Habits for Internal and External Success

There is something so hopeful about starting a new year. New possibilities, new plans, new dreams. In our districts and schools, we are looking at our goals and monitoring where we are in the journey to reach them. We are looking to the finish line. And just as we begin to see the flags of…

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More Productive Meetings: Outcome Oriented Goals

AGENDA ITEM OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS Parent Conferences To know and understand the purpose & goals of parent conferences, date(s) and timeframe Duty To share, discuss and understand the expectations for the duty schedule Summer School To outline the summer school schedule, identify courses and teachers needed and determine next steps Budget To discuss and accept…

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Outcome Driven Meetings

In part one, I shared that scientists at Harvard have learned two things about meetings: 1) a good meeting has an agenda 2) an agenda alone is not enough to run an effective meeting. Security expert, Bruce Schneier coined the term “security theater” to describe security measures that make people feel more secure without doing…

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Welcome Back to School – A Winning Strategy

There are few things that are more exciting for kids than a new school year beginning. The excitement of seeing old friends, making new ones, new teachers, new opportunities, new supplies. Our work as educators is ensuring that the excitement and the joy remain as the school year progresses. The same is true for leaders…

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