“We have seen the state of our union in the endurance of rescuers working past exhaustion. We’ve seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers in English, Hebrew, and Arabic. We…
Impact of an educator is far and wide – #112Leads
Superintendent’s Welcome Remarks for 2023-2024 in North Shore School District 112! At the all-staff institute day on August 23, 2023, superintendent Lubelfeld welcomed back nearly 600 staff members for another awesome school year in North Shore School District 112. In…
Audio – Welcome New Teachers – #112Leads
On August 14 in North Shore School District 112, we welcomed nearly 40 new teachers and staff members! This was the first of five days of orientation and onboarding exercises, workshops, and “setting the stage” for an amazing year and…
Part 4 of 4 – Final Reflections from Conference on Education – A Nation at Risk
In this fourth of four blog posts illustrating forty years of educational reforms in the United States since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983, I am proud to reinforce some of what I knew, know, and plan…
Part 3 of 4- Reflections from National Conference about 40 Years since A Nation at Risk
This is another in a series of reflections from my engagement in the National Superintendents Roundtable national conference in Los Angeles, California, in July 2023. We focused on Forty Years since A Nation at Risk: What Have We Learned. In…
Part 2 of 4- Reflections on What’s Next after A Nation at Risk – 40 Year Anniversary
As I shared in the first post on this topic, we convened in Los Angeles to remember A Nation at Risk, look at lessons learned, and, more importantly, look forward to the future – What Have We Learned? was the…
Part 1 of 4 – Forty Years Since “A Nation at Risk” – Education Reflections
There is no comfort in the growth zone – but there is no growth in the comfort zone – this was a quote shared with us at the start of the National Superintendent Roundtable national convening in the summer 2023…
Reflections from Bottle School Trip – Guatemala 2023 July
Bottle School Project with Hug it Forward Reflections from Tecpan, Guatemala July 2023 Wrapping up an incredibly meaningful experience with my son in Guatemala! We finished tying up the 10,000 bottles filled with inorganic trash in the three classrooms we…
Audio Excerpts of National Presentation – Supt and Principals – Impact on learning in #112Leads
In this episode, learn how an initiative and partnership called DMBreakthrough Teams implemented last year at the District 112 Dual Language elementary schools positively impacted student growth & achievement! Over spring break, I went to New York with Oak Terrace…
What are DMGroup Breakthrough Teams Results in D112? #112Leads
In the 2021-2022 school year, we chose to implement a robust planning and results-oriented project at both K-5 dual language (Spanish/English) schools in the District, Oak Terrace and Red Oak. Our main work has always been to create conditions that…