Are ‘Hardened’ Schools Safe From Gun Violence? American schools use a variety of strategies, including monitored or locked doors to school buildings, security cameras, metal detectors, the hiring of resource officers, and random checks of lockers to prevent violence. But is it working? A study titled “School Firearm Violence Prevention Practices and Policies: Functional or […]
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What Teens Need From Schools
What do teens need? Asking more than 100 teens from different backgrounds will yield more than 100 different answers. Freedom. Support. Acknowledgment. Space. Sleep. Communication. To be known. Creativity. Heroes and role models. Money. Friends. Time. Success. Less stress. A voice. Trust. Affirmation. Like every one of us, each teen is unique. As a whole, […]
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Fit to Learn: November 2019
Our staff at Hidden River Middle School in Snohomish, WA, recently hosted teacher leaders from a school district in our state that is in the initial phase of laying its foundation as a professional learning community (PLC) as defined by Solution Tree. It’s always an honor for our staff to share our story and the […]
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Legal Matters: November 2019
School leaders generally want to ensure that they are providing equal educational opportunities for all student athletes, regardless of gender. Although the implementing regulations of Title IX provide some guidance, they can still be difficult to navigate. A 2015 report issued by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) indicated that there […]
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Principal Leadership: November 2019
Features Emancipatory Education. Guiding students to be critical thinkers and masters of their own education Mentoring Versus Coaching. A distinction that matters What Teens Need From Schools. Using a holistic approach to meet basic requisites Making the College Transition. Preparing students for change through writing Principal Well-Being: A Missing Link. Six ways to support and […]
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Letter From the Executive Director: November 2019
I understand. You run a school. I’ve been in your shoes. You’re in the midst of helping two students resolve a disagreement. Your star chemistry teacher just resigned to take a position in a nearby district. And you just discovered a roof leak. The U.S. census is the furthest thing from your mind. But maybe […]
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NASSP News: November 2019
Registration, Call for Presentations, and More at NPC20 Registration for the 2020 National Principals Conference is now open! NPC20 will be held July 7–9 in National Harbor, MD, just miles away from Washington, D.C. NASSP will host principals, assistant principals, and school leaders for three days of world-class education and professional development opportunities. Do you […]
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Student Centered: November 2019
According to the World Health Organization, when the United Nations released its 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, addressing mental health needs was directly referenced as a U.N. health priority for the first time. This is not surprising. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention states that 1 in 5 Americans (more than 40 million people) have a […]
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Making the College Transition
As learning environments, high schools and colleges are highly complex institutions. It’s easy for those who work in them to become entrenched in their own bubbles of belief, practice, and activity. But for many high school students—of whom nearly 70 percent go on to postsecondary education—these bubbles share a permeable boundary. Professionals in both settings […]