With the 2020-2021 school year winding down, school leaders are finally transitioning students and staff back into full-time, in-person learning. When schools first closed last year, few predicted students would spend such a long period of time away from traditional learning models. With not one, but two separate school years being affected, the disruption has …
“When schools closed a year ago, none of us thought it would be yet another year [away from traditional learning]. We thought and hoped it would be weeks, then we thought it would be months, then we thought surely by the start of this school year we’d be back,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. “But fate had …
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The 2020-2021 school year is right around the corner. But as back-to-school draws near, there are still so many unknowns. With states across the country employing various strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic—and with varying levels of success—it remains unclear whether students will be returning to school buildings, or instead picking up where they …
Creating an 80/20 Strategic Plan in a Time of Uncertainty Read More »
After the initial crisis hit, Accelerate Institute leaders sprang into action to meet the basic needs of students and teachers. Then, spring break gave many leaders a chance to regroup and strategize a more sustainable plan to take them to the end of the year. To do this, our leaders leveraged the drivers of Change Management. …
Leveraging the Accelerate Framework During a Crisis: Change Management Read More »
Janis Meinke Ryan Fellow / Principal, Carmen Schools of Science and Technology, South Campus Our team at Accelerate Institute talked with Janis recently to learn more about her new role and how she is leveraging the new Accelerate Framework to push Carmen’s success even further. Although this is Janis’ first year as Principal at Carmen South, …
