"There were no traditions or routines yet," Principal Ahna Davis says of Cabot Freshman Academy. "We got to create the school that we wanted. Ten years later, it is still a fantastic school!"
Superintendent Peter Hannigan's series of video interviews with students and other activities was "renewed" for a second season after a five-episode run last school year. "Being visible as a superintendent is one of my top priorities," says the Chicago-area district leader.
"A long, long time ago I heard a superintendent talk and say, 'The problem with communication is 90% of the time people think they communicated, they didn't communicate or they miscommunicated,'" says Sean Maika, who was recently named a Superintendent to Watch by the National School Public Relations Association. "That leads to 90% of your problems."
Quenching parents' and families' thirst for news updates is one way K12 leadership has changed over the last few years, Superintendent Joshua McDowell says.
Jeffrey Collier is superintendent of Saginaw ISD, which encompasses 12 local public school districts and five public school academies. He also spent eight years as the superintendent of the Au Gres-Sims School District.
Most often, applicants desire a salary that's livable and respectable. Unfortunately, not every school district can offer competitive pay. So what are they doing instead?
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.
These 780 schools stand out for enabling students to get regular exercise, building tighter connections with their communities and expanding social-emotional learning.
Affordability is one of the primary reasons middle and high school students simply can't see themselves enrolling in college. Here's what leaders need to know.
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