lesstevens
@ng3leadlearner
Retired Superintendent of Schools. Owner: Stevens Educational Consulting. Husband, father, stepdad, grandfather of 13. STL Cardinal fanatic!
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New Jim Carrey from Funnyordie? Not funny; so...there you go
N-word out of new Huck Finn edition. Sad. So many important conversations for students to have will not take place because of knuckleheads.
Budget goes 2 brd of ed 2night. Losing sleep over this one, gang. Times r tuff. $s going out quicker than they come in. Balanced? No way
Budget and bonds - qzab's and bab's; where can a guy find "money for nothing" and, no, I don't want my MTV. Thanks for playing along.
What's goin' on? Lawmakers don't proofread. Conservatives can't argue without being rude. VP's got language issues. Is everyone crazy?
Interestingly, the wind is changing and "experts" are waking up te the fact that outside school factors are at work in student achievement.
Today's problem: cutting budget without compromising the school district's mission. It we get this right, kids still win.
Our "Superintendent's Forum on Boys" is tonight. Taking research from Boys Adrift by L. Sax. Should be interesting. Hope we have a crowd.
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell (Tipping Point and Blink) is a very interesting read. Thought-provoking and has implications for education.
Working e-rate today for current and upcoming year. Getting in gear for doctoral comp exams. Soon, I hope.
Started a district-wide Ning yesterday. Folks at North Greene World Headquarters are marginally excited. 3 members, so far, in only 2 days
$2,500 classroom makeover. Upload a pix and tell em why you need this - 300 words or less @ wwww.TeachersDeserveTheBest.com . Good luck!
Overwhelmed with technology. Can't seem to keep up or further initiatives I want to roll out. So much bureacracy to contend with. Yikes
Settlement reached. Now litigation looms as EEOC notice of charge comes our way. Can't wait to tell this story.
Hoping negotiations end tonight, getting advice from an old friend and mentor on human resources issue.
Tentatively done w/ the rev side of the tentative budget 2day. Tackling the expend side 2morrow. Registration went well. Crazy bus accident.
Prepping for 09-10 school year. Summertime is much busier for supt than principals. But it's fun - more fun if we had more money.
Completed draft of NCLB ConsApp today. Proof 2morO and submit. Then it's on to the ARRA-NCLB app. Good day 2day. Hope urz was 2
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