Dr. Zipporah Hightower

Last week, we partnered with The Mind Trust’s Indiana Charter School Fellowship and Emerging Leaders Fellows for the third year in a row. Their commitment to investing in leaders goes beyond instructional growth—it’s about ensuring leaders deeply understand the landscape in which they operate. Through The Ed.ucateD Approach, we facilitated two powerful sessions: 🔹 Session 1: Authorizing & Accountability We worked with fellows to unpack their charter operating agreements, state law, and authorizer performance frameworks. From day one, these documents shouldn’t just be compliance checklists—they should set the baseline goals to exceed so schools are built to thrive and positioned for renewal. 🔹 Session 2: Board Governance We focused on equipping leaders with strategies to engage their boards effectively—managing up, down, and across—to foster governance that truly supports school success. We asked fellows: How does your school define success? Does that align with your authorizer’s definition? Your board’s definition? Because here’s the reality: you’d never accept a job without reading the contract. Why would leading a school be any different? 💡 Investing in your full team’s understanding of the charter landscape is not optional—it’s essential. And when leaders are grounded in this knowledge, schools are set up not just to meet expectations, but to exceed them.

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Educational transformation doesn’t happen by chance—it requires vision, planning, and action. The Road Map to Successful Education Implementation provides the strategic blueprint needed to guide schools and districts through meaningful change. This interactive guide offers key steps, including: • Assessing Readiness for Transformation • Engaging Stakeholders • Developing an Implementation Plan • Sustaining and Scaling Up Transformation Transformation takes persistence. It takes collaboration. It takes foresight to look beyond the immediate and build a future where every student succeeds. Let's make it happen—together. https://lnkd.in/eXn5s9C5 #ScienceofReading #AllForLiteracy

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Ready to Discover the 2025 Trends Shaping Education Experience? 💡 Qualtrics’ Education Industry experts have identified three pivotal trends to help leaders like you thrive in this evolving environment. Our 2025 State of Education Report will show you: ✅ Why trust is eroding for both students and staff, and how to protect your institution's reputation. ✅ The direct link between a thriving employee experience and positive student interactions – plus how to empower your team. ✅ How to strategically leverage the rise of AI in education for maximum productivity and advantage. It's time to transform challenges into opportunities! 🚀 Download it here: https://lnkd.in/e-FFZkEU

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Teachers don’t just get data—they get real insights. Subject’s AI co-teacher, Spark, highlights when to step in and gives tools to act fast. Get ready for the future of Subject.ai.

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Strategic leadership actions are essential for rapid school improvement. Sr. School and District Improvement Facilitator Contann Dabney discusses how leaders can spark and sustain transformative shifts in this session of WestEd's Leading Together Virtual Series. Watch the 30-minute webinar: https://bit.ly/3Uxky52 #SchoolLeaders #SchoolImprovement #Education

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This Education Week tool helps you understand how much Federal Title K-12 money is being held back (known as impounding) from your local school system. https://lnkd.in/g8DPjRTq The PDF shows sums by State courtesy of Learning Policy Institute. What do these funds do? 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗜-𝗖 These funds support migratory children in reaching challenging academic standards and graduating from high school. 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗜-𝗔  These funds support increasing student achievement by improving the quality and effectiveness of educators and underserved students’ access to effective educators. 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗜𝗜-𝗔 These funds help students learn English and meet challenging state academic standards. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗩-𝗔 These funds support improving student academic achievement, including by providing students with access to a well-rounded education, improving school conditions for student learning, and improving the use of technology. 𝗡𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗠. 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗩-𝗕 These funds provide academic enrichment opportunities such as literacy and other educational services during non-school hours (e.g., through after-school or summer programs) for students and families—particularly those in underserved and low-performing schools. According to this 07/16/2025 POLITICO article, some Senate Republicans are pressing the Trump administration to release these funds. https://lnkd.in/dfT8xJab "These funds go to support programs that 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀.” #education #k12education #educationpolicy

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