District Administration Leadership Institute announced the winners of its prestigious National Awards Program, recognizing outstanding districts, leaders, and women in education across six key categories. The recipients were presented with their awards at the DALI Superintendent Summit in Naples, Florida.
A teacher unable to read books to her fourth-grade students without seeking permission. A pastor worried children will encounter graphic sexual material in the titles waiting on classroom shelves. A superintendent fired in part, he said, for refusing to yank books out of the schools.
The three finalists advancing to the next round of interviews are: Yolonda Brown, currently the chief academic officer in Atlanta Public Schools; Marie Feagins, chief of leadership and high schools for Detroit Public Schools Community District; and Cheryl Proctor, deputy superintendent of instruction and school communities for Portland Public Schools in Oregon.
The medical community doesn't have a full grasp on just how social media affects the health of students but a new report offers some solutions without calling for an outright ban.
At the final DALI Summit this year in Naples Grande Beach Resort, superintendents seamlessly shifted gears between commiserating with fellow district leaders and getting down to business to identify, diagnose and provide solutions to some of their most top-of-mind issues.
The Michigan district's enrollment has fallen by nearly 30% over the last 15 years, which means many school buildings are half-empty. District leaders say the closures will help right-size Grand Rapids Public Schools for a smaller student body and ensure resources are equitably.
Days after former Fort Bend ISD superintendent Christie Whitbeck says she was ousted from her position by other members of the board, the district has replaced her with Duncanville ISD's Marc Smith.
Midwest City-Del City Public Schools typically has its federal spending plans approved by the state by the end of September, Superintendent Rick Cobb said. It's usually a quick process after that to receive federal reimbursements, which support employee salaries, teacher training and extra resources for students.
Buildings are being shut down as district leaders and communities grapple with declining enrollment, aging buildings, the end of ESSER and other fiscal pressures.
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