School Culture

Strategies for Building Connection to Combat Chronic Absenteeism

Enriching Students Staff2024-11-18T14:42:08-05:00

Chronic absenteeism, referring to a student who is missing more than 10% of the school year, is of rising concern for schools and districts nationwide. Rates have doubled since the pandemic; from pre-pandemic levels of 13% to 26% for the 2022-23 school year. When students aren’t in school, they can’t [...]

Strategies for Building Connection to Combat Chronic AbsenteeismEnriching Students Staff2024-11-18T14:42:08-05:00

How Advisory Periods Help Build Relationships

Dr. Anthoney Roe2024-05-29T16:05:03-04:00

Guest post. Relationships in Education All too often, our schools are focused on metrics of academic performance and based on standardized test scores. Because of this, the significance of interpersonal relationships in shaping a student's academic and personal trajectory often doesn't receive the attention it deserves. The advisory model [...]

How Advisory Periods Help Build RelationshipsDr. Anthoney Roe2024-05-29T16:05:03-04:00

What’s an Advisory Class?

Enriching Students Staff2023-06-29T23:14:57-04:00

You might be reading this blog post because you’re a student or parent who noticed a new class on the schedule that you know nothing about. Maybe you’re a teacher whose school is rolling out a new advisory program and you’re doing some research. You might, also, be an administrator [...]

What’s an Advisory Class?Enriching Students Staff2023-06-29T23:14:57-04:00

Simple SEL Strategies

Enriching Students Staff2024-04-18T07:45:09-04:00

I made a few promises to myself when I became an administrator: find opportunities to teach regularly, really listen to teachers to involve them heavily in the decision making process, and remember that education is a relationship business at its core. I had seen too many good teachers go into [...]

Simple SEL StrategiesEnriching Students Staff2024-04-18T07:45:09-04:00

What is the Purpose of Advisory in Schools?

Enriching Students Staff2023-07-10T15:57:44-04:00

If you work in public education, or have a child attending a public school, you likely have experience with advisory. Unfortunately, like many buzzwords in public education, the advisory period sometimes gets turned into study hall, tutoring, or a free-for-all. While these are all valid options for students, they [...]

What is the Purpose of Advisory in Schools?Enriching Students Staff2023-07-10T15:57:44-04:00

High School Advisory Program Models

Enriching Students Staff2022-05-17T10:15:21-04:00

Many high schools have an advisory period, but are there high school advisory program models that can help your school make advisory more effective? Below we'll examine what advisory is, what it can be used for, how you can structure it within your high school schedule, and what will [...]

High School Advisory Program ModelsEnriching Students Staff2022-05-17T10:15:21-04:00

Effective School Staff Meetings

Ashley Mauger2022-06-26T17:17:13-04:00

As a school administrator, how can you create effective school staff meetings? Likely, you’ve been in all kinds of meetings -- some productive and even inspiring, others...not so much. What makes a great staff meeting? We’d love to hear your thoughts! We’ve collected a list of eight things that [...]

Effective School Staff MeetingsAshley Mauger2022-06-26T17:17:13-04:00

What it Means to Be a Good Digital Citizen

Ashley Mauger2020-09-03T14:24:09-04:00

You can do whatever you want. And so can your students. In the physical world, and the digital world. Of course, our actions have consequences. This can be a little easier to see in the physical world -- for example, you can drive 30 miles over the speed limit [...]

What it Means to Be a Good Digital CitizenAshley Mauger2020-09-03T14:24:09-04:00

Good School Culture Starts with Staff

Ashley Mauger2020-09-01T07:05:21-04:00

Do as I say, not as I do, generally doesn’t go over well when you’re tying to lead others. What does work well is setting a good example. People will be more likely to do what you ask of them if it’s something you do yourself. People talk a [...]

Good School Culture Starts with StaffAshley Mauger2020-09-01T07:05:21-04:00
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