The Dump Truck Story

The Dump Truck Story

The Dump Truck Story What happens when we normalize ‘disaster’ thinking and accept the mess by Alicia Diaz-David When my son was two years old, he scribbled on his dump truck with a brown marker and announced that he would wash it right there in the middle of our...
50 Ways to Celebrate Summer Learning

50 Ways to Celebrate Summer Learning

50 Ways to Celebrate Summer Learning by Cheryl Allen Summer is a time of more daylight, warmer temperatures, and more time outdoors. We may think that, for children who are out of school in the summer, it is not a time of learning. Yet, it can be an incredible time of...
Solving Seemingly Impossible Talent Puzzles without Hiring

Solving Seemingly Impossible Talent Puzzles without Hiring

Solving organizational role vacancies with staff already part of an organization can provide opportunities for those staff to grow and develop and for the organization to benefit from their organizational acumen. Unfortunately, too often our knee jerk reaction as...
Solving Seemingly Impossible Talent Puzzles without Hiring

Staff Planning for Next Year – Comings, Goings, and Growth.

This is the time of year when school leaders ask themselves the following questions. Who is staying and who is leaving, who needs to move on, and who needs to grow in their teaching practice or professionalism? Our discussion will focus on how we make staffing...