Communication and connectedness will be the guiding lights as administrators and their teams work to improve school climate in 2024, says one group of K12 thought leaders.
At the final DALI Summit this year in Naples Grande Beach Resort, superintendents seamlessly shifted gears between commiserating with fellow district leaders and getting down to business to identify, diagnose and provide solutions to some of their most top-of-mind issues.
By Bill Brancato, Vice President, IT Systems and Digital Strategy for Kelly Education December 19, 2023 There's no doubt that substitute teachers are the heroes who step up to allow learning to continue when teachers are absent. While they cover millions of classrooms each year, many states no longer require them to have an education […]
Essential elements to replicate this model in other districts: Workforce development partner, great training, a dedicated manager, and an in-demand field with upward mobility.
Depending on how legislators respond to their needs, these school systems will either remain vibrant economic and social incubators that prepare children to rebuild the state's rural culture or those same children could end up with lives of diminished opportunity.
K12 technology leaders have stepped up to the challenges of meeting the demands of modern edtech innovation. But there's always more to learn. Here are some sessions you ought to put on your list come January.
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott's vow to block any education funding bill lacking vouchers, superintendents were caught off-guard when additional proposals for school safety funds also disintegrated at the end of the fourth special legislative session, as detailed in a recent Texas Tribune report.
The fourth special legislative session this year ended without any increased funding for school safety—even though public schools have complained for months they don’t have enough money to meet new safety mandates approved this year.
Superintendents say they start communicating with bus companies and public safety officials to decide whether school should be in session as early as 3:30 a.m.
Some Texas school leaders are feeling frustrated after state lawmakers gaveled out, likely for the rest of the year, without passing funds already set aside to help school districts pay for new safety and security measures mandated by the state.
