February 2021: School Administrator
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Editor's Note
A Pivot to Virtual Expertise
To gain practical insights into what it takes to deliver remote education well, we turned to a couple of school leaders who’ve been at it since well before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago: Steve Kossakoski, chief executive officer of the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School in Exeter, N.H., and Chris Bigenho, director of the online academy in the Lewisville Independent School District in Texas.
Kossakoski, an assistant superintendent in the Exeter district before moving to the virtual school a dozen years ago, contributed an article that establishes the importance of relationships between students and teachers, the use of time and the need for consistent routines for virtual learning to succeed.
Bigenho, whose school serves about 3,000 students, discusses the norms for personalized learning and teachers’ roles in virtual schooling, drawing on his work in remote teaching and learning for 15 years.
Finally, you don’t want to overlook the fourth conversation in our ongoing Thought Leadership Series, this one between Liz Wiseman, author of Multipliers, and Suzette Lovely, a former superintendent in southern California.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
@JPGoldman
Awards of Excellence
This month's Ethical Educator column was awarded Gold recognition by the Trade Association Business Publications International (TABPI)
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