Monthly Archives: October 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we have narrowed our problem statement down to something that reads like this: Our learning culture is relevant to us now and in the future. It helps us create meaning. Student success is at … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Director Kevin Gabrielse and our Lee High School Band!

During last week’s HCD21 session, I realized that we typically identify what we believe to be root problems by approaching them “head on.” Statements like the following are often thought to be the problem: My kids are not paying attention Student achievement scores … Continue reading →

This past Wednesday was the first of two “student count” days that determine the size of our state-level funding for our classroom, school and district programs. The following chart highlights this trend over the past twenty years (the count for … Continue reading →

Our Human-Centered Design or “HCD21” leadership team will be meeting for our fourth session this afternoon and since I posted the first two of many updates on our progress over the next couple years, I’ve had a number of questions … Continue reading →

It’s human nature that we spend a good deal of time and other resources trying to treat the symptoms of something we deem is a problem. We rarely expend the energy getting to the root cause. Education reform is notorious for … Continue reading →