ensure the well-being of students and staff to overcome COVID and other disruptions in the new year.

Mask mandates are back as K-12 leaders fight to keep classrooms open

Mask mandates are returning to dozens of districts just as many administrators had loosened COVID precautions in the weeks before omicron struck. 

Fashion faux pas? Uniforms may not be improving behavior in schools

Uniforms are not producing the desired improvements in student behavior and may even reduce kids' sense of belonging in school.

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