April 2018: School Administrator

Creating districtwide curricula to help students and their teachers assess the credibility of information on the web

As America debates its identity, school leaders have a responsibility to address the rising uncivil behavior proliferating in our schools.

Did the leading issues confronting superintendents change over four years?

The superintendent wants to suspend an alleged perpetrator while the district’s attorney calls only for a stern letter of reprimand. How might you proceed?

THE HEADLINES ARE heartbreaking. Bullying, cyberbullying and, tragically, teen suicide are all on the rise.

WHEN I BECAME superintendent in 2010, the Ascension Public Schools in Louisiana was a relatively high-performing district with 13 of 28 schools earning an A or B rating from the Louisiana State Department of Education.

Psychologist Marilyn Price-Mitchell defines civility as a behavior that “recognizes and puts the interests of the common good above those of self.

Modifying student behavior begins with teachers.

We all can recall graphic images of terrorist attacks — some of the most despicable examples of the breakdown of civility in our society.

Two weeks of students’ social media posts lead to gang-related confrontations at a middle school in Santa Ana, Calif.

How do you know if your investments in Twitter, Instagram and Facebook are having a payoff? The author's district has a systemic way to gauge. 

A set of sensible safeguards to prevent online relationships from crossing the line.