Deep Dive Podcast of "Fostering Parent Engagement for Equitable & Successful Schools"

Here is a deep dive podcast of the book: "Fostering Parent Engagement for Equitable & Successful Schools"

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Deep Dive Podcast: Superintendent's Rulebook

Podcast: Deep Dive of "Superintendent's Rulebook" I had such a great time with the deep dive podcast for "Engaging Parents" I decided to do one for my first book, "Superintendent's Rulebook" Podcast: Podcast: Superintendent's Rulebook

Lessons learned in reviewing college/university programs: "Change is Hard to Do..."

As I am writing, we are in the Covid-19 pandemic forcing school districts across the nation to close and in New York State create a political tension on who has the authority to close schools and for how long. Whatever the ultimate outcome is for the school closers, I hope (this is ONLY if it is safe to do so) in New York State, at least we could somehow come back by June 1st. It would be ideal to have both teachers and students again but absent that bring back in at least the teachers. This would provide an opportunity for teachers and students to put some sort of annual closer to the school year. Absent doing this, I fear that it would prevent a "clean reset" for the start of the next school year. We have witnessed schools scramble to convert to online/video lessons. My wife, Laurie, who is a Cosmetology Teacher, has transformed our living room into her laboratory. She is conducting video classes with her students in a digital environment that allows her to demons...

School District Directed Principal Preparation Masters Programs-Novel Concept

Over the last year and a half, I have been working for the University of the State of New York Regents Research Fund as a Project Director for NYSED. The program is funded by the Wallace Foundation, whose generosity and interest in education leadership is profound. As Project Director I oversee the development and execution of six Principal Preparation Partnerships Pilot Programs (Holy alliteration Batman!). These programs represent a fresh approach to testing out ideas that NYSED previously gathered from education leaders throughout the state (superintendents, principals, teachers, college professors, leadership organizations). The motivation for the advisory committee's work in the first place was mainly a general dissatisfaction with the school building leader graduate's readiness to take on the responsibilities of being an Assistant Principal, or Principal position. They were the education version of "not ready for primetime". The focus of the committee's re...

Rule book for Education Leaders

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