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From Tactics to Transformation: Why School Culture Matters Most

By Meghan Cureton & Meredith Monk Ford As an educational leader and consultant, I’m often presented with specific requests. Schools might ask for help changing their schedule, developing a strategic plan, or boosting innovation. But I’ve learned that oftentimes these requests are simply a short-term solution for something more pressing and urgent. Beyond the Tactic, …

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Introducing Melissa! Our new Senior School Success Program Manager

  Hi Folio Members!   I recently joined Folio as the Senior School Success Program Manager. I will lead the Folio team that provides all of your implementation and school success support. I have marked more than 20 years of experience in education. During that two-decade career, I have served as an adjunct college instructor, …

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Stone Ridge launches a year of professional growth supported by Folio Collaborative and ISM

By Jeremy Goldstein and Barbara Beachley Jimi Purse, Assistant Head of School at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, is a longtime Folio user and administrator who saw an opportunity to use myFolio as the foundation for a new approach to professional growth in the 23-24 school year. As sights were set on the …

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Folio’s Mastermind groups

By Carey Fetting-Smith One thing we know to be true is that leadership can be a lonely endeavor. Folio’s Mastermind groups are here to address that challenge head on by building a community of like-minded school leaders from other member schools. Folio’s Mastermind calls are a fun, low-lift, high-return, way to connect with dynamic school …

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Leveraging Themes in Folio to launch your vision

The Themes feature in myFolio solves a challenge many school leaders face: How might we connect the daily work of educators to larger schoolwide visions, missions, and standards for teaching and learning? And most importantly, are your institutional goals reflected in your themes?  During our 2023 Summer Leadership Series, Patricia Podorsek, Director of Teaching and …

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UMBC Summer Math Program Pilots Folio

By Carey Fetting-Smith The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Summer Math Program is using Folio this summer to help cultivate a culture of professional growth and collaboration. This five-week “math camp” takes place at two school sites in Baltimore, Maryland: Lakeland Elementary/Middle School and Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle School. With the participation of over 140 …

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