Become an IB World School: Career-Related Program
The International Baccalaureate® (IB) Career-related Program (CP) is designed for students aged 16-19. The program leads to further/higher education,…
Implementation Range: 30 Minutes
Celebrate Community Efforts Along the Journey
Since the end result may not be realized for some time, it's especially important to celebrate efforts—along with successes— throughout transforma…
Understanding Community Schools
What are community schools? Why should I consider this model? This resource provides an overview, so you can start reflecting on your own school's app…
Practice Mindfulness: 5 Minutes or Less to Prioritize Your Well-Being
The practice of mindfulness is a combination of awareness and acceptance. When you practice awareness, you focus your attention on your current—pres…
Rethinking Priorities: 6 Ways to Focus on What’s Important
Being a school leader means dealing with 100 urgent fires every day. It’s so easy to get distracted from the really important work that results in m…
Holistic Well-Being: Teach and Model Self-Care for Students
Teach and model self-care to students to include: time, meditation, yoga, exercise, sleep, creative expression, and more. Adults on campus can openly …
Staffing Solutions: Hiring and Retaining Top Talent
Many schools and districts are struggling to hire and retain talented teachers, with small candidate pools and other constraints. In this Crowdsource …
Time to Process: Allow Students Space for Major Life Transitions
Provide students time and space for processing major life transitions including the change from middle school to high school and the change from high …
Communicating With Gen Z: Responding to the Evolving Communication Needs of Students
A 2019 study on workplace readiness surveyed over 3,000 members of Generation Z (Gen Z), or those born between approximately 1996-2010. Respondents fe…
Embracing Difficult Discussions: How to Have a Crucial Conversation
Having difficult conversations is, well, difficult. However, these are also often the most important and urgent conversations to have. Many leaders ha…