The challenges principals face today are not necessarily the same as when many of today's central office leaders held those positions.

The key to solving chronic absenteeism isn't stacking more interventions; it's greater precision about where to focus efforts.

As many as 16 buildings could lose their current academic programming under the proposals, although the district stopped short of describing the buildings as closed schools.

The school board voted to close nine schools last year, and 27 were recently being evaluated to determine whether they should "remain operational."