October 19th EditionAWSA Update
2022 National Principal of the Year, Beth Houf, On Embracing the School Leadership JourneyA question that I’m asked many times is how I manage the work-life balance of being a principal. I try not to laugh in response because most times I feel like I’m barely keeping it together. Each day is a juggling act, and some days are much more about surviving than thriving. Read more here. Beth Houf will be a keynote speaker at the Associate Principal Conference in January and the Middle and High School Principals Conference in February. Registration is now open for both events! Presuming Competence in Our Students and Each OtherAs educators, it is our responsibility to ensure that we are always working to close gaps in our system both in achievement and in opportunity. Eliminating inequities both as individuals and as a collective school community is hard work and cannot be done in isolation. In this article, readers will learn how to lead a school towards “presuming competence”. Attention will be brought to Mindsets & Beliefs, Services & Supports, and High Leverage Practices. Read more here. Supporting the Needs of Experience-base Licensed CTE TeachersSchool districts are hiring industry experts under Experience-Based Technical and Vocational Education Subject licenses at an increasing rate. In 2018-19, 213 experience-based licenses (EBL) were issued to 185 people, nearly double the number of license endorsements by all Wisconsin educator preparation programs for CTE teachers, including non-traditional route programs. Read more here. October 5th EditionAWSA Update
October is National Principal’s Month: The Importance of Principal TenureLast May, researchers Sarah Guthery and Lauren Bailes published Building Experience and Retention: the Influence of Principal Tenure on Teacher Retention Rates, which found that principals hire significantly more teachers who persist after they have led their first school for five or more years when compared to their peers. Read more here. The BRIDGE Program: How We Created a Behavioral Intervention Program for StudentsMany school districts have added deescalation spaces to their schools in recent years and the Wausau School District is no different. During the 2018-2019 school year, John Muir Middle School was the first building to adopt what we call the “BRIDGE” program. Read more here. Adolescent Literacy Series: Main Idea, Details and SummaryAs part of the series on The Seven Proficiencies, this article focuses on the main idea, details and summary. Besides academic vocabulary, I cannot think of a cross-curricular skill that is most often used in the classroom, in college, and in the world of work. Read more here. The Wisconsin School Mental Health Framework: Shifting Perspectives about Mental HealthFor many years, Wisconsin communities have worked to support mental health in the school setting. Oftentimes these efforts have focused on providing mental health treatment or other services aimed at addressing mental health challenges. Despite these efforts, disparities persist in student mental health outcomes across the state. Read more here. Who Can Help Me Engage Educators and School Leaders With Student Data?The WISExplore team, composed of CESA and DPI consultants, actively engages educators with data inquiry processes to build capacity for effective data use. The ultimate goal is for educators to design and implement culturally responsive continuous improvement based on their analyses. The WISExplore Team builds expertise with Data Specialists located in each CESA, who are empowered to work directly with your school or district to meet your unique data inquiry needs. Read more here. |