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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…

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…

What’s good for the goose…. I ran across a great little video from Edutopia of “words kids love to hear” reflecting the Whole Child SEL mantra that we know to be so important to our children’s mental health, always, but especially after the year they just had.  But what about the Whole Staff Member approach?  Read the full article…

“Running a school district is one of the toughest most complex jobs in America – John Kim, Senior Lecturer @HBS during A Seat at the Table: Strategies and Tips for Complex Decision Making Webinar Education leaders are living in a VUCA world – a world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity as they face Read the full article…

Golden Nugget Series: How to find more opportunities to facilitate

Good process facilitators understand that using process can get us better results, but often there are organizational or cultural barriers that can get in the way.  An unfocused approach can lead to premature conclusions, revisiting the same issue again and again, dead end paths and wasted time. Experience has taught us a lot of great Read the full article…

No doubt we have all experienced the (sometimes shocking!) blowback that can arise when people are unhappy with decisions that are made or problems that have arisen.  Community outrage, walkouts, public smear campaigns, etc. can make anyone a little wary of putting their neck out – even for the right thing.   This wariness can lead Read the full article…

As educators, we understand well the value of resilience for learners. Resilience is the capacity to persist even when faced with overwhelming obstacles – the kinds that might fell an average person. Resilience ensures growth and progress despite significant challenges or circumstances. But what about resilience as leaders? How are we demonstrating resilience on the Read the full article…

There is no doubt that Nick Gledich deserves to be named one of Edweeks “Leaders to Learn From.”  Nick is a believer.  He believes in doing the right things right. He also believes that one of his primary responsibilities is to optimize the utilization of resources to increase achievement.  He considers the members of his Read the full article…

This topic is so complex. School culture is a reflection of how the school board, community, parents, administrators, staff, teachers, and students view and treat one another. Improving school culture requires buy-in from almost all stakeholders, doesn’t it?