The Chicago Teachers Union wants its next contract to include raising the salary floor for paraprofessionals, more dual language programs, sports and fine arts programs for every school, and more Sustainable Community Schools.
Date & Time: Monday, April 29th at 2 pm ET <br><br> Based on the "Annual Public School System Strategic Plan Scan" by Godek et al., (2024), this first-of-its-kind webinar presentation from the District Administration Leadership Institute will reveal how leading districts are successfully engaging families and communities, integrating effective pandemic-era strategies, and enhancing principal involvement to drive educational excellence.
When physical education is modified to be accessible and fun, all students can build the confidence, competence and motivation to see movement as part of a healthy and joyful lifestyle.
School district websites are often the first point of contact for parents, students and the community. With technology advancing so quickly, however, too many of us are still using older sites.
School leaders should work with law enforcement to develop a response plan that starts discreetly, at a lower intensity, and scales up rapidly if a threat becomes credible.
The contest is now open for the District Administration Top EdTech Products awards, which are designed to showcase the latest in edtech innovation, with the emphasis on how these technology solutions are breaking new ground in the edtech market.
How much IEP progress is enough for a district to show that it provided free appropriate public education? According to one court regarding a middle schooler with a seizure disorder, not hitting annual IEP goals is not enough progress.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote that Florida cannot "dictate, without limitation, how public-school teachers refer to themselves when communicating to students."
"SPARK": It's an acronym Designing Schools' CEO Sabba Quidwai teaches in her AI Bootcamp that helps educators engineer their prompts to get the most out of AI tools like ChatGPT.
