Disruption, Disorientation, Disequilibrium… Now What?

Lynn Swaner, Dan Beerens, and Erik Ellefsen 

At a time when many of us thought we’d be coming back from or headed into a much-needed spring break, we’ve instead found ourselves in one of the most trying and challenging of times in modern history—let alone modern education. Right now, nearly all our professional focus is on ensuring continuity of student learning and school operations. Learn More...

Telling the Story: A Resource to Share with School Families

Jay Ferguson

he most effective thing a head of school can do to build a thriving school community and impact student learning is to design and construct a school culture, the medium through which the school flourishes (or fails). Heads of school are really the only ones who can ultimately lead in building this culture, because what heads value—what they talk about, emphasize or do not emphasize, decry or praise, and live out or ignore—in many ways becomes the driving force behind what ultimately becomes important to the school, or its hidden curriculum. One of the ways school heads build culture most effectively is through the power of story. Read More...