Posts Tagged ‘#100DistrictConversations’

#18 Tom Flanagan I love when the #100DistrictConversations project allows me the chance to catch up with friends who I haven’t had the opportunity to talk to in years. Conversation #18 reunited me with Tom Flanagan, Superintendent of Burlington School District in Vermont. Tom and I met when he was Chief Academic Officer in Providence…

#19 Michael Nagler I’m excited to post conversation #19 with Michael Nagler from the AASA, The School Superintendents Association conference in New Orleans this morning. Superintendent Nagler has an incredible vision for relevant, competency based learning and the professional learning structures and routines to support his educators, students, and families. “We’ve embraced a philosophy we…

#22 Caitlin Richard The role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a critical district position when it comes to professional learning procurement through contracts and partnerships. Conversation #22 with Caitlin Richard, CFO for Hartford Public Schools in Connecticut explores some complex challenges that district finance leaders face as they plan for scalable and sustainable professional…

#23 Michael Riley Conversation #23 shows the power of professional learning frameworks and strategic partnerships when supporting teachers to scale deeper learning practices and AI innovation. I really appreciated hearing about the great work happening in Roanoke County Schools in Virginia from Michael Riley, Executive Director of Secondary Instruction. “Our Professional Learning Community (PLC) model,…

#25 Baninder Goomer Today’s conversation marks 1/4 of the way to our goal of #100DistrictConversations! I had so much fun talking with and learning from Baninder Goomer, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Education at Edison Township Public Schools in New Jersey. Conversation #25 centered on the power of stability and collaboration. When district leaders stick…

#26 Sean McKenna Conversation #26 with Sean McKenna, Superintendent of Griswold Public Schools was fast paced and highly energetic. I love when leaders get so excited by the work that my typing fingers can’t keep up. Sean believes in the power of leaders at the district and building levels co-designing professional learning in teams to…

#28 Julie Moore Conversation #28 explores a district strategy for leveraging foundation relationships to fund partnerships with innovative professional learning organizations. Julie Moore is an energized and thoughtful district leader who has launched incredible programming with funding from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and others. As Assistant Superintendent of Innovation & Learning at Liberty Public…

#29 Greg Wyman I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Greg Wyman, Superintendent of J.O. Combs Unified School District during conversation #29. Greg is no stranger to sharing his unique and thoughtful perspective with a broad audience. His Substack contains a wealth of insightful writing, and dives even deeper into some of the important themes that we touched…

#30 Tamara Allen-Thomas My conversation with Tamara Allen-Thomas, Superintendent of Clairton City School District outside of Pittsburgh, PA marks conversation #30! Today we explore a data-driven social emotional learning initiative focused on key indicators of student success. “Our commitment to Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is a core priority in our district’s comprehensive plan. Following Maslow’s…

#27 Angela Holt Conversation #27 is great example of a district leader building trust with partners and committing to a long term professional learning strategy that is both complex and paced for scale. Angela Holt, is the incredible Director of Curriculum & Development in Woonsocket, RI. “What does student-centered learning actually look like? It’s not…