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blog post | enrollment marketing
superintendents have so much on their plate from addressing teacher retention, to learning loss, school improvement plans, and community culture wars. and they also must stave off the nationwide enrollment dropping and stabilize district budgets. losing funding through lower enrollments can ruin a school district's culture and operations. the consequences of decreasing or unstable enrollment include program sunsetting, school closures, layoffs, and dilapidated facilities.
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district leadership | personalized learning | school districts | school leadership | strategic planning
picture this: sunrise in rochester, nh, where the promise of a fantastic day starts with the aroma of fresh coffee and the delightful sight of pastries from the local gem, potter's house. if you haven’t visited, you're missing out on a slice of rochester's personality—hard working, welcoming, curious, and determined. during a recent trip, while gearing up for one of our sessions, we made sure to kickstart the day with something sweet. chatting in line with a local potter's house patron, she asked why we were visiting rochester. her response was heartening: "i love our schools, and our students are amazing. i am so excited for the strategic planning that we are doing with you." being part of rochester's dedication to nearly 4000 students is a true privilege.
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district leadership | school districts | school leadership | teachers
schools across the country are grappling with fewer students in classrooms, causing a ripple effect on learning, funding, and engagement. research shows that the number of chronically absent students has nearly doubled, from about 15 percent in the 2018-2019 school year to around 30 percent in 2021-2022. millions of students miss 10% of the school year or more—whether excused or unexcused—and substantial increases in chronic absenteeism were prevalent across every state that captures this data. the research results imply that an additional 6.5 million students became chronically absent in the ‘21-’22 school year, on top of the millions of students who were chronically absent before the pandemic. because of the correlation between attendance and learning, this uptick in absenteeism has grave consequences for student growth. in states like texas, where school funding is tied to attendance, it also creates financial constraints.
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district leadership | equity | innovative leadership | school districts | school leadership
did you know that new york state has nearly 800 public school districts? (source: nysed.gov). this ranks new york in the top 10 states with the highest number of school districts per state (source: nces.ed.gov). within those districts exist some of the largest and smallest in the country. in a small village between the shawangunk ridge and the catskill mountains, ellenville central school district (csd) serves 1,475 students in seven different communities. on the drive to ellenville, you will face highways that bleed into long, windy roads, and just before you approach the village, seemingly out of nowhere, you will be greeted with a beautiful view of a mountain in which ellenville sits at the base of. when you talk to an ellenville blue devil, there is no shortage of pride and love for their sprawling community. this district is committed to its students and bettering itself to create more equitable outcomes.
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innovative leadership | school districts | strategic planning
at 瑞士vs喀麦隆亚盘赔率 , we pride ourselves on being a responsive organization. like many organizations, we can fall short of true responsiveness, but we are proud of how nimble, engaged, and positive our team is as a result of responsive practices. our true north lies in seeking feedback to best understand the experiences of our community members. feedback, in every way it is offered, allows us to make improvements suggested by those who have a stake in the work. obvious, right? this may be an easy concept to grasp, but the gathering and processing of feedback from all relevant community members can be a complicated, time-consuming, and confusing process – and that’s in a small company with a team aligned around the idea. for schools and districts looking to implement change, whether it be by the introduction of new or additional technology, shifting pedagogical approaches, curriculum adoption, team reorganizations, or strategic planning, community engagement can be a paralyzingly large task.
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district leadership | school leadership | teachers
during speeches in january, several state leaders kicked off the year with strong commitments of money and resources to improve literacy in their schools through the immediate implementation of evidence-based reading instruction, often referred to as the “science of reading.” the governors of new york and massachusetts offered guidelines, not mandates, for school districts to focus on adopting reading instruction practices and materials that are evidence-based. the maryland state board of education approved a resolution declaring that all public schools must be aligned to the science of reading effective school year 2024-25. with this resolution, maryland joins over 35 other states and the district of columbia that have committed to full alignment with the science of reading over the past ten years. these states’ goals are overarchingly the same, but their plans, timelines, and benchmarks differ. what do they need to consider and include to be successful in improving student reading outcomes?
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