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 …
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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 …
8 Ways to Move from Me to We & Create Positive School Culture
Roosevelt Middle School principal, Amy Zilk, knows that a new leadership role is both rewarding and challenging. But instead of allowing some overwhel…
Principal’s Advisory Council: Develop Structures that Elevate Student Voice in Equitable Ways
What does it mean to give students a voice? Not just to speak, but to shape the school they’re part of? For us, it starts with the Principal Advisor…
Starting the New Year Connected: Strategies for Connecting With and Engaging All Students
During this January 11, 2023, Crowdsource Coffee, leaders discussed how to identify students who feel disconnected from their community. We brainstorm…
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…
Teacher Burnout: Addressing Educator Exhaustion
Educator (and support staff) exhaustion is nothing new, though it has arguably accelerated exponentially over the past few years with no signs of slow…
Elevating Diverse Student Voices: Empower Student Engagement and Agency
During a Crowdsource Coffee on December 7, 2023, Portico leaders, coaches, and facilitators shared their experiences and discussed new ideas for how …
Student Experience Survey: Measuring Belonging, Connection, Engagement
Let’s move away from an environment where kids are sorted, packaged, and labeled based on the perceptions of adults that barely knew them. Readiness…
Staff Maxims T-Shirts: Foster a Sense of Connection and Community with Staff and Students
This activity was shared by Todd Miller, superintendent at Santiam Canyon School District, in a Crowdsource Webinar on October 20, 2022.
School ident…