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…
Mayan Culture and History – Guatemala
Mayan Culture and History were integral parts of our overall service, learning, culture, history, and volunteer work in Guatemala. Iximiche and Antigua visits during our time in Guatemala in between and following bottle school construction projects enhanced the cultural immersion…
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…
Reflections from National Superintendent Summit – #112Leads
DMGroup Superintendent Strategy Summit Reflections March 29-31, 2023 New York City, New York As a longtime member of a professional organization for superintendents, District Management Council (DMGroup), I am attending a conference—the DMGroup Superintendent Strategy Summit. This conference focuses on…
Calls to Action – Reflections from Superintendent Conference #NSR2022
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the…
Final Reflections – DR Service Trip 2022
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.”– Jana Stanfield August 10, 2022 Justin and I finished our amazing adventures and life-changing trip with so many peak…
4th in a series -Dominican Republic Service, Mission, Culture Trip Reflections 2022
In this post, I am sharing more reflections, thoughts and images from a LifeTouch Memory Mission reunion trip to the Dominican Republic, to Constanza, La Vega, to the Cecaini School in Rio Grande. On these several blog posts, I’m sharing…
Third in a series on Dominican Republic Service trip 2022
Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful & fulfilled life.” – Jack Canfield Back in 2016, I was lucky enough to be a part of the LifeTouch Memory Mission trip to the Dominican Republic and I…
More Reflections – Dominican Republic Service & Culture Trip 2022 – 2
This summer, July 30-August 6, I went on a reunion trip to the Dominican Republic, to Constanza, La Vega, to the Cecaini School in Rio Grande. On the next few posts, I’m sharing my reflections. Once major personal “peak moment”…
Post 2 of 2 – Global Service – Dominican Republic- IASA 2021
Post 2 -IASA Global Service Trip – Dominican Republic October 2021 This is the second post describing and documenting a global service trip I had the opportunity to attend in the Dominican Republic with 30 colleagues. Each member of this…