Best of the Blogs
School Administrator, June 2017
“I didn’t respond to this Facebook thread. Why? Because as much as I like Facebook (to keep in touch with family, former students and colleagues), it felt like a slippery slope to respond to a question that also offered an opinion and then was followed by the opinions of 6-7 other residents. … I already check my voicemail and email incessantly so that I can be responsive, am I also going to check Facebook for questions?”
From “
Facebook, Problem Solving Venue?” by
Kimberly Moritz (superintendent, Springville-Griffith Institute, Springville, N.Y.) on her blog
“In this day and age, with the ease of use of technology, students should be given the opportunity to see one another’s work, peer edit, comment and refine their work. This more closely resembles what happens in the ‘real world,’ where as adults we are evaluated on the quality of the work we produce.”
From “
The Power of an Audience” by
Paul McDermott (superintendent, Forest Ridge Elementary School District, Oak Forest, Ill.) on his Superintendent’s Blog
“Sounds boring. Sounds like a really thick book that sits on the shelf. Truth is, we don’t have one. Truth is, I think we need one. Not a big book that sits on the shelf, but a real well designed, goal oriented, data driven plan that guides all of our decisions.”
From “
Strategic Planning Zzzzzzz” by
Daniel Curry (superintendent, Calvert County, Md.) on his blog School Talk
“The race or ethnicity of a child has not been a primary consideration in placement — the student’s academic and social & emotional learning needs are the primary considerations — but developing what the District believed to be supportive peer groups and to avoid racial isolation has been one of many considerations.”
From “
Supporting All Students: Placement Practices in the Needham Public Schools” by
Daniel Gutekanst (superintendent, Needham, Mass.) on the Needham Public Schools Superintendent’s Blog
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