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School of Thought Blog
From Staff to Team: 5 Practices That Encourage Collaboration to Improve Student Performance
21 January 2021
It’s a fact—secondary teachers are by nature more individualistic than lower-grade teachers. In most schools, they are singleton teachers who are specialists in their content area. Although this specificity is critical at the secondary level, it can often prevent collaboration and collegiality from becoming part of your school culture. The question for secondary school leaders […]
How Core Values Shape Our School Culture and Ultimately Influence Student Success
14 January 2021
This school year has presented more challenges than ever before. As leaders, we are charged with keeping it all together at the schoolhouse—while at the same time, as individuals, we are in need of support and self-care due to the uncertainty and unrest that surround us. How, with all that we have going on this […]
Lead Like a Conductor: Lessons Learned as a Middle Level Band Director
12 January 2021
Beginning band was an exciting time for my middle level students. For many, it was the first time receiving musical instruction, playing an instrument, reading music, and working collaboratively to create art. This experience led students through a journey of learning, challenges, excitement, frustration, determination, and euphoria. A conductor depends upon those they lead—if they […]
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Building Ranks™: Educational Leadership in Practice
School leaders are faced with increasingly complex requirements to meet the needs of each child and adult in their learning communities. Building Ranks™ supports school leaders by defining the “what” and “why” of effective school leadership. Based on two critical domains, Building Culture and Leading Learning, the framework targets 15 leadership dimensions. Grounded in best practices and proven research, Building Ranks is aligned with the NPBEA’s PSEL and NELP standards and serves as the framework on educational leadership.
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- Diagnostic of Educational Leadership Practice
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- Educational 360º Survey
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Student Agency: Creativity Lab
January 28, 2021 ET
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Mental Health Awareness
February 17, 2021 ET
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Access and Accommodations: Reimagining Places and Spaces for Students and Staff
March 17, 2021 ET
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Inquiry as a Caring Act
April 12, 2021 ET
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Passing the Mic: Student-Led PD Day at Fulton Middle School
May 14, 2021 ET
About Fulton Middle School Location: Fulton, MO Setting: Rural Lunches: 60% free and reduced-price lunch Grades: 6–8 Size: 565 students; 42 staff Read the Blog Coming soon! Live Virtual Tour Watch Live May 14, 11:00 a.m (ET) REGISTER NOW Pau Hana Webchat TBD