There’s an old Irish curse: “May you live in interesting times!”
In addition to the usual challenges of administration, many districts continue to struggle with increasing economic insecurity and the ongoing COVID crisis … not to mention racial violence, massive wildfires, and even hurricanes! Interesting times, indeed.
This article discusses a variety of unexpected challenges faced by district administrators across the country, and how these leaders learned new communication and engagement strategies to help them navigate the kinds of events that schools can’t always plan for.
May the insights they gained by overcoming these obstacles provide inspiration for your future practice.