Just off interstates 89 and 189, the Dorset Street school is fewer than 10 minutes from multiple Starbucks locations, fast food joints and pizza places — offering a range of options for a convenient lunch or snack.
As Curt Guaglianone of Mount Adams School District puts it, 2022-23 was "energizing, inspiring and refreshing." But now it's time to take lessons learned from the first "normal" school year since the pandemic and push them forward.
Just 12% of school mission statements refer to incorporating student-centered education, and 4% explicitly mention improving mental health for students, the data show.
"Assistant principals are uniquely positioned to effect meaningful change in schools, making them a critical piece of a successful school community," said National Assn. of Elementary School Principals Executive Director L. Earl Franks after the NAESP named the 27 National Outstanding Assistant Principals of 2023.
While kids probably aren't going to suddenly stop using social media, educators and other adults can work to turn the often-vilified online platforms into a more positive influence in the emotional lives of students.
House Republicans launch investigation into how districts used COVID relief funds on anti-bias training, environmental literacy, LGBTQ+ cultural competency, and other elements of what they call a "left-wing agenda."
"We can always count on Disney to provide for our schools and students in innovative, fun and thoughtful ways," superintendent Maria Vazquez said in a statement.
The outpouring of support for superintendent finalist Vito Perrone has solidified the former high school principal's desire to take the reins at Easthampton Public Schools, more than four days after he said the school board rescinded the offer when he used the word "ladies" in an email greeting to two female board members during contract negotiations.
Texas Education Agency officials said in a 31-page report that Austin ISD failed to follow a state-imposed improvement plan that found the district did not evaluate students in need of special education or provide services to those students.
