Board-Superintendent Involvement in Innovation/Change Management
The Miami Lighthouse Partners With the Miami Dade County Schools in the Pre-K Arena
Virginia Jacko and I tell her incredible true story in our book The Blind Visionary (www.GovernanceEdge.com): losing her eyesight while serving as a senior financial executive at Purdue University; starting all over as a vocational rehabilitation student at …
The Demand Side of Succession Planning: Ripe for Board Involvement
Doug Eadie
What a great week it’s been! I was privileged to spend four hours Tuesday morning in Nashville, presenting a workshop (“The Board-Savvy Superintendent”) for – and interacting with – participants in AASA’s National Superintendent Certification Program. I can’t …
Policies Transform Culture in the Ithaca (New York) City Schools
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- Sean Bradwell
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- Luuvelle Brown
Wearing my governance …
Two Preeminent Board Development Change Champions
Doug Eadie
The last post at this blog talked about the all-too-common resistance among board members to change on the governance front, often the result of fear – of losing influence, experiencing discomfort, failing at doing something new, and the …
Board-Savvy Superintendents Don’t Underestimate Resistance to Governance Change
Doug Eadie
Resistance to change has scuttled more than one change ship in the sea of K-12 governance; in fact, it makes sense to assume that whatever approach your district takes to updating your board’s “governing design” – its role, …
K-12 Enterprise Part 3: Leyden District 212’s Partnership with A 1 Tool Company
Dr. Nick Polyak
This is the third article in our series looking at what we’re calling the “K-12 Enterprise.” We’ve defined the K-12 Enterprise as a public school district that is more secure and better able to thrive in an …
Leading the K-12 Enterprise
Doug Eadie
In Cleveland recently to facilitate a daylong board retreat, I dropped by the administrative headquarters of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District to chat with one of Eric Gordon’s top lieutenants, Dr. Roseann Canfora, the district’s Chief Communications Officer. …
Dr. Devin Vodicka and 3 Students Discuss Vista USD’s Personalized Learning Initiative
Dr. Devin Vodicka
A few weeks ago, during a conversation about educational innovation with Mort Sherman, AASA’s Associate Executive Director, Mort urged me to get in touch with a man he described as a “consummate innovator,” Dr. Devin Vodicka. Since …
Large-Scale Innovation on the Learning Front in the Wilder (Idaho) Schools
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- Patricia Clagg
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- Jeff Dillon
Security and comfort …
Superintendents Michael Lubelfeld and Nicholas Polyak Talk About “The Unlearning Leader”
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- Michael Lubelfeld
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- Nick Polyak
In today’s always …
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