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Thank you to Marcus Officer with #M&RCommunications for working with us today on media training and learning how to Produce TV News for Your School! Learning how to get ahead of the message and get your story told your way is key to communication success. Great day of learning!
Our Topeka Cohort of AI innovators met virtually today to show off the chatbots they built over the last month. Bots were built to answer questions about statutes, personnel handbooks, & even science of reading training content. Visit landever.ai to learn more about our partner.
After a productive morning of collaboration, reflection, and discussion, our #elevateleadership folks are ready for an afternoon of action planning for implementation of new learning. We look forward to hearing their progress next time we meet. #edleadershipmatters
Our #elevateleadeship cohorts in Goddard and Topeka are working hard today learning about Creating a Purposeful Community. To start the day, leaders are sharing and reflecting with peers as part of our accountability system. Collaboration for improvement! #edleadershipmatters
The Western KS Leadership Academy begins today in Garden City w/ 20 teacher leaders eager to grow their capacity to make a difference in their school! This partnership w/ @swplains & @KASBPublicEd seeks to develop teacher capacity to lead for student success. #edleadershipmatters
The best part of #elevateleadership is the focus on planning for improvement with embedded accountability through peer collaboration. Today, leaders have time to follow up on their work focused on strong instructional leadership before planning what's next. #edleadershipmatters
We are in Chanute and Salina today working with our #elevateleadership 1 cohorts. Today, leaders are learning about high functioning teams and how to build culture through academic emphasis and collective efficacy! Thanks to @ChanutePublic for being a host. #edleadershipmatters
The Kansas Association of Directors of Plant Facilities (KADPF) is holding their annual conference in Topeka. It began yesterday (10/6) and runs through tomorrow (10/8). We are excited to work with this new group of leaders who are essential to the operations of our schools!
This Friday (10/11) we will be hosting our first opportunity to learn tips and tricks for how to Produce TV News for your School! Being able to tell your story in your own words is powerful! Learn how to do that effectively and strategically. Sign up today using the QR code!
We're in Garden City today for Elevate Leadership 1. Today, participants are learning about purposeful communities and the power of academic optimism and academic emphasis. Leaders will spend the afternoon planning how they can take this new learning back! #elevateleadership
Join us this morning at 8:30 a.m. on the USA-Kansas Facebook page as we go live with the winner of the 2025 Kansas Superintendent of the Year! https://www.facebook.com/USAKansas #KSSA #edleadershipmatters
Our Newton Elevate Leadership 3 cohort met today for the 2nd time. They spent time learning more about the coherence framework that they will take back to use for guided discussion and reflection with staff. #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
The #KSSA is pleased to announce the 3 finalists for the 2025 Kansas Superintendent of the Year. Congrats to Dr. Adams , Dr. Nugent @doc_nuge, and @derbysupt Heather Bohaty for this recognition. Tune in next Monday 10/7 LIVE for the announcement on Facebook. #edleadershipmatters
Thank you to @TraneMidAmerica for hosting our Elevate Leadership 3 participants today in Kansas City for day 1 of learning. Today we are focused on unpacking what it means to lead a coherent system that is rooted in What Matters Most. These leaders are ready to #elevateleadership
We are in Maize, KS today working with Adam Garry who is helping leaders explore "The Curious World of Generative AI". It will be a full day of learning as leaders explore their own innovations, classroom applications, and evaluations of AI use. #edleadershipmatters
Our "Producing TV News for Schools" workshop is taking place in Topeka on Oct 11! Come learn how you can enhance your messaging & create TV news-worthy content that will support you in telling your story even more widely! Use the QR code/sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/ywxtvfz7
Our Kansas City Area Elevate 1 cohort met for their first session today. They worked on connecting as a group and then on identifying traits of a successful graduate. #elevateleadership #edleadershipmatters
We are hosting another group of leaders today in @USD265_Goddard as part of our "SPED and the Building Leader" series! It is a full house today as leaders learn about the law, IEP writing, behaviors, and more. Appreciate this partnership with @KASEAComms! #edleadershipmatters
We are spending lots of time in KC this week as part of our #elevateleadership series. Today, we are working with our Elevate 2 leaders to assess the current reality of high performing schools and instructional leadership in their buildings. #edleadershipmatters
