You're adding new pieces of education technology constantly, right? So unless you're operating a one-room schoolhouse, how do you know which devices have become obsolete and which hardware is being used the most?
More than a decade after Response-to-Intervention and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports took root on campuses across the country, multi-tier strategies have become the standard for identifying and assisting struggling students. Yet, the way educators use these and similar systems continues to evolve. Educators now understand far more about the neuroscience of learning and are […]
Twice a month, board of director members for Topeka Public Schools in Kansas spend the first 20 minutes of their board meetings celebrating the district’s diverse culture and employee accomplishments. “We highlight employees and their achievements, and acknowledge our diverse community,” says Tiffany Anderson, superintendent at TPS, a district that supports roughly 3,000 teachers and […]
In Tempe, Arizona, the phone number for a suicide hotline is printed on every student's ID badge, teachers are trained to spot and respond to warning signs in students, and administrators don't use euphemisms when discussing the topic.
Deputy Superintendent C. Todd Cummings has been promoted to be the Indiana district's new superintendent. He will replace Kenneth Spells when he leaves at the end of the school year.
In his first year as superintendent, Manny Caulk opened the new grant-funded office, created academic excellence strategies, redesigned high schools and launched a volunteer campaign.
Faced with tight budgets and the expanding use of electricity-hungry technology, districts are turning to energy efficiency solutions that don’t sacrifice learning power. “Academic achievement is always foremost in everyone’s mind, and parents, teachers and administrators all want to be first in that space where you’re providing the latest tools—the tablets, laptops and phones that […]
John Gaddis, superintendent of Somerset County School District in Maryland, quells parent frustration over repeated snow-day cancellations by posting humorous videos on Facebook. Gaddis—while wearing flip flops, swim trunks and Hawaiian shirts—films himself in the snow fishing, roasting marshmallows and sitting in a beach chair next to a grill. Parents reportedly like the videos and […]
Managing and keeping track of the many hours of professional development required for a district’s non-instructional staff may be one of an administrator’s more underappreciated responsibilities. “There are a lot of different employees within the system who can easily be left out of the loop if you’re not mindful of the two types of training […]
