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The Talent Landscape
The Talent Landscape

December 9, 2022, 11:00 am EST Finding the right leader can transform a school. Yet, finding the right leader is not easy at all. The number of qualified Heads and other executive level administrators is shockingly low. What happens when… Continue Reading

Date posted11/16/2022


Exceptional Feedback
Exceptional Feedback

14 Tips for Mastering “Crucial Conversations” Leaders should be exceptional at giving and receiving feedback. The problem is, leaders aren’t trained or coached in how to do it. It is one of those areas, though essential to the role, that… Continue Reading

Date posted11/16/2022


Not So Fast
Not So Fast

Prudence and patience are inseparable. This is not good news for people like me, but it is true. Here are a few reasons why these virtues are inextricably linked: Prudence is doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason… Continue Reading

Date posted11/9/2022


The Prudent Leader
The Prudent Leader

This past weekend at the SCL Arete Retreat, our time together focused on prudent leadership. As leaders, being skilled and knowledgeable will only get you so far. The heart of leadership is being able to exercise thoughtful judgment in… Continue Reading

Date posted11/3/2022


The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape
The Ever-Changing Legal Landscape

November 11, 12:00 PM CST Join Alliance Defending Freedom’s Sherri Huston and Darren Keyes as they provide insight into the ever-changing legal landscape for schools today, especially as it relates to the changing status of Title IX. Among… Continue Reading

Date posted11/2/2022


Musing on G.K. Chesterton
Musing on G.K. Chesterton

In his famous article, All Things Considered, G.K. Chesterton wrote, “An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.” Chesterton’s life was an adventure, rightly… Continue Reading

Date posted11/1/2022


How Do We Become Better People?
How Do We Become Better People?

Friday, April 15, 2022 1:00pm ET / 12:00pm CT How do we become better people? How do we, as educators, raise up a generation that deeply loves what God loves – creating a faith so dynamic that it tangibly governs our lives and the choices… Continue Reading

Date posted04/5/2022


Attention Deficit Crisis Disorder
Attention Deficit Crisis Disorder

Coaching Call Info: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 1:00pm ET / 12:00pm CT The pain is real. ADCD is a plague to school leadership. One crisis gets resolved and then another pops up, so our plan for the day gets wrecked and we end up playing… Continue Reading

Date posted03/16/2022


Remembering the Basics: It Begins with the Teacher
Remembering the Basics: It Begins with the Teacher

Those who teach the early grades understand the extreme weight of the responsibility they take on when they agree to teach the very young. Knowing that you are beginning the journey of cultivating virtue in a young one can be ominous and… Continue Reading

Date posted03/8/2022


Coaching Call with Leslie Moeller
Coaching Call with Leslie Moeller

February 11, 2022 1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT Leading a classical, Christian school is an increasingly complex endeavor requiring inspirational vision casting, sophisticated management skills, and careful risk management. If the unique… Continue Reading

Date posted02/1/2022


Coaching Call with Kristin Cole & Kerri Ridenour
Coaching Call with Kristin Cole & Kerri Ridenour

January 28, 2022 1:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm CT This event has concluded. Kerri Ridenour Kerri Ridenour, PHR, SHRM-CP, has worked with ALRC for over 15 years as a consultant specializing in the areas of operations, human resources and strategic… Continue Reading

Date posted01/10/2022


The Changing World with Josh Gibbs
The Changing World with Josh Gibbs

January 20, 2022 3:30pm ET / 2:30pm CT Joshua Gibbs discusses the vexing, liberating truths of Ecclesiastes in relation to classical Christian education. Solomon did not believe the world would get better, or that it would get worse, but… Continue Reading

Date posted12/6/2021