In just two years as superintendent of Ankeny Community School District in Iowa, Erick Pruitt has led his team in producing a five-year strategic plan, a profile of a graduate and a DEI framework.
When the bus driver "became lightheaded and lost consciousness" the student "saw the driver in distress, stepped to the front of the bus and helped bring it to a stop without incident," the superintendent said.
While there have been no reports of injuries or shots fired, this disturbing trend is yet another safety threat administrators must account for as they work to harden their schools against mass shooters.
Robert Runcie, who both resigned and was arrested on the perjury charge in 2021, was accused of lying to a grand jury investigating school safety and his management of a $1 billion bond measure.
This sentiment is yet more evidence for administrators that excessive workloads and lack of resources are driving teachers to their breaking point, according to the annual "Voices from the Classroom" survey.
This was a welcome turnaround for the district after it lost nearly 12,700 students during the pandemic. Officials attribute this recent surge in enrollment to the influx of immigrant students.
Video footage showed that John Gunn tried to enter the McCreary County schools early one morning in February and later acknowledged he had a gun at the time, according to a citation.
Superintendent Carl Dolente knows two important things about promoting student success: Classroom relationships work, one-size-fits-all cookie-cutters don't.
Our position in a shrinking and interdependent world is no longer guaranteed. We cannot let the pressures of maintaining the status quo continue to prevail.
