Best of the Blogs
School Administrator, January 2017


“Just today, I spent time with a few hundred teenagers in one of our high schools. These young people were designing projects and business plans tied to their passions and aspirations. I was struck by the fact that nearly all of the projects centered on helping others.”
From “#Hopeful” by Cynthia Lane (superintendent, Kansas City, Kan.) on her blog Journey of a Superintendent


“The kindergartners are just a blast to meet with for the first time. I am always impressed that they can say the word superintendent, let alone know and remember what I do for a living. Impressive!”
From “Never Forget” by Chris Brown (superintendent, West Genesee Schools, Camillus, N.Y.) on his blog Notes from the Superintendent


“My innate desire is to put a process around most things and then improve through continuous improvement strategies. Not everyone operates that way and it often has me challenging the status quo. We can’t get better by staying the same. We’ve got to break past Newton’s first law and get moving.”
From “Let’s Do the Right Things, Not the Wrong Things Right” by Chris Gaines (superintendent, Mehlville, Mo.) on his blog Paddling Superintendent


“When we get to January or February, will the educational practice wane or will the education being provided to the students be just as dynamic as it is during the first month of school? To that, I offer: it depends on the purpose driving the work.”
From “Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand” by Paul McDermott (superintendent, Oak Forest, Ill.) on his blog Today Matters