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From Landing Strip to Lift-Off: What Comes After Accreditation
“Accreditation isn’t where the flight ends—it’s where momentum begins.” We often treat accreditation like a landing. After all the stress...

Christi Roberts
3 days ago2 min read
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Co-Creation Builds Capacity
"Improvement doesn’t happen to people—it happens with them." The Common Assumption: Most school improvement efforts begin with experts...

Christi Roberts
May 53 min read
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Accountability Isn’t a Trap - It’s a Tool
“You can only expect what you inspect.” Recently, I was working with a building leader who had done everything right. She had a clear...

Christi Roberts
Apr 293 min read
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Envisioning
"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every...
Chad Ransom
Mar 103 min read
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If Only We Had More Time
"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it." — Stephen R. Covey (1) The Common Assumption : Many leaders believe that if they...
Chad Ransom
Mar 34 min read
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Don't Try to Change Peoples' Minds
" People don't believe what you tell them. They rarely believe what you show them. They often believe what their friends tell them. They...
Chad Ransom
Feb 253 min read
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The Leadership Contradiction
"Your actions speak so loudly that I cannot hear what you are saying." — Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the most significant contradictions...
Chad Ransom
Feb 173 min read
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Don’t Go Slow to Go Fast
"The most important thing you can do to achieve your goals is to make sure that as soon as you set them, you immediately begin to create...
Chad Ransom
Feb 113 min read
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Supporting Adult Learning
“Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." – Simon Sinek As educators, we know that...
Chad Ransom
Feb 34 min read
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Early Adopters: Catalysts for Lasting Change in Schools
Everett Rogers (1962) "Momentum breeds motivation." — Tony Robbins In many schools, leaders believe they must convince every single...
Chad Ransom
Jan 263 min read
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The Path to Collective Efficacy
"No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship." — James Comer From Relationships to Collective Efficacy Effective...
Chad Ransom
Jan 214 min read
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The Power of Collective Teacher Efficacy: The Building Leadership Team’s Role in Leading the Way
John Hattie’s research has made one thing abundantly clear: Collective Teacher Efficacy (CTE) is one of the most significant influences...
Chad Ransom
Jan 134 min read
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Why Research Isn’t Enough
Has a staff member ever come to you for advice or with a problem, and after you gave them a thoughtful response backed by evidence and...
Chad Ransom
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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The Continuous (Non)Improvement Cycle
You can’t blame people for having low expectations for some students (did you do a double take when you read that? I hope it got you a...

Christi Roberts
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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It's the HOW not the WHAT
Many schools across the country have struggled to make significant improvements in student outcomes. As school leaders we try to...
Chad Ransom
Feb 5, 20233 min read
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The Power of Beliefs
Beliefs are one of the most powerful things in school. Don’t believe me? Students' beliefs in how well they will do is the second...
Chad Ransom
Oct 11, 20213 min read
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The Danger of Meetings
Meetings are often terrible. I bet you can think of many examples of horrible meetings that you’ve experienced. These range from whole...
Chad Ransom
Oct 4, 20213 min read
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Don't do PLCs...unless
I remember being struck by the cover of the book On Common Ground. It lists the chapter authors in this order: Roland Barth, Rebecca...
Chad Ransom
Sep 13, 20214 min read
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Physics of the Implementation Dip
Trying new things is hard. Getting good at new things is even harder. In fact, our output often suffers at first. This is commonly...
Chad Ransom
Sep 5, 20212 min read
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First, Do No Harm
If we do RtI or MTSS incorrectly, we have the potential of negatively impacting two of the strongest influences on student success:...
Chad Ransom
Aug 29, 20215 min read
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