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Admin & Management

How to make complex and complicated decisions, with public participation

Quintin Shepherd -
Leaders should leverage the complicated-complex spectrum to enhance decision-making and ensure that those most impacted have a voice in the process.

Superintendent turnover: New data show reasons for recent moves

Matt Zalaznick -
New job? Resignation? Termination? What is the biggest reason for superintendent turnover? Plus, mental health makes an impact on strategic plans.

Superintendents on the move: Retirements outpace new hires this week

Matt Zalaznick -
Harrisburg School District is among the districts the picked a new leader in recent weeks. Benjamin Henry, now the regional assistant superintendent of Polk County Schools in Florida, will takes the Pennsylvania district on Nov. 1.

Community Schools Roundtable: Data-Driven Systems for Physical, Social, & Mental Health Support

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 2nd at 2 pm ET

In this DA webinar, learn how Hamilton County Schools (TN), Hartford County Schools (MD), and Lancaster Public Schools (CA) are building sustainable whole-child systems that are informed by student voice and leverage community partners to proactively support the physical, social, and mental health of our students. Their approaches are united by an emphasis on data-informed decision making.

***All attendees will be able to safely download "Growing Community: The Community Schools Framework in Action Across Three States."

Leaders in California district see improvements in the purchasing process with Amazon Business

DA Staff -
San Marcos Unified School District uses Amazon Business to procure paper products, office supplies, school supplies such as pencils and iPad covers, and even for car parts and other maintenance items.

Superintendents on the move: Hiring steadies as school year begins

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents are still on the move, though in smaller numbers than they were earlier in the year. Several districts filled vacancies.

Why optimism? It’s not just about seeing good in every situation

Quintin Shepherd -
Here is how K12 leaders can embrace the balance of optimism and realism and guide their communities toward a future filled with hope and resilience.

School leaders, here are the keys to executive problem-solving

Dana Godek and Michael Moore -
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.

Gregory-Portland ISD leader wants her district to ‘wonder constantly’

Matt Zalaznick -
How Superintendent Michelle Cavazos encourages her staff at a top rural school district to be disruptive and innovative for students.

Superintendents on the move: 2 longtime leaders will retire

Matt Zalaznick -
Superintendents in Georgia and Texas—with nearly 80 years of K12 experience—are preparing to say goodbye to their school districts.

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