Award-Winning Documentary, Petersburg Rising, the remarkable true story of transforming one of the lowest-performing school districts, is now available to Educators nationwide. The film highlights a successful approach to overcoming crisis, generational cycles of failure and systematic challenges to equitable education. Petersburg Rising, a “must-see” film from Producer and Award-winning Author…
(the following is an excerpt from a forthcoming issue of The School Administrator. See AASA.org) It was Monday morning and the middle school had flooded over the weekend. Told it would take two weeks to reopen, the superintendent quickly moved this crisis to the top of his growing list that…
(the following is an excerpt from a forthcoming issue of The School Administrator. See AASA.org) Part 2: Face the facts and your fears. Data reflecting poor performance, especially among subgroups, often become the catalyst to action. In Abington, Pa., the data showing gaps between the majority of the student body…
(the following is an excerpt from a forthcoming issue of The School Administrator. See AASA.org) No. 3: Make organizational meaning. The best school districts choose an overarching strategy for improvement rooted in their stakeholders’ core beliefs and vision, a clear-eyed analysis of the internal facts and external research, and a…