Whitehall City Schools' mascot is the Ram, which also serves as an acronym for one of Superintendent Sharee Wells' most important philosophies: Relationships always matter.
Solving today's challenge will require something more fundamental than either tech solutions or event planning: people working together to build close-knit school communities.
The solutions start with district leaders lobbying for new state policies, such as redrawing districts intentionally to serve a more racially and economically diverse mix of communities, a new report advises.
Most K12 leaders would agree that high-dosage tutoring is now a key part of instruction. Most would also note difficulties with finding adequate space and funding, hiring high-quality tutors and encouraging students to attend.
Community members, including PSD teachers and other employees, have also expressed concern about the growth of administrative positions at the district's central office.
Nowadays, students are much more likely to rely on completing assignments using artificial intelligence than plagiarizing someone else's work, new research suggests. Should we be surprised?
"We're changing lives," says Alabaster City School District Superintendent Wayne Vickers who declares they're looking at a 99% graduation rate this year. Here's how he's turned the district from "good" to "great."
