Student success is NOT all about academics. In 2013 the California Department of Education implemented the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) which expanded the focus to include both engagement (parent, student, and school climate) and conditions of learning…

How do school districts achieve Cultural Change? We know we need to but knowing how to is a different story.  One model for creating cultural change is listening to the community by hosting a gathering. If you are just looking to check the “action of…

Changing the culture is not easy, though I don’t know many who joined a board to maintain the status quo. Leading cultural change requires understanding why it is important to you? What is your personal connection?  Cultural change happens when there is a social commitment,…