By: Sahira Kodra Looking back at the past few years the one word that comes to mind is heavy. The issues Christians and teachers are facing feel monumentous. Many leaders are reminded of the William Shakespheare play that created the idiom “heavy is the head that wears the crown.” We often hear about the burden and difficulties of being a leader. When I applied for the Master’s of School Leadership program, many of my friends […]
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Bearing With Me
As school leaders, we must seek to grow in humility as we serve our families through building community, our students through teaching them their true source of worth, and our faculty and staff through encouraging them. We are stewards of many people, and we are called to serve other image-bearers that they might see the One whose image we bear.
Leading from the Classroom
What does leadership look like when you are ‘just a teacher’? It has given me a renewed sense of purpose at my school. I am not chasing a title. I am simply finding the joy in sharing my passion for teaching with both my students and my colleagues. Here is what I have learned as I lead from the classroom.
Slow Down to Speed Up: The Critical Key to Diagnosis
By: Anna H. Surratt “Turn left to go right!” Parents of young children will recognize the famous quote from Doc in the Disney movie Cars. As the young, hot-headed Lightning McQueen struggles to master the curves on a dusty race track, Doc repeatedly reminds him, “turn left to go right.” The idea is counterintuitive, especially to a seasoned racecar who made a living by turning right to go right. Doc’s point is one that we […]
5 Ways Collective Leadership Can Catalyze Teacher Retention
By Matt Thomas Early Spring can be a time characterized by anxiety for administrators. The workload seems to increase across the course of the year. Constant attention must be paid to expectations for increased student achievement. Enrollment numbers are evaluated almost daily. But, what might be among the greatest stressors administrators face as the school year begins to near its conclusion is the mounting pressure to fill open positions. This can be daunting, if not […]