In this panel, FETC Conference Chair Jennifer Womble is joined by several superintendents and experts who share their advice for district leaders on how to address the growing concerns surrounding special education and how to leverage assistive technology to meet students' needs.
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 29 at 2 pm ET
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Attend this webinar to learn current best practices and strategies to improve any school safety plan with Max Schachter, who lost his son in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, and founded Safe Schools for Alex. Additional panelists include district leaders from the Center Grove Community School Corporation (Ind.) and the Albuquerque Public Schools.
A shallower-than-expected pool of just 10 applicants drove Duval County Public Schools to pause its search for a new superintendent last week, with a consultant citing politics as a key factor.
Quenching parents' and families' thirst for news updates is one way K12 leadership has changed over the last few years, Superintendent Joshua McDowell says.
New hires have outpaced superintendent resignations over the past week. While at least three leaders stepped down (and one learned their contract would not be renewed) two superintendents found new ones and several more are getting their first shots at leading a district.
"Eyes on the Board Act," which singles out TikTok and Instagram, would require schools and districts that receive federal broadband funding to prohibit students from accessing any and all social media apps on "subsidized services, devices, and networks."
Schools want to use these funds for next-generation firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention, a new survey suggests. How else would schools benefit if the program was expanded?
Even if teachers don't intend to discuss what's going on at home ands adults try to keep hard news from their children's ears, the pervasiveness of social media and 24/7 news cycles make it impossible to keep children from events that feel scary and incomprehensible.
"I can count on one hand how many teachers of color taught me," Principal E. Rodney Walker says. "I never wanted any student under my care to experience this lack of connection."
Superintendents should develop a comprehensive school board communication plan, establish a shared vision and not try to solve every problem on their own.
