Superintendent Eric Gallien has been suspended by his school board just a few months after he took the helm of Charleston County School District, the second-largest system in South Carolina. Elsewhere, a handful of districts hired first-time superintendents.
It's important for leaders to share ideas and the great things they're doing for their districts. That's why we're showcasing these five states featured in a new report that are spearheading various initiatives centered around edtech and student achievement.
Superintendent Rosanna Mucetti believes that the core of leadership is commitment, staying curious, asking lots of questions and an openness to continuous improvement.
Educators are parents, too. That's a fact that Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Superintendent Jim Chadwell would like more Americans to recognize as he and other K12 leaders grapple with growing pushback against public schools.
"We highlight the people and stories that make the district great," Superintendent Travis Bracht says. "We have covered everything from students telling us about what they enjoyed the first week of school to a conversation about artificial intelligence with our technology director."
The 2023 "State of the American Student" contains reports from district and other experts on new approaches that "center instruction and support on what students need most."
With every decision feeling more divisive, technology evolving at hyperspeed, and the needs of school communities getting greater, leaders today have to adapt, innovate, and communicate in fundamentally different ways.
Now more than ever, school communicators are being considered as a member of their district's cabined and/or leadership team. Here's why they're so valuable.
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 04 at 2 pm ET <br><br> Attend this 20-minute DA Ed Talk to learn practical strategies for how to support and meet the needs of students with IEP/504 plans and ELL students in a virtual setting.
How the public went so quickly from calling educators the heroes of the pandemic to "villains" and "groomers" bothers Papillion La Vista Community Schools Superintendent Andrew Rikli.
