Reflections on our E.E. Ford Leadership Grant

By Meredith Ford and Liz Kornheiser When we first embarked on our Edward E. Ford Foundation Leadership Grant project in 2018, our intention was to enhance the Folio process and experience in a way that would help our schools attract and retain the best teachers. The hypothesis was, and remains,

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Using the Eisenhower Matrix to improve your team

  Urgent Not Urgent Important Quadrant I — Do/Reduce Crisis Deadline Work Pressing Problems Quadrant II — Schedule Long Term Planning, Strategic Work Relationship Building Personal Growth Not Important Quadrant III — Delegate Interruptions Email Scheduling Quadrant IV — Delete/Eliminate Trivial, Busy Work Meetings without agendas   In a 1954

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What teachers need next year — and how Folio can help provide it

What Teachers Need Next Year — And How Folio Can Help Provide It Conversations with member schools have revealed consistent themes as school leaders look ahead to ‘21-’22. We are hearing that teachers need: Validation, Celebration, Care and Attention, Collaboration. In order to support teachers, school leaders might look toward

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