Digital Care Package: Happy National Principals Month!

by  |  10.13.21

Happy National Principals Month!  You do so much for the school communities you lead – and you deserve to be taken care of, too! We’ve collaborated with your fellow leaders to collect some gifts to make your National Principals Month extra special. Download each of the items below to complete your care package! Phone Backgrounds […]

How we invite students’ families to plan together with our staff

by  |  10.6.21

I lead a high school in a beautiful, vibrant community, with 90% students of color and an active, devoted alumni association. It also happens to be a school in which over 90% of students qualify for free and reduced lunch – and one of the lowest performing schools in the city. In a school balancing […]

Restorative Practices Roundup: 5 Leaders, 5 Stories

by  |  10.6.21

Over the past several years, Baltimore City Public Schools has been working to transform schools and communities by fully implementing restorative practices (RP).  As leader Karen Webber puts it, RP has been a primary tool in working to end the school-to-prison pipeline, advocating for students in crisis and reducing arrests and suspensions across the city […]

#PrincipalHack roundup: 5 ideas your fellow leaders love

by  |  9.27.21

As your school year gets under way, we wanted to share some favorite #PrincipalHacks from your fellow leaders, covering everything from family connections to must-have supplies. Thank you for everything you’re doing to support teachers and students right now – from big undertakings to small, meaningful “hacks.”

Why I turned staff meetings into “Faculty Huddles”

by  |  9.27.21

I find 10-15-minute, agenda-driven huddles lead to fresher thoughts and more innovation.

Answering the school phones gave me an instant connection to families

by  |  9.27.21

I hadn’t planned to answer the secretaries’ phones – but I’m so glad I did.

How Two Handwritten Letters Can Make a Difference

by  |  9.24.21

Two letters. One powerful message: You matter to me.

Using Student Data to Inform Equity Goals

by  |  9.23.21

As my district’s director of equity and inclusion, I know how much school leaders care about promoting success for every student, beginning on the very first day of school. This year is off to a complicated start, and I also know that it can be easy to feel like we’re already behind on planning anti-racist […]

3 Pillars for Building a Restorative Practices Culture

by  |  9.16.21

My journey with restorative practices is similar to that of a lot of folks who believe in the power of student relationships.  After years as a teacher, assistant principal and then as a principal in Baltimore, I’d seen the impact that investing in relationships can have on school culture and on students’ futures, and I […]

Student-ready resources for college and career planning

by  |  9.14.21

“When our students are planning their futures, they count on the adults in their school communities for guidance. But for many of us, our own college application experiences happened a long time ago – and career and college planning processes have changed immensely. We might be able to tell our students, ‘Back when I was […]

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