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Long distance leadership
By Jennifer Gill
Categories: Leadership, School leadershipJune 2020
Vol. 41, No. 3
Allyson Apsey, principal of Quincy Elementary School in Zeeland, Michigan, was looking forward to the second Friday in March. It was to be a half-day for students so she and her teachers could spend the afternoon collaborating on spring lesson plans and planning the next academic year. Then, at 11 p.m. the night before, Michigan announced that all school buildings would close after Friday to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Rumors of a closure had been swirling for days, but the announcement still came as a shock. Apsey and her staff dismissed students at noon as planned, then huddled for an hour to eat and share their worries before heading home to tend to their own needs. To try to lighten the mood, someone
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Monday morning check-in (COVID-19 edition)
- How are you feeling?
- We are doing well. I feel good about our plan for the week.
- We are doing OK, thankful we are not sick.
- We have sick family members, but we are doing OK.
- Please call me, I need some TLC.
- Please tag me in to remotely work on a project. I am going stir-crazy.
- I would love to connect virtually to learn together (book study, etc.).
- I am not doing well at all, either physically or emotionally, and would love some help.
- Other:
References
Kurtz, H.Y. & Herold, B. (2020, April 27). Opinion of Devos plunging, truancy rising: 10 key findings from latest EdWeek survey. Education Week. www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/04/27/opinion-of-devos-plunging-truancy-rising-10.html.
Categories: Leadership, School leadership
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