I couldn’t completely grasp my grandmother’s knitting rhythm, but I enjoyed the result: a warm, colorful blanket. I tried to learn how to knit and crochet a few times. My early attempts ended in frustration. Decades later, I finally learned; to the chagrin of my...
Just like the office of your school or school district, school websites are a hub of activity. The experience your website provides matters—to your visitors and to you. It’s natural for your school to put a priority on physical upkeep—and we’re not just talking...
It might be time to take the temperature of your stakeholders’ opinions about your school. Is it a bit cold out there among your constituents or cozy and warm? You can’t change perceptions if you don’t know what they are. As an educational leader,...
I thought about titling this blog, Communicating with “Bad Moms.” If you haven’t had an opportunity to see the Bad Moms movies, actress Mila Kunis plays a mother, Amy, whose perfect life falls apart. Overwhelmed, she brings store-bought donuts instead of homemade...
Salespeople are calling and emailing with the list of great features their “easy-to-update” software platforms include. They have booths at conferences. They mail out brochures. They call again, often at your busiest time of year. If you had the time to take their...
