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Edgecombe County Public Schools' success with Opportunity Culture® roles is evident: double the number of schools meeting/exceeding student growth expectations and retaining top educators. Learn more about their strategic staffing strategy in this Tennessee SCORE report! https://loom.ly/mFVrn-s #OpportunityCulture #EdgecombeSuccess

This is a great example of what schools and school districts should be doing to enhance safety and emergency preparedness. The foundation to any successful school safety and emergency preparedness program is strong, robust collaborative groups that evolve over time. Quick knee-jerk meetings to address a right now emergency crisis is not preparedness - it is response. Only over time with consistent meetings/exercises can a group of first responders, school officials, and community members make a difference. If your school leadership cannot articulate clearly what the foundation is for your school safety and emergency preparedness program, then you do not have a foundation to build from. The foundation is certainly not safety/security technology systems. It is collaborative groups like what North Shore School District and their community put together. It took a solid 5 years to nurture and develop Irvine’s Emergency Preparedness Interagency Collaborative. It started as an Irvine USD grass roots effort in 2014 and took off after a firm foundation was established by the founding members. Check out our safety and emergency preparedness efforts today at EPICIrvine.org. Invest quality time to develop your own safety/EM foundation.

Nurturing Teachers: Embracing inventive staffing solutions, the emphasis is on acknowledging and compensating successful educators for an extra period at the end of the day. A kind-hearted approach to broadening educational horizons without immediate hiring, cultivating a supportive and positive atmosphere. Fresno Unified School District Executive Cabinet #LeadershipLegacyConsulting #FamilyLegacy5 #TeacherSupport #InnovativeEducation

What does it look like for young people to posses the skills and confidence in their preparation for success beyond high school? Check out these Meaningful Diploma spotlight stories that showcase innovative approaches Kentucky communities and schools are providing to ensure students understand, and are prepared for, pathways from education to career. https://lnkd.in/eXtVFNaq #KYCareerReady #MeaningfulDiplomas

Although fights over things like library book bans, trans students’ access to bathrooms, critical race theory, and policing and public safety in schools have been in the national spotlight, routine issues like curriculum decisions, staffing issues, and purchasing decisions can also be controversial and impactful. Here are five reasons why your organization should pay attention to school board discussions. https://fnlink.co/3V6iGQ9 #schoolboard #localgovernment #K12 #education

The #CSCatEDspaces program includes sessions focused on #schoolsafety, #crisisintervention, #crimeprevention, #crisisplanning, #schoolsecurity, #activeshooterawareness, #sctiveshooterpreparedness, #threatassessment, #safetyculture, #securitymanagement, #Clerycompliance and more—all topics of great value to the safety and security of K-12 schools, school districts, and higher education campuses. View the agenda here: https://bit.ly/3ON24K1

The Chicago Board of Education voted to remove School Resource Officers (#SROs) - Chicago Police - from city schools. This move was backed by the Chicago Teachers Union. How long before "buyer's remorse" sets in from this decision? #Schoolleaders only need to look to Denver and many other cities that pulled SROs from schools after the George Floyd murder. Many are struggling to return them back into schools as #schoolsecurity problems steadily increase and #teachers, #principals, #parents, and #students become increasingly frustrated. #Schoolsafety best practices need to be prioritized over political decisions.

The “Trust in Schools” initiative has had a positive impact on teacher retention and absence, with staff leaving only to further their careers. The initiative has created a culture that allows open communication and provides opportunities for professional growth. The initiative ensures that the school provides as many opportunities as possible to meet staff members’ needs. The school is in a strong position due to the implemented initiative and ongoing development. Listen to a Headteacher talk about the staff culture that has been created through the Schoolgenie programme leading to high staff retention and easier recruitment. https://lnkd.in/eFdnSye6 #schoolleadership #teacherretention #primaryschools

Exactly why here in Idaho we have worked so hard as a collective group to implement standardized school safety protocols (ISCRS - Idaho Standard Command Response for Schools). We need consistency in our program/training when it comes to safety for all students and staff no matter where we are in the state. Recently Utah has passed a bill and significant funding to standardize school safety programming and improve the safety of facilities. CBS2 News reporting out of Washington State: Four juvenile boys were shooting at each other Thursday near an elementary school in Washington state and attempted to carjack a woman. #schoolsafety #schoolsafetyprotocols #schoolshootings #specialeventsafety #prepardness #activeviolencetraining #activeshooterresponse #safetyeducation #PersonalSafety #schoolevents #schooleventsafety #MentalPreparation #activeawarness #preplanning #schoolviolence #schoolsafetyeducation #emergenxypreparedness