Six Lenses for Making Sense of the Past Year
By any measure, the past year has been distraction-filled, challenging, and bewildering for most of us. Yet, it has offered experiences to reflect upon, lessons to be learned, and opportunities to grow. Of course, many of the experiences were stressful,
Closing the Year with a Message to Our Students
In the waning weeks and days of the school year, we can feel as though
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As principals, we often talk about how to handle bad decisions made by our teachers. We believe there are lots of things we can do
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