In one of the most high-profile changes in leadership, Mike Miles will initially earn $1,473 per day to lead the state of Texas' takeover of Houston ISD; his salary is expected to eventually match the $360,000 salary of former superintendent Millard House II.
Dallas ISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde has been very vocal on Twitter about lawmakers not committing funding to teacher pay raises. She says while the school board just approved raises locally, it's not enough.
Kelly and her team at Revere Public Schools intend to overhaul the methods by which students have been selected for rigorous coursework over the last few hundred years or so.
"If you choose to respond in a powerful, informed, instructive and positive way, then it can be a huge benefit for us," says Jon Ostendorf, CIO at the Princeton Day School. "It's exciting because it's a challenge and we have to respond to it right away. Every day, you see more potential."
A Georgia superintendent has resigned from his post after agreeing to repay his district for repeatedly filling his truck up with gas at the school system's fuel depot, according to multiple reports.
State already has the authority to go into a school and change curriculum, change the professional development training for teachers, change instruction strategies—and even change the school calendar. Under the new law, the state school superintendent can actually change school staff.
Teachers and students are engaging with fewer edtech tools but the diversity of options is forcing CIO and other educators to manage even more applications than last year.
"Many districts throughout the state will be passing deficit budgets, because they are facing the same challenges," said Austin ISD CFO Ed Ramos. "Teachers are leaving the profession. Employees are making the decision whether or not to stay in their districts."
Assuring the community that the Colchester School District is spending money wisely—and carefully—has been one of Superintendent Amy Minor's top priorities from the day she took office.
