Author: The Prepared Student

I received my doctorate in Educational Leadership from Morehead State University, a Masters in Guidance and Counseling and School Administration both from Morehead State University. I have served the public school system as teacher, Guidance Counselor, Assistant Principal, Principal, District Assessment Coordinator, Director of Pupil Personnel, Instructional Supervisor, and Assistant Superintendent. I'm presently the Assistant Director of the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics at Morehead State University.

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Commitment to Continuous Improvement.

Improvement efforts are sustained and the school demonstrates progress in improving student performance and school effectiveness.

Teaching and Learning, You Can’t Have One Without The Other.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” – William Butler Yeats A conversation I had one time with a teacher that, I assume, wanted to prove a point about student’s motivation to learn, proved a different point. This teacher, a high school science teacher, had just given a test […]

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Data Driven Districts: Documenting and using results.

A school system is successful using data when it uses a comprehensive assessment system based on clearly-defined performance measures. The assessment system is used to assess student performance on expectations for student learning, identify gaps between expectations for student learning and student performance, evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction, and determine interventions to […]

The Willingness to Change.

“You cannot grow unless you are willing to change. You will never improve yourself if you cling to what used to be!” – Leon Brown Accountability has become a “dirty” word in the world of education reform. Legislators discuss holding schools accountable for student success and teachers discuss the need to hold students accountable for […]

Schools Defined

When one looks up the phrase educational institution on Google there are three different categories: Higher Education; University; and School. Higher Education is defined as education provided by universities, vocational universities, community colleges, liberal arts colleges, technical colleges, and other collegial institutions that award academic degrees, such as career colleges. A University is defined as […]

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Stakeholder Communication and Relationships.

System and school personnel seek opportunities for collaboration and shared leadership among stakeholders to help students learn and advance improvement efforts

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Resources and Support Systems.

The implementation of No Child Left Behind has put more emphasis on state testing than at any other time in educational history. Because of this emphasis in state testing, the results from these tests have become the main focus of school systems across the country. There must be resources and support systems in place for schools to meet student achievement.

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Documenting and using Results.

This blog post discusses The advantages of data use in the classroom and the correct way to use the data.

Schools, A Time for Change

I’ve seen a lot of posts since the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. Some posts offer prayer, some call for tougher gun laws, and some call for better parenting skills. I will always give prayer to those in need and suffering (and prayer to those who are not in need and suffering), I […]

School Accreditation

According to Tony Wagner in his book The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need–and What We Can Do About It (2008), the education system in the United States needs to come to terms with some hard facts about our educational system: The high school […]