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Teacher Recruitment & Retention: From Principal Practice to Teacher Perceptions

Teacher Recruitment and Retention: From Principal Practice to Teacher Perceptions By: Cynthia L. Johnson As the number of teachers that leave a school increases, the struggle to recruit highly-qualified teachers also increases. At the same time, the quality of the teacher workforce... Continue Reading

Be Visible

By: Star Swain, Elementary School Principal, FAMU Developmental Research School As a leader, visibility to those that you lead is one key ingredient to culture building and organizational morale. There is a sense of trust and accountability that is built when employees, colleagues, or team... Continue Reading

We Got This

By: Ashlynn Ramirez A Letter to Those Considering Becoming an Administrator Dear future administrator, current instructional coach or teacher that is looking to expand your experiences and potentially make a bigger impact, Being an administrator can be summed up as a constant bounce back from... Continue Reading

A Novel STEM Program Bonds a Middle School

Have you ever wanted to improve yourself but were limited to what your body could handle on its own? Biomechatronics combines biology, mechanical engineering, and electronics to research and design therapeutic, assistive, and diagnostic devices that can potentially be used to compensate and... Continue Reading

He Believed In Me

I had a medical procedure recently and was told I had to stay home, rest, and not do anything. It is rare for me to be in that state since I'm always on the go, but I tried to embrace it. While on the couch, I thought I would watch one or two of the Shaquille O’Neal documentaries on HBO.... Continue Reading

Leading Up While Managing the Unexpected?

By: Elvis Epps, Principal, Lake Worth Community High School One of my favorite television shows was Star Trek as a child. No one on television was as cool and calm as Captain James T. Kirk. In every show, Captain Kirk would end up fighting an alien force. His primary duties as the captain of... Continue Reading

Treasure Hunting

I love doing my podcast Educational Leadership and Beyond. It airs weekly on Facebook as well as on iTunes. I get to meet a ton of great people and I’m always learning something new. Recently I had the opportunity to interview Trisha Elliott from Martin County, Florida. During our... Continue Reading

You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup

By: Joyce Conley We have spent the past two-plus years focusing on the social and emotional well being of our students and staff. As leaders, we are tasked with the work of providing an environment of a supportive and understanding culture. One that emphasizes collaboration, relationships, high... Continue Reading

Love and Dream

By: Andrew Marotta For my new role as Director of Communications and Academic Services in the Port Jervis School District, I had to move my office. After 20 years as a building Principal, I have a new opportunity with a lot of creative output. I’m really enjoying the work and the... Continue Reading

School Leaders Can Influence Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Retention

By: Cynthia Mergaert, M.Ed, Vice Principal, The Villages Charter Middle School Florida school leaders need leadership strategies that focus on retaining teachers. Whenreviewing an article by Goldring et al. (2014) that broke down the 2011-12 Schools and StaffingSurvey and Teacher Follow-up Survey... Continue Reading

A Piece of Candy for a Smile

I was sitting in a restaurant in Lakeview, Oregon with some friends when an elderly man with a slight limp walked in. He had a Pringles can with him in his hand and was walking around from table to table. I looked a little perplexed, and my friends noticed and said, oh that’s... Continue Reading

Let's Plan How

Blog post sponsored by Equitable. Save for the lifestyle you wantHow much do you need to retire?Picturing yourself as a retiree may be hard if not impossible. But if you could envision those future years, you'd probably see a life full of activity and decades of health, happiness, and prosperity.... Continue Reading