Coherent Central Systems and Rethinking the Principal Role

Gene Pinkard, Director, K-12 Leadership for the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program Think of a school principal. Depending on your age, you’re likely to conjure up Saved by the Bell’s Principal Belding, The Simpsons’ Principal Skinner, The Breakfast Club’s Dean Vernon or even Captain Underpants’ stodgy alter-ego. These characters are reliable comedic relief whose […]

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Solving complex problems outside of the silo: How the Pennsylvania Department of Education gained the knowledge and tools to run a coherent team

Victoria Ballerini and Dana Milakovic, Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) participated in the Coherence Lab Fellowship from 2020-2021. After the Fellowship, members of the PDE leadership team wanted to build the knowledge and skills of additional PDE team members to develop and sustain coherence and embarked in the Coherence Lab […]

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