TregoED Blog

3 Ways to Maximize the Benefits of Leadership Development

Making better decisions for your students, staff, and community has obvious benefits – improved student achievement, time and money saved, problems solved, etc.  Setting your decisions up for success not only increases the chances of better outcomes, but it can also lead to synergistic effects such as improved morale, leadership retention, and community relations. How Read the full article…

Plowing Through Tough Decisions by asking the Right Questions

Navigating winter storms takes on a whole new layer of complexity when it comes to school districts and decision making – ice, snow, floods, wind, and cold are all important considerations when it comes to making the call.  Using the pertinent questions from TregoED problem solving and decision-making frameworks can help you plow through these Read the full article…

Collaboration: Not always easy, but always worth it!

Great minds don’t always think alike – as a matter of fact, having a variety of thoughts and opinions often can help you come up with a better strategy or solution to challenges that lie ahead. In fact, Temple Grandin strongly advocates for inclusive thinking championing the idea that when great minds don’t think alike Read the full article…

Tuscaloosa Team Demonstrates Strategic Steps to Success

As we approach the end of the calendar year, schools are just getting started.  Many schools all over the US have lots of new and different” initiatives in the works. Those initiatives may be focused on areas as widespread as achievement gaps, attendance, equity, safety, etc., but the basics of implementing a successful initiative remain Read the full article…

What Keeps School Leaders Up at Night?

When we recently asked current administrators “What keeps you up at night?” one thing that they all mentioned was that increased community involvement brought increased (and often stressful) preparation for (or rehashing of) difficult conversations. Many times, going into a difficult conversation – whether it be with parents, colleagues, students, or community members – you Read the full article…

7.3 Miles – A Lesson in Leadership

With the suitcases loaded in the rental car and the girls buckled in the backseat, we set off on our mini adventure into New York City. Our agenda was set and Central Park was loaded into Waze for directions. Although I had been to New York several times, I had never driven in the city. Read the full article…

30 Years of Change in Education – What remains the same?

The problems that educators face today have changed over the last 3 years, never mind the last 30.  What has stayed the same?  A good approach still works every time! We recently asked TregoED process users “What is the most critical issue on your plate right now?”:  academic recovery, finances, school safety, mental health, or Read the full article…

Top 5 Critical Issues in Education in 2023

Critical: (crit·i·cal) having the potential to become disastrous, at a point of crisis having decisive or crucial importance in the success, failure, or existence of something. Education leaders are facing serious issues in 2023 driven by a period of disruption – a worldwide pandemic, divisive politics, prevalent gun violence, and financial crisis.  Looking at a Read the full article…

Making Decisions Under Pressure Requires Patience

“Pressure!”(With apologies to Billy Joel) Spending deadline’s coming up Pressure! You had better not screw this up Pressure! You have the money, now’s the time to spend But here you are with your wants and your needs and your shortages and such Your regulations and your tests and your parents and the rest It’s all Read the full article…

Looking forward to your next meeting?  In many cases, the answer to that question is “nope.”  Many meetings have been viewed as at worst – time-sucking obligations, mind-numbing information dumps, frustrating rehashes and/or contentious public forums of off-track topics, or at best dull and uninspiring.  Holding meetings in an online platform has only amplified those Read the full article…