Community Involvement in Schools
Every school would benefit from greater community involvement from parents, businesses, and community members. How do we foster more community support within our school? What are some successful strategies to enhance community communication? How do we actively engage our community within a child's education? These are among the issues that will be addressed in this section.
Do's and Don'ts for Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
What to do and, more importantly, what NOT to do during Parent Teacher Conferences.
Parent Involvement in Schools
How can busy working parents be involved in their children's education? Get some quick ideas for ways to be involved with and support your child's education.
Promoting School Support Throughout Your Community
Every school needs more community support. Research has proven that schools with a greater support entity thrive compared to those who do not have such support. School support comes from a variety of places both internally and externally. An effective school leader will find ways to get the entire community to support the school. We focus on a...
School Board Member
School Board Member - The school board can be considered the governing body of a school district. They are the only elected officials within an individual school district that have a say in the daily operations of that school district. A district is only as good as each school board member that makes up their board.
School Reform
School reform - You cannot open a newspaper, watch the news, or get on the Internet without finding something negative about public education. Public education is under attack like it has never been before. School reform is being touted harder than anytime in history. Teachers and administrators have somehow become a scapegoat for a system that...
What are some Characteristics that Make the Perfect Student?
The Perfect Student - Teaching is a difficult job. The ultimate reward is knowing that you have the opportunity to impact a young person’s life. However, not every student is created equally. This is a good thing. If every student were the same, teaching would be a boring job. Some students are simply more challenging than others for a variety...
Tips for Parents
Tips for Parents - Parents can be your worst enemy or your best friend. Over the course of the last decade, I have been able to work with some of the most difficult parents, as well as some of the best parents. As a principal, I would like to offer a few tips for parents that I believe every educator would want them to know.