Ethical Educator
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Each month, School Administrator draws on actual circumstances to raise an ethical decision-making dilemma in K-12 education. Our distinguished panelists provide their own resolutions to each dilemma.
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April 01, 2022
A Hefty Gift of AppreciationType:Article Topics: EthicsGrateful parents of a young student during the pandemic give the principal a pair of front-row concert tickets, but he wonders if he ought to accept. -
March 01, 2022
Shifting Inward During a StormType:Article Topics: Ethics, Health & WellnessA school psychologist worries about the impact of her desired leave of absence on her needy students amidst a pandemic. Our panel analyzes the dilemma. -
February 01, 2022
Working Remotely But Responsibly?Type:Article Topics: District & School Operations, EthicsTeachers granted permission to work from home for health reasons show up in travel photos during the pandemic. Our panel considers a fitting response. -
January 01, 2022
A Club Adviser’s PerkType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, EthicsOur panel examines a teacher’s use of school field trips and rewards program earnings. -
December 01, 2021
Collaboration or Shared Answers?Type:Article Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, EthicsOur panel analyzes a teacher’s actions in adding a critical note about plagiarism to a student’s permanent file. -
November 01, 2021
A Rubric Targeting ColorType:Article Topics: Equity, EthicsA seemingly unbiased rubric is showing disproportionately unsatisfactory evaluations for male teachers of color. What to do? -
October 01, 2021
A Dubious Job PostingType:Article Topics: Equity, EthicsA personnel coordinator has mixed thoughts about sharing a job vacancy that has a preferred gender in mind. -
September 01, 2021
The Queue for VaccinationsType:Article Topics: Ethics, Health & Wellness, School Safety & CybersecurityWhat position should a state superintendents’ association take on prioritizing school districts with the neediest students to receive COVID-19 vaccinations for staff? -
August 01, 2021
Salary ShortchangeType:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School Operations, Ethics, Finance & BudgetsAfter the school board increases a finance director’s salary to attract candidates, it asks the superintendent to reduce the offer once a finalist is named. -
June 01, 2021
Intercepted CommunicationTopics: EthicsAfter inadvertently hearing a voice message from a search firm intended for a prized staffer, is it OK for the superintendent to broach the subject with her?
Do you have a suggestion for a dilemma to be considered?
Send it to: magazine@aasa.org
School Administrator Staff
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