This post concludes the week focused on Stabilizing Enrollment and builds off of two previous entries. It reviews the causes of TSD’s enrollment decline over the past 10 years and attributes these causes to the Spheres of Control, Influence, and Concern.
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Stabilize Enrollment
New enrollment projections will be presented at the Tuesday, 03/17/26 board meeting that serve as a critical blueprint for our district’s financial future. This post considers the implications of those projections along with the types of costs that drive expenditures.
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Stabilize Enrollment
In education, the word “accountability” is used often and immediately prompts two deeper questions: Who is held accountable, and for what? To answer that, we must distinguish between three areas: In the Sphere of Control, we can focus on academic benchmarks such as 3rd-grade reading, 8th-grade math, and 11th-grade college readiness. While external factors like
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Strategic Plan
In the daily whirlwind of K-12 education, the “urgent” often cannibalizes the “important.” Between bus shortages, budget constraints, and the daily operational crises of running a school system, it is easy for district leadership to become permanently reactive. A strong strategic plan keeps everyone focused on what matters most.
Why Do We Need a Strategy in K-12 Education? Read More »
Strategic Plan
The election isn’t until November, but there is so much important work and knowledge to share before then!
