“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…
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…
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…
Education is Life
I’m a fan of the Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” and one of the characters, Dani Rojas, has a saying “futbol is life” … so, in the spirit of Dani Rojas, “Education is Life” is the title of this blog…
Guatemala Service Trip Culture School Building 2023
Guatemala 2023 Tecpan, Guatemala July 2023 Justin (my son) and I ventured from Chicago to Miami and from Miami to Guatemala City, Guatemala. We are serving, learning, exploring, and traveling to Guatemala with Hug it Forward, https://hugitforward.org/ , on a…
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…
General Updates from the District March 2023 – Audio
Sharing a collection of brief updates to the Community in March 2023. Click for a link to transcripts in English and Spanish Haga clic para obtener un enlace a las transcripciones en inglés y español Busy, Focus, Internal Moves, Green…
In 2023: Unlearn, remain Unfinished, and elevate Student Voice
“What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.” – Thurgood Marshall, First African-American Supreme Court Justice Another trip around the sun … another year full of hope, dreams, opportunity, and possibility, another “do-over”…