TregoED Blog — Situation Appraisal

Superintendent turnover, teacher turnover, principal turnover – are no doubt happening – AND there are not many replacements flowing in the pipeline.  Culture is at the top of the list of why people stay or leave their jobs.  In a recent report by Microsoft, employees reported that what they wanted most was “a culture that Read the full article…

Get Your Priorities Straight Using a Little SUG

In today’s world, school leaders have critical, complex priorities that are constantly shifting. Getting your priorities straight is easier said than done when the world around you is in constant flux.  Just looking at the first hour of the average school day this year, we find leaders dealing with a multitude of tasks caused by Read the full article…

Education leaders have certainly had their hands full developing emergency plans to protect students, employees and the community while ensuring education continuity. Most school districts have cleared the first few hurdles of returning to school, but they still face unchartered territory.    Leading successfully through all the ripples, (which sometimes felt like tsunamis) caused by today’s Read the full article…

Road Map for Successfully Reopening Schools

Have you ever wondered how Dorothy managed all the issues and concerns she encountered with the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz movie and actually made it to the Emerald City?  She and her cohort of the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tinman essentially had a yellow brick “road map” Read the full article…

Ensuring student safety takes more than locking the doors

In response to recent school shootings and the cry for increased safety measures to be put in place, many school districts are re-evaluating their procedures, practices and protocols to build an understanding of where there might be gaps or cracks in their current safety and security plans. Safety in our schools encompasses issues well beyond Read the full article…

Written by Dr. Christopher Manno You’re faced with complex circumstances? You’re contemplating numerous alternatives from which to choose? You’ve decided on a course of action, and are considering how to ensure success. Outcomes are not as expected, and you need to know why. You are a leader with a revolving door of team members seeking assistance, Read the full article…

You said what???? My belief is that we seem to be losing each other because we are avoiding conversation!! I think I heard what you said, and I think you know what I meant, but, did you??? If there is one thing that brings this fact to mind this week, it is Ferguson.  I will Read the full article…