Nobody talks about the student who came ready to learn, sat through the disruption, said nothing, and fell further behind while every adult in the building focused on the one who made the most noise. She is still waiting for someone to notice she was there, too.

You want to fix education? Fix #14: Count the administrators in your district. Then count the teachers. Then ask who is in the room with your child. Let me break down Fix #14. Pull up your district's organizational chart. Count every assistant superintendent, every director, every coordinator, every specialist, every instructional coach who does not have a classroom. Then count the teachers. Then ask yourself which number has grown faster over the last ten years and which one has not kept pace with what the kids actually need. What does it mean in practice? It means every dollar that funds a coordinator of academic services is a dollar that did not fund a teacher, an aide, a reading interventionist, or a classroom library. It means every central office position added is a decision about priorities, and that decision has consequences inside every building in the district. It means the people closest to the kids have the least power and the least resources, and the people furthest from the kids have the most of both. How does this help kids? A child is not educated by an organizational chart. She is educated by the person standing in the room with her every day. When we fund the room, staff the room, and support the person in the room, kids learn. When we fund the office instead, kids wait. The bloat at the top does not show up in test scores with a label attached. It shows up as thirty-two kids and no copy paper. It shows up as a teacher buying her own supplies in February. It shows up as the gap between what we say we value and where the money actually goes. How do we make this happen? We need district budgets that are transparent and readable by anyone who wants to look. We need school boards that ask hard questions about the ratio of administrators to teachers and demand honest answers. We need communities that understand the difference between a principal who is in the building every day and a director of curriculum alignment who has not been in a classroom in fifteen years. And we need to stop assuming that adding a layer of management above the teachers is the same thing as supporting the teachers. It is not. It is often the opposite. The goal is not to eliminate every administrator. The goal is to make sure the people closest to the kids are the priority, not an afterthought. #YouWantToFixEducation

You want to fix education? Make attendance mean something again. A child cannot learn in a building he doesn't enter.

There are too many bad parents blaming good teachers for their bad parenting.

Uncomfortable truth: “Credit Recovery” doesn’t exist to help students make up learning they missed. It exists so school districts can issue undeserving students diplomas then boast about “record high graduation rates”.

A bad coach tears people down. An average coach focuses only on results. A good coach teaches skills and systems. A great coach builds confidence and trust. An exceptional coach helps people believe in themselves at a higher level. And the best coaches impact lives long after the scoreboard stops mattering.

Teacher receives zero work from a student. Gives the student a 0. Admin: ‘Nope — give them a 50.’ This is real. And it’s happening in schools right now. No effort = half credit. We were told to give them a 50 because we don’t want the student feeling defeated. 🤬 I refused to give the a 50 for a zero effort….absolutely refused! I was called into the office where I was confronted by the Principal, Superintendent and a couple of other board members. They wanted to understand why I refused to follow the 50 for 0 policy. I quickly told them I became a teacher to educate children. It’s my job to teach and evaluate what my students learn, not to pass them on without making sure they have a solid foundation. The Superintendent then said that a 50 is still a failing grade, and I said “yes sir, and when a paper earns a 50 failing grade that is what they will receive, but if a paper earns a 0 then that is the grade they will receive”. How exactly does giving students half credit for no effort prepare kids for reality?

Accurate. 💯

Truth. 🙌

As an AD, I remind our coaches that no one person is bigger than the program. The most talented player on the team can sometimes cause more harm than good if standards are compromised for them. Culture must always come before talent. When athletes believe different rules apply to certain people, trust in the program disappears. Everyone has value, but everyone is also replaceable. Strong programs are built on accountability, discipline, and team-first mentality, not on one individual.

We measure what’s easy. But we should be building what matters.

A Leader Looks For Opportunities To Find Someone Doing Something Right.

Good reminder for us all today.

Game changer 💯💯

Truth. 💯

Toxic environments don't want you to be realistic. They want you to be agreeable. Authenticity makes people uncomfortable. If your honesty disrupts their illusion, they'll reject it because they don't want it. They want compliance. Be too honest, and you become a problem.

Happy National Women Coaches Day! 📣 Today, we honor the women who lead, mentor, and inspire our athletes. We’re committed to a future where women coaches thrive at every level of the game. Here’s to the leaders who change the game every day! 👏✨ #WomenInCoaching #NWCD