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Open Lines of Communication: Hold Authentic Spaces to Gather Feedback and Have Brave Conversations

Open lines of communication to create brave spaces for your staff, students, and community to share their excitement, hesitations, and to crowdsource …

Ling Deng July 17, 2024

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Build Unity Through Change: Engage Staff in Continuous Improvement Processes

Continuous improvement should be embedded in day-to-day work, in a systemized, organic way. You can think of the cyclical process as a formative asses…

Inflexion June 7, 2023

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Creating Brave Spaces With Staff and Students: How to Build a Culture of Trust & Transparency

Whether with staff or students, we avoid certain topics for fear of conflict or discomfort. When we avoid these tough conversations, however, it can l…

Inflexion October 28, 2022

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Woman with compassionate expression comforts another woman in a group of several professionals.

How to Control the Heat: Quick Ways to Effectively Manage Difficult Topics & Situations

As a school leader, mitigating and managing conflict as well as difficult topics and situations may come with the territory, but knowing what to do in…

Inflexion June 23, 2022

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Leading for Equity

We are committed to relentlessly challenging and supporting each other to transform the student experience. We do this with leaders by disrupting the …

Tara Cooper September 13, 2021

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Two female high school students with short hair laugh together. One has a hand over her mouth indicating their laughter is mixed with embarrassment.

Successful Learning: Provide Students Opportunities to Be Comfortable with Discomfort

Provide students with opportunities to become more comfortable with discomfort.

Inflexion January 30, 2021

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