Who are “Your People”?
Building Equity Through Barrier Removal We all have “our people.” Usually, we think of “our people” as those we turn to for help or a listening ear. As a leader,…
Improving Your School and Family Partnership
By Megan Horstmeier School and family partnership have changed over the years. This pandemic has allowed us to see new and exciting ways that schools and families can partner to…
Creating a More Inclusive Classroom: Leaning Into Supporting Students With Disabilities.
Tips for creating a more inclusive classroom for students with disabilities: Use a font that is simple to read. Several are simpler for students with dyslexia to read. Someday…
Including Student Voice in PBIS Implementation
Embedding Student Voices in PBIS Implementation Entire blog post quoted from: https://www.pbisapps.org/community/Pages/Including-Student-Voice-in-Your-PBIS-Implementation.aspx The Center on PBIS’ Cultural Responsiveness Field Guide says for there to be authentic student, family, or community engagement, schools…
Practicing Emotional Intelligence for Young Children
How can kids learn social skills when they’re working remotely? Or when they’re wearing masks in class and staying six feet apart from one another? Ensuring that students continue to…
Ameliorating the Impact of our Efforts to Close the Language Gap for our Students
A coworker and friend of mine was recently delivering professional development and she used a word I have never heard before in my life – ameliorate. I quickly googled what…
Does Parent, Family and Community Engagement have to be Elusive?
It’s no secret what the research says about the correlation between parent/family engagement and student achievement. We often ask, why aren’t more parents/guardians involved. Most times we attribute things beyond…
New Year, New Mindset
Learning Knows No Bounds Presently, my work with SST involves talking and thinking a lot about the New Decision-Making Framework that teachers must now use and provide evidence for whether…
Go, Engage, Connect: Welcome Student Identity & Improve Equity
Check out this newsletter, Go, Engage, Connect: Welcome Student Identity & Improve Equity for powerful information regarding culturally responsive practices in schools, in particular as it relates to PBIS. Below…
Root Cause Analysis – Going Beyond Obvious Solutions
What does a chemist, a pigeon expert and a spider expert have in common? They were all part of a collaborative team that helped make a sound determination regarding the…