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May 30, 2011

Leadership Academy case studies

Joe Nathan / Leadership Academy / case studies /

The following case studies have been developed to help charter and district school leaders think through various challenges they face. We hope that by reviewing and considering these case studies, current and prospective school leaders will learn from successes and mistakes others have made. Thanks to the Walton Foundation, which supported the development of these case studies. […]

May 30, 2011

Handouts from Terri Barreiro

Joe Nathan / Leadership Academy / Terri Barreiro /

Roberts Rules of Order Board, Staffs and Policies IIGovern-basics UW Effective Meetings-Charters Board of Director Manual Contents Bibliography Sample Board Job Descriptions

May 23, 2011

Making Memorial Day time to serve today’s heroes

Joe Nathan / 2011, Columns (J. Nathan) / Memorial Day, veterans /

What’s the Memorial Day weekend going to mean for your family? Perhaps you’ll consider not just the traditional TV, picnics, parades and so on. If you are interested, the Minnesota National Guard has dozens of ways to help, on a section of their website entitled, “How Can I Help?” One way to honor veterans who […]

May 9, 2011

Award winning students describe their best day in school

Joe Nathan / 2011, Columns (J. Nathan) / Kayton McKern /

Hundreds of parents, grandparents, educators and students gathered on the Minnesota State Capitol steps las week, not to protest but to praise. They were honoring about 50 students, ages 5-18, whose essays were selected as the best from more than 2,000 submitted. Asked to describe their “best day” in school, young people offered sometimes surprising, […]

May 3, 2011

Celtic Woman shows music’s message

Joe Nathan / 2011, Columns (J. Nathan) / Celtic Woman, music /

“The rowdier you are, the more fun we’ll have.” That was one of the first things that Chloë Agnew, a member of the wildly popular singing group, “Irish Woman” told Minnesotans attending their recent show. This was one of more than 60 they are doing around the US this spring. Two hours later, hundreds of […]