More Than a Welcome: Onboarding That Reinforces Who We Are
Onboarding isn’t just about handing out keys and explaining procedures. Done well, it’s a school’s first opportunity to immerse new team members…
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Making Evaluation Meaningful and Supportive
Conceptually, evaluation shapes careers and advancement. In reality, it rarely leads to significant outcomes. Few teachers receive unsatisfactory rati…
Engage Your Emotional Intelligence to Improve Staff Retention
You’ve likely heard the idea that employees don’t necessarily leave companies—they leave when they don’t feel supported by their leaders. At t…
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…
Personalize Your Professional Development: Leadership Scope and Sequence Planning
Portico coach, Jocelyn Bigay, uses this Leadership Scope and Sequence Planning Template within her Copilot sessions to focus goals for the year and id…
Foster Instructional Best Practices: Add Learning Walks to Your School’s Evaluation Toolkit
The Learning Walk routine is a proven and powerful tool for getting smarter about teaching and learning. For almost 25 years this research-backed prac…
Learning from Each Other: Use These Tools for Peer Reviews in Teaching
This peer review activity focuses on specific elements of a classroom (outlined below) and fosters encouragement and strategies for teachers given by …
Your Students Deserve the Best: 3 Steps to Hiring & Retaining Top Talent
Finding and keeping great educators is one of the most important responsibilities school leaders face. It’s also one of the most complex. In a time …
Self-Awareness SEL Survey: Reflect on SEL Competencies for School Leaders and Staff
Reflect on SEL Competencies for School Leaders and Staff - an activity of self-awareness.
Hiring and Retaining Top Talent: The Importance of Site Leadership and Identity Alignment
Hiring and keeping teachers is tough but crucial. Take action now to attract and retain the talent students need.