Archive for February, 2010

All teachers fired at R.I. school. Will that happen elsewhere?

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

A small, high-poverty school district in Rhode Island is now ground zero for some of the most explosive debates over reforming America’s worst-performing schools. To the dismay of many local and ... Read more..

Elizabeth Morgan Named Superintendent of the Year

Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

A Maryland superintendent has been named the nation's 2010 Superintendent of the Year. Elizabeth Molina Morgan, who leads the 21,850-student Washington County, Md. school district, was given the award at the ... Read more..

New Vestal superintendent vows ‘visible presence’ at schools

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

VESTAL -- Vestal's new school superintendent plans to spend a lot of time away from his desk. He wants parents to know him and students to recognize him. "I'm never going ... Read more..

L.A. schools superintendent resigns position at Scholastic

Friday, February 19th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Ramon C. Cortines has resigned from the board of publisher Scholastic Inc. Cortines, who makes $250,000 annually in his ... Read more..

Candidates for SC superintendent discuss issues

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - 5 of the seven candidates for South Carolina's education superintendent say the state's schools face many challenges. The candidates spoke on Thursday at an event ... Read more..

L.A. schools chief Cortines calls for unity amid crisis and a culture of no excuses

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. Ramon C. Cortines on Tuesday accentuated the positive amid dire financial realities in his first “state of the district” address before students, parents, school ... Read more..

Movers & Shakers: Johnson Picked as Minneapolis Superintendent

Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

The Minneapolis school board has picked Bernadeia Johnson, the district's deputy superintendent, as the next leader of Minnesota's largest school district. The board unanimously chose Johnson as its sole finalist on ... Read more..

Why Teachers Should Try Twitter

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

I've got an embarrassing confession to make: Until recently, I wasn't convinced that differentiating learning opportunities for students really mattered. Like many teachers, I would deliver one lesson each day, ... Read more..

Movers & Shakers: February 11

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

ASPEN — John Maloy, assistant superintendent of the Aspen School District, was selected Wednesday as the sole finalist for the superintendent's post to be vacated by Diana Sirko. The Aspen School ... Read more..

Mamaroneck superintendent to offer alternative to kindergarten cutbacks

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

MAMARONECK — Heather Messerle said she can't help reevaluating her reasons for living in the area after hearing the school district could cut full day kindergarten at some of its ... Read more..