Blog: Principals & School Leaders

Reclaim Your Sanity and Your Time: 5 Lessons on Using AI as a Teacher’s Productivity Tool

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 13:12:00 +0000

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The thought of using AI can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be that scary. In this post, we talk about Mariah Warren’s tips at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference on how teachers can use AI to make the most of their time.

6 Things School Leaders Should Consider When Considering an Esports Program

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:57:00 +0000

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Esports are an ever-growing field, and because of this, many schools are considering adding one to their academic programs. If you are a school leader who wants to see some benefits of one of these programs, then this post, filled with insights from Jill Ranucci, is a great place to start.

5 Tips to Improve Literacy in Every Classroom

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:33:00 +0000

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Literacy is an important component of every classroom. However, it can be hard to get students to want to engage. In this post, we offer six different tips that Scott Warren gave at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference on how to improve literacy in every classroom.

How One CTE Center Elevated English and Boosted Student Success

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:18:00 +0000

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How can you work in English credits at a career and technology center? We look at how Northland Career Center, a 2024 Pacesetter School Award winner, did just that.

From Struggle to Success: How a School Leader Transformed His School

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:31:00 +0000

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What can you do as a school leader to make a difference for your teachers, staff and students? We look at five lessons in leadership we learned at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference.

Three Ways to Design for Teacher-Led Growth (and Why You Should Care)

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:47:00 +0000

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Just like you ask teachers to create environments where students feel an ownership over their learning, teachers will do well in a teaching environment where they have ownership over their own growth.

In this post, we talk about how to accomplish this teacher-led growth in your school.

Supporting New School Leaders to Create Great Schools: Three Steps Towards Powerful Leadership

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:26:00 +0000

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How can you support new leaders in your school or district?

In this post, we are going to talk about three different steps you should take to make sure they get the support they need.

Who You Were Shapes Who You Are: Understanding Emotional Intelligence in Order to Better Support Teachers and Students

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:26:00 +0000

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Dr. Brian Dinkins discusses how trauma in his own life made him realize the importance of embracing emotional intelligence and using it to better reach teachers and students where they are.

In this post, we talk about what he learned and how he used it to be a better leader.

The Power of a Power Career Pathway: How Western York County Created a Utility Line Worker Program

ashley.shaw@sreb.org — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 20:08:00 +0000

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How can you put all of the tips on creating career pathways we’ve been going over the last few weeks into practice? Let’s look at how York school district one and the Clover school district in South Carolina created a utility line worker program in their school district!

How Can a Roundtable on Education Human Capital Help Your State?

David Raney — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:17:00 +0000

Another school year has started, and nearly every state in the SREB region is facing major human capital challenges including teacher shortages. Schools now face shortages not only in STEM courses and special education but in most subject areas.

The Eisenhower Matrix: A Tool to Help School Leaders Focus Their Time

Veronica Johnson — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:36:00 +0000

[image:9257, w30 image right]The Eisenhower Matrix can help busy leaders make the most of their limited time to get things done. During World War II the matrix helped General Dwight Eisenhower plan and carry out the most complex military operation in history, the D-Day invasion of Normandy. He used it as a tool to ensure that he spent his time on the right work.

In This Together: How States Foster Safe Learning Environments

Veronica Johnson — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 15:41:00 +0000

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As legislatures convene regular sessions, we at SREB have observed an uptick in bills focused on school safety. Some propose dramatic changes in the way school districts hire and train security personnel, develop emergency plans, or address students’ mental and emotional health. Others make technical changes to standing laws in order to lower the barriers districts face in creating safe learning environments.

Unsung Heroes of America’s Schools

Veronica Johnson — Mon, 21 May 2018 19:06:00 +0000

Assistant principals are critical to school success

Assistant principals supervise the hallways and the lunchrooms. They observe teachers and coordinate testing. They serve as the first line of response for discipline referrals, guide wayward students with humor and compassion — and do their best to make their principals look good.

It’s a lot, but most assistant principals truly love their jobs and know that what they do is critical to their school’s success.

Visible Leadership Goes Far in Supporting Teacher Growth

Danielle Douez — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:01:00 +0000

Educator Effectiveness Spotlight

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At an elementary school in rural Arkansas, principal Rocci Malone works closely with her teachers to set year-long goals and monitor their progress in improving aspects of their teaching.

Florida Middle School Creates Success Academy

Debbie Peralta — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:28:00 +0000

Pinellas Park Middle School is about as challenging a school as you can find in Florida. The state has assigned it a grade of D for the past several years. All of its students receive free lunch. Twenty-three percent of its students have already been in some form of drop-out prevention program prior to enrolling at Pinellas Park.

Highly Qualified Turnaround Leaders Emerge in Florida

Debbie Peralta — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:21:00 +0000

The Florida Turnaround Leaders Program is a big hit in Florida that will ultimately result in better principals, better schools, and higher-performing students. “This program has provided the best professional development I have ever experienced in my 25 years as an educator,” said one participant.