Address 6 Root Causes That Get in the Way of Fostering Community Engagement
Educators know community engagement is crucial for school and student success, but many struggle with getting past the various barriers they face. The…
Component: Step 2: Set Goals and Take Action
Co-create a vision of the skills, dispositions, and behavior that you are trying to achieve for all students. Find a north star, and backwards map from that vision to create the goals and identify the actions that will get you there. School leaders strengthen bidirectional communication with the entire school community, including families, to partner in supporting students.
Passion. Pride. Promise. Two Leaders Help Pave the Way for Their Students & Communities
Tucked away in the hills of rural western Oregon, the Vernonia and Gaston school districts defy many of the stereotypes most of us hold when we think …
Simon Sinek on the Future of Education: The Change That’s Needed and the Change That’s Possible
As leaders in education, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger purpose of education when there's the day-to-day to keep you busy (and let's face it, t…
The Two Anchors that Make or Break School Change Efforts: Shared Vision for Readiness & School Identity
This activity will help your team begin to understand, reflect on, and identify practices that will support the elevation and inclusion of all student…
Discover Your School’s Shared Vision Readiness: Rate Shared Vision for Readiness in Your School With Your School Leadership Team
This activity will help your team reflect and identify effective leadership practices that will support the elevation and inclusion of stakeholder voi…
Practice Anti-Bias Education Through Family & Community Engagement: Support Teacher-Family Relationships Built on Respect
Strong communication between school staff and families is important in any school, and has special relevance for schools committed to anti-bias educat…
Make Sure All Students Have What They Need to Learn: Reflect on Purposeful Learning in Your School
In this activity your team will discuss what purposeful learning means to you (teachers, staff and leaders) in your school, and begin to develop a set…
Envision the Future of Your School
This activity is designed for the entire school community and will be conducted with staff, leadership teams, families, and students. This is an oppor…
Develop Life Readiness Pathways: Prepare and Empower Students for Their Futures
Develop schoolwide Life Readiness pathways so students feel prepared and empowered for their next steps. Reflections and activities from all of these …
Maxims, Routines, and Practices Can Make Your School’s Vision a Reality
Livingston is a large, diverse school in California’s Central Valley. After working with Inflexion to define their maxims, they reinforced them ever…
