THE LCAP: REVISITING THE MONEY MATTERS QUESTION SIX YEARS AFTER LCFF ADOPTION
This is Part I of a series of blogs on resource allocation in the LCFF era.
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Mucerino & Associates
Allan Mucerino
Apr 7, 20193 min read
EQUITY & MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT: ARE YOU AWARE OF THE TREND?
Mathematics education is at a crossroads. College readiness fell to its lowest point since 2004, a trend that scares me to death.
Allan Mucerino
Mar 18, 20192 min read
FIVE PRIORITIES FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARDS IN 2019-20
The Magna Carta of California education policy removed many state mandates for school programs and curriculum, returning to school districts
Allan Mucerino
Mar 17, 20193 min read
A NEW ERA IN EDUCATION
The best thing about a focus on the whole child and a general commitment to social-emotional learning is that it impacts all children.
Allan Mucerino
Mar 6, 20193 min read
IS THE WHOLE CHILD MOVEMENT A 360 OR A 180?
Threats, punishments, and public shaming have never proven to be the right lever to improve education (or anything for that matter).
Allan Mucerino
Feb 27, 20193 min read
INNOVATION TO THE THIRD POWER
I visited Odyssey STEM and came away confident that equity in education is not equal to World peace when it comes to comparing pipe dreams.
Allan Mucerino
Dec 2, 20183 min read
WHOSE VISION IS IT ANYWAY?
Beyond bonding the school board together for a common cause, framing the picture of the future bonds the entire organization
Allan Mucerino
Oct 28, 20184 min read
MUCKRAKING AND LESSONS FROM THE TURN OF THE CENTURY (19TH CENTURY)
Education has been a popular topic of Times Magazine since 1925 when John Dewey was covered.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 23, 20183 min read
BUILDING THE FRAGILE SENSE OF AUTONOMY
Grounded in Heidegger’s philosophy of care, leaders who care model an ethic of caring.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 21, 20182 min read
WEAPONIZING WORDS
Leaders don't use words as weapons and they don’t trivialize words that are core emotional drivers of positive relationships.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 14, 20183 min read
THE LIGHTHOUSE EFFECT
In practice, rational and intuitive processes are intertwined and mutually influence each other.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 11, 20182 min read
ADVICE TO LEAD (& LIVE) BY
Do What You Say You’re Going To Do is an indispensable adage for leaders at all levels to live by.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 7, 20183 min read
WHAT IS YOUR FLAVOR OF LEADERSHIP?
Aspiring leaders are asked to define their style of leadership when interviewing for positions of increased responsibilities.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 5, 20182 min read
HOW IMPORTANT IS A COMMON VISION?
Despite thousands of studies, there remains no broad agreement on what separates highly effective leaders from less effective leaders.
Allan Mucerino
Oct 4, 20182 min read
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE LEADER LEAVES
If a charismatic person becomes a leader will they be a charismatic leader?
Allan Mucerino
Oct 3, 20182 min read
LEADERSHIP REQUIRES EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
A hallmark of aesthetic approaches to organizational leadership is emotional intelligence (EI).
Allan Mucerino
Sep 30, 20183 min read
LEADERS HAVE GOOD SENSE(S)
The art of leadership is studying the craft through an aesthetics lens.
Allan Mucerino
Sep 23, 20182 min read
IF THEY DON’T WORK. STOP DOING THEM.
THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF BLOGS ON INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, TEACHER EVALUATION, TEACHER TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING MODELS.
Allan Mucerino
Sep 16, 20184 min read
IF YOU CAN’T MEASURE IT; YOU CAN’T MANAGE IT
The expression, If you can’t measure it; you can’t manage it, is a derivative of What gets measured; gets managed.
Allan Mucerino
Aug 25, 20183 min read
CAMPBELL'S LAW AND THE LCAP
An overwhelming negativity surrounds public schools and has become a national narrative.
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