Student Success

Today’s school district food-service directors often find that joining purchasing cooperatives saves them at least 5 percent in food costs. Co-ops also save time by handling the request-for-proposal process and assisting with compliance reporting in the wake of increased federal nutrition requirements. In addition, co-ops track vendor performance and offer forums for sharing best practices. […]

Greene County Career Center (Ohio) Initiative: A truancy interventionist helps students cope with life challenges such as daycare for their children, homelessness and driving parents to chemotherapy appointments. Result: Truancy court referrals fell from 24 to one in just two years. Meriden Public Schools (Conn.) Initiative: District leaders asked school-based behavioral teams to monitor attendance. […]

Years ago, it was easy for districts to ignore what high average daily-attendance numbers can conceal: kids, sometimes lots of them, who miss weeks of school every year. The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act has changed that calculus. For the first time, the law requires states to report chronic-absenteeism rates, and more than two-thirds of […]

Yonkers security director Brian Schulder follows these principles in keeping schools secure. LINK BACK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Day in the Life: Brian Schulder, security director, Yonkers Public Schools Matt Zalaznick is senior associate editor.

School superintendents continue to support career readiness by creating opportunities for graduating students, according to the Gallup 2018 Survey of K12 School District Superintendents.

Keeping Students Safe Every Day: How to Prepare for and Respond to School Violence, Natural Disasters, and Other Hazards ASCD This guide provides insight on creating emergency operations plans that follow government guidelines and best practices, such as ways to decentralize authority and responsibility during a crisis. Keeping Students Safe Every Day teaches school leadership […]