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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By: Andrew Marrotta I was at a conference this past summer, and like many other conferences, there was an icebreaker activity. This one involved picking up different cards and talking to different people. One of the questions that was floating around to many people was: what are the five most... Continue Reading
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
Sharon Michalik Director of Communications, Bay District Schools There’s an old adage that if you don’t tell your own story, someone will tell it for you and nowhere does that ring truer than in education today. School systems are often the target for community vitriol and criticism... Continue Reading
By:. Richard Surrency, Superintendent, Putnam County Schools, 2023 Florida Superintendent of the Year I am the elected superintendent of the Putnam County School District serving in my seventh year. Since my first day in office, beginning in November of 2016, our district has focused on... Continue Reading
By: Andrew Marotta My office walls are made of cinder blocks covered with white paint. It’s very challenging to hang things up, but I wanted to decorate it and make it a colorful and inviting space. My head custodian told me he had just the thing to do the job. It was a super sticky and... Continue Reading
