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Working with Your Principal to Prepare for the Lead Role
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals,
Date posted Apr 19

A variety of experiences will prepare you to lead a building. How can you work with your principal to ensure you’re well prepared for a principal...

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10 Features for Successfully Redesigning Secondary Schools
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Apr 18

This recently updated report from the Learning Policy Institute discusses 10 evidence-based features for creating the kind of learning spaces where...

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Keeping an Instructional Focus
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Apr 18

This article from Principal Leadership offers six strategies for staying focused on instruction.

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Facilitating Productive Conflict
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted Apr 17

Do your grade-level teams (or your leadership team) effectively disagree or avoid conflict at all costs? Use these three strategies to facilitate...

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Make the Most of Your Check-ins with Staff about Their ITPDP
Posted In: Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Apr 17

Keep staff engaged and focused for the remainder of the year by dialoguing about their goals and the progress they’ve made—these four questions can...

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Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 16

Access these self-assessment and planning tools, tips for messaging, and media tools to support your efforts to reduce chronic absence.

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Keys to Supporting School Leaders
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 16

How can you ensure sustained leadership in your district? Get actionable ideas from this recent Learning Forward article.

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Framework for Implementing AI
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 16

Access this "Framework for Implementing Artificial Intelligence in K–12 Education" provided by education strategy and policy consulting firm ILO...

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Leadership-life Fit: Digital Minimalism
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals, Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 16

Consider these six tips for a healthier relationship with technology.

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Jason Groendyke named Iowa Elementary Principal of the Year
Posted In: Awards,
Date posted Apr 15

Jason Groendyke, principal of East Elementary in the Sheldon Community School District, has been named the 2024 Iowa Elementary Principal of the...

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Listen to the latest episode of "It's been SAId: Conversations on leadership" podcast
Posted In: It's been SAId podcast, Leadership,
Date posted Mar 27

Join SAI Executive Director Lisa Remy as she discusses the mental wellness continuum of supports implemented by the Harlan School District with...

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Explore SAI's new website 🔎
Posted In: News,
Date posted Mar 26

Welcome to SAI's new site! There's a brand new look and updated technology to better serve you. To get the most out of your member experience, you...

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