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Moving and becoming a Trailblazer
Moving and becoming a Trailblazer. Today’s post will explain what led to my decision to change schools from Somerset Academy Canyons to Babcock Ranch Schools. Moving around I don’t like to move around. This will be my 5th school in 37 years. My shortest stay was in 1988-1990 in the Northampton County Schools and my…
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TKA 2011 Transformed
TKA 2011 Transformed. This post covers the challenges involved in writing and producing The King’s Academy (TKA) 2011 show named, “Transformed.” Leadership I truly believe in the saying, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.”. I had various failures as a leader in 2011 and those failures led to sub standard planning and performing. We went…
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Teacher retention part 3
Teacher retention part 3. This is the third part of a series of posts intended to help administrators keep good teachers. Fix the copy machine If you aren’t a teacher, you won’t get it. Teachers need access to consistent copies. Every day! Copiers break. Teachers understand that. But, if you want to keep your great…
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Teacher retention tips part 2
Teacher retention tips part 2. Today’s post will look at 2 more tips that will help schools to retain teachers. Click here for part 1. Give teachers a daily planning period Every teacher needs a block of time each day that is free from school demands. This time must be sacred. I know that teachers…
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8 Ways Teacher Retention part 1
8 ways to improve teacher retention part 1. This is part 1 of my review of 8 ways administration can make teaching more sustainable by “Principal Lamb“. Intro Before I get started with the 8, let me say that teacher retention has become a big problem in the last several years. Our world has changed.…
