Every weeknight, Tacoma's middle and high school students headed to schools and community centers for the Summer Late Nights program. They played video games with friends and participated in everything from music and dance to yoga and arts activities.
2023's honorees spearheaded innovative strategies surrounding the effective use of technology to engage their school communities and expand two-way communication efforts.
Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. relies on social media to achieve one goal: to operate as a collaborative, result-oriented leader in In the nation's eighth-largest school district, The School District of Philadelphia.
Three of our favorite words are launch, reset and close. They describe moments at a time when leaders can step out of the whirlwind to confirm that the energy is going in the right direction.
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.
The finalists named by AASA comprise a diverse group hailing from these states: Georgia, Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas. "They are prime examples of what it means to be a superintendent in today's post-COVID world," AASA says.
A sometimes-overlooked part of the CIO's role is providing input and guidance during the selection of the digital curricular resources that students and teachers are using every day.