September 2025: School Administrator
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The Mixed Picture of ConsolidationThree case studies point to the multiple factors leading to district mergers.
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School Consolidations at Ground LevelFive principals share the unexpected emotional impact of merging two schools.
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From Receivership to ResilienceA California superintendent鈥檚 personal experience with rebuilding a district through system recovery.
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Looking at the Overlooked in the BudgetConsidering less-obvious savings options when attending to a district鈥檚 fiscal challenges.
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Contract LengthComparing the terms of employment.
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Preferred PronounsHow should a principal respond to teacher complaints about students choosing to use the pronoun 'they' in solidarity with classmates?
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Using Open Meetings Laws as Welcoming ToolsHelping your school board exceed the basic compliance requirements contributes to public participation.
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A Board鈥檚 Request for Soft SkillsA governing body wants evidence of interpersonal skills in its organizational leader.
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Busting a Stalemate in Strategic PlanningUsing artificial intelligence to move forward on a district鈥檚 messaging.
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Everything I Needed to Know About the Superintendency I Learned From Alanis Morissette
The pop singer鈥檚 lyrics still register for the author and her work life almost 30 years later.
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Navigating Bureaucracy with Creative Insubordination
A superintendent鈥檚 bold approach to skirting state rules that stymie student support.
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Celebrating a District鈥檚 Legacy StaffCreating pride among staff members who once walked the same halls as students.
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Lessons in Managing Necessary Change51萝莉鈥檚 president shares his own experience with school closures.
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Tough Conversations Call for TransparencyEducators should use clear language when explaining revenue shortalls.
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Sidelight: Jeff JonesA Sidelight featuring superintendent David Miyashiro, a recreational ice hockey player.
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鈥楢n Opportunity for Everyone鈥�The superintendent in Bentonville, Ark., innovatively support her fast-growing community.
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Editor's Note
Practitioner Thinking About Partisanship
Not long after the emergence of the pandemic, School Administrator launched a continuing look at the impact of partisan views on the workings of public schools. Our attention began by focusing on operating schools in a VUCA world (August 2020) and the 鈥渋mpossible position鈥� faced by the individuals leading school systems (September 2021).
This month鈥檚 theme continues in that vein. Through the ideas and words of some of the sharpest thinkers on educational leadership, we look at partisan politicking and its effects. We also look backwards at the historical nature of such partisanship.
Our contributors include Carl Cohn and Jennifer Perry Cheatham, former superintendents whose names ought to be familiar to those who鈥檝e been following our coverage. We鈥檙e also carrying the work of Erin Kane, a superintendent in Colorado writing about communication strategies in divisive times; Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire, co-authors of the recently published book The Education Wars: A Citizen鈥檚 Guide and Defense Manual; and Adam Laats, an education historian who has studied the long lineage of culture wars in schooling.
We鈥檙e especially pleased (and thankful) to share the work of Meg Wheatley, whose work as a management consultant over the past 50 years has informed scores of organizational leaders. She draws in this issue from her latest book carrying a particularly applicable title Restoring Sanity: Practices to Awaken Generosity, Creativity and Kindness in Ourselves and Our Organizations.
We can鈥檛 wait for you, our readers, to dive in this month鈥檚 offerings. And I hope you won鈥檛 be reticent to let us know your reaction to particular articles or the overall coverage.
Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
703-875-0745
jgoldman@aasa.org
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