“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…
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…
Reflections from Dominican Republic – IASA Global Service Trip
IASA Global Service Trip 2021-Blog Post 1 Cabarete, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Cabarete, Dominican Republic 1,851 miles from Highland Park, Illinois October 2021 As our world heads out of the restrictive nature of the recent years, and as our school…
Twitter Chat Archive on Mental Health & Wellness #suptchat
In October 2014, Nick Polyak and I started #suptchat, the international chat on Twitter for superintendents and school leaders. The responses and support have been affirming and impressive! We’re sharing this information in the event some folks have not yet…
Fall 2020 – Re-Opening schools Video Message #112Leads
“Always hold yourself to just one standard: to be the very best version of who you are.” – George Raveling Little in my career has been more complicated, more complex, and more controversial than the reopening planning for school this…
Impact of a Teacher – #112Leads
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – Benjamin Franklin With this school year coming to a close on June 4, 2020 I was reflecting on the power of a teacher, and in February 2017 I shared…
Safety in North Shore School District 112
“It’s hard to beat a person that never gives up.” – Babe Ruth One of the high points about working in North Shore School District 112 is the community outreach and partnership among public, social services, and private providers in…
Snapshots of Success in District 112 – #112Leads
“We rise by lifting others.”– Robert Ingersol I recently posted a podcast episode with the information contained in this blog post, if you’re interested, you can listen: In North Shore School District 112, I’m proud to report that our present…