A Principal's Reflections

Over the years, I have made the point of highlighting some of the many teachers who not only had a positive impact on me as a student but al...

If it’s true that life is a test, then the COVID-19 pandemic represents the most challenging one education and everyone in the field has eve...

While the challenges schools have faced during the pandemic are often portrayed in the media, some notable changes to practice have occurre...

During virtually every keynote, presentation, or workshop that I give, the topic of change is very much a part of it.  Leading the effort t...

I fondly remember when I was first asked to consider what my future career path might be.  Mrs. Williams, my kindergarten teacher, asked th...

Make no mistake about it; the job of any type of educator is tough these days. It is a rewarding profession in that we have the opportunity...

" To recruit the brightest and best, teaching needs to be a high status occupation " - Lord Adonis It is interesting how our cu...

I routinely write and speak about the changes leaders need to address in order to create schools that work for kids.  The most important job...

In case you haven’t noticed the education profession has been under attack as of late. The brunt of these attacks has been aimed at the ver...

A year and a half ago I decided to implement a job-embedded growth model at the suggestion of some of my teacher leaders.  They desperately...

Love them or hate them, the Common Core is a reality for the majority of educators and schools across the country.  As a principal I am alwa...

Back-to-school time can be stressful for teachers who may have limited funds to help stock the classroom with items to help keep kids’ cla...