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  • EASTERN Center for Arts & Technology – A Shining Star for Our Region

    Part of this new position includes not only preparing for and participating in our almost weekly meetings, but each member often participates in educational leadership activities outside of the board.  In my case, I have the pleasure of sitting on the Joint Operating Committee of the EASTERN Center for Arts and Technology, our area’s career Read more

  • A Comment On…The Battle of Educational Technology

    This article (written by a teacher and submitted by a new, faithful reader) does a great job of outlining the topic of deciding how to approach the incorporation of new technology into schools and school board members would benefit from the perspective described as they develop their prioritization strategies. We all see and perhaps own Read more

  • Act I Exceptions…Shared Knowledge

    I knew it would happen.  I’ve left some information out of my previous discussion on Act I.  Specifically, there are exceptions to the rule (or why else would it be a rule, right?). Here’s what I believe I know.  (And please don’t shoot me if I’m still wrong on some of this.  I’m learning and Read more

  • Getting Involved…Through Committees

    I was lucky.  I knew this before I was appointed to the school board, but still there are many who don’t know, so I’m going to do my best to help remedy things based on what I know and have learned.  In Cheltenham, deliberation and discussion largely happens in our committee meetings where recommendations are Read more

  • Why Share My Learning

    In my application for this Board position, I noted that I had a strong interest in a topic called, broadly, Knowledge Management. While we may have entered a “digital” or “Internet” age, what we really have entered is a “knowledge sharing” age facilitated by our new digital suite of tools.  Though having enjoyed many years Read more

  • A Board As… A Tree

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