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The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 March 8 – 12, 2010 Number 26

leadershiphelp.org — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:53:16 -0500

Glad Mike's feeling better. Dropout prevention is moving forward.

And the highly anticipated Round One finalists are...

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:53:50 -0500

Colorado,

Delaware

the District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 March 1 – 5, 2010 Number 25

leadershiphelp.org — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:46:34 -0500

Mike, how did you get Designated Hitters on your staff?

Teacher Firing is the Wrong Focus.

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:53:04 -0500

It's the School Turnaround Model.

A medical model for Evaluations

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:11:26 -0500

Colonoscopy??

Let's Talk About Evaluations

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0500

We need to rethink them as well.

For Better or Worse!

leadershiphelp.org — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:48:37 -0500

Educatiionese.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 February 22 – 26, 2010 Number 24

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:25:18 -0500

Mike and I both remember Emily Cook's winter Monday morning tales of derring do!
This is a chock full flyer and reminds me how varied and wonderful a high school program can be.

Everyone's a critic.

leadershiphelp.org — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:27:04 -0500

That was '93. What about now?

RTT part deux

leadershiphelp.org — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

There's not that much difference.

Retaining Teacher Talent:

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:44:06 -0500

Sometimes the means is more elucidating than the ends.

In an attempt to understand how more ...

Value added

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:56:04 -0500

I'm no psychometrician but I believe Justin Snider is over simplifying "value added". School systems have been asked to keep longitudinal records of individual students. After three or four years those records establish anticipated growth over a given year. If the child exceeds that growth that year's teacher gets credit for good instruction.
Sounds good to me.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 February 8 – 12, 2010 Number 23

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:32:02 -0500

Lockdown procedures are now part of every school. and they sit in a book placed somewhere accessible in each classroom. I always worried that something would interfere with the specific steps to be taken, and throw the process off. Can you think of everything and the remember to follow it?

How to select a good teacher candidate

leadershiphelp.org — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:42:17 -0500

What skills really matter?

Massachusetts' Failing Grade

leadershiphelp.org — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:54:56 -0500

The grades were low nationwide.

Now We'll Be Positive

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:13:12 -0500

The focus has changed.

Washington Post Editorial Hits Teachers Unions

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:32:54 -0500

Does Randi Weingarten have any clout?

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 February 1 – 5, 2010 Number 22

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:22:27 -0500

Busy, busy, busy. 2009-2010 Part Deux and plans are already being made for next year. Notice Mike's comment on the MCAS-"The bar has been set..."

Leadership without excuses.

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:04:29 -0500

You know them when you hear them.

Scholars Identify 5 Keys to Urban School Success

leadershiphelp.org — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:19:05 -0500

It's hard to argue with this amount of data.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 January 25 – 29, 2010 Number 21

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:34:39 -0500

FHS kids do a lot!

One good step deserves another

leadershiphelp.org — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:18:41 -0500

Is the AFT moving ahead?

How to improve one's blog.

leadershiphelp.org — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:43:40 -0500

It didn't work for me.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 January 19 – 22, 2010 Number 20

leadershiphelp.org — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:33:33 -0500

Mike takes on technology at home and school.

Albany bows to unions.

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:10:32 -0500

Race to the Top deadline nears.

The New York Times is happy too.

leadershiphelp.org — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:05:52 -0500

Shining Moment for Ed Reform

leadershiphelp.org — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:57:02 -0500

The Globe sure is happy!!

What Makes a Great Teacher?

leadershiphelp.org — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:43:22 -0500

TFA is more than teacher recruitment.

The Principal’s Flyer Volume 5 January 11 – 15, 2010 Number 19

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:08:26 -0500

At least Mike didn't mention the Patriots' loss.

Ted May

leadershiphelp.org — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:24:38 -0500

One reader fewer.