Proud to serve – Humbled to be honored for service!

“Let tradition be our guide, but not our jailer.”
– W. Somerset Maugham

As public school leaders my colleagues and I do all we can do to keep the focus on what is important, right, and most impactful: STUDENT FUTURES! We do the work for the honor of service and for the reward of helping impact communities and the future. It is humbling to be acknowledged and recognized by peers and professional associations, and it’s humbling to share the following video that honors a friend and NASSLOGOcolleague, A. Katrise Perera, as NASS (National Association of School Superintendents) 2015 Superintendent of the Year, as well as honoring me as one of three finalists for this high honor.

I dedicate this and any honors and acknowledgements for our work in DPS109 to our Board of Education,

ENGAGE, INSPIRE, EMPOWER
ENGAGE, INSPIRE, EMPOWER
Leadership Team, Teachers, Support Staff, Students, Parents, and community! It is rewarding to serve and it’s an honor to be acknowledged for the meaningful work of the DPS109 teams!

#ASuperDay – Superintendent Social Media Story/Communication via Twitter and Blog Talk Radio

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.”
– Dalai Lama

Twitter is quite possibly the best source of professional learning for educators and educational leaders – it’s free, it breaks barriers of time and space and it’s full of thought leaders who show innovation and leadership in real time and in real settings. School leaders are finding more and more connections with like minded – and unlike minded – folks who affirm that which works and who challenge that which can work better! In DPS109 we celebrate and showcase innovation and learning via the #engage109.

As a Twitter fan and supporter, it is empowering to learn from so many around the country and world on a regular basis. Twitter chats, like #suptchat for superintendents allow idea sharing, professional learning and overall growth and support for students at all levels (P-20).

The main goal for superintendents and all school leaders, educators, teachers, school service personnel, etc. is for STUDENT LEARNING and GROWTH. The eyes on the prize as shared before is on student support, student learning and community engagement and teacher training and development and learning!

Through this post the highlight is #ASuperDay on Twitter. Today’s post showcases a fun, free, and powerful communication initiative:

Introducing a monthly superintendent communication opportunity for us to own the message about what’s right with education – celebrate our leadership using #ASuperDay on Twitter – the 3rd Wednesday of every month

This year, principals around the country started to use #APrincipalsDay to share/celebrate highlights of their work. New Jersey Superintendent Scott Rocco, @ScottRRocco has introduced the idea of #ASuperDay for superintendents to do the same.

#suptchat is always held on the first Wednesday of the month. Now, continuing with March 18th, the 3rd Wednesday is dedicated to #ASuperDay.

All you need to do on the #ASuperDay is tweet about what you are doing throughout your day and include the hashtag #ASuperDay. This will help us recapture the national story about the important, relevant, and powerful work that we all do on a daily basis.

Please spread the word and tell your friends and colleagues. Let’s get #ASuperDay trending all day on March 18th! Also use #LeadExcellence, AASA President Dave Schuler: “We must find time to transcend, dream & lead. Please share how you are doing this with #leadexcellence. Let’s take back the agenda.”

Your friends at #suptchat,

@mikelubelfeld
@npolyak
@ScottRRocco

Today Joe Sanfelippo called into Blog Talk Radio and shared thoughts on #ASuperDay as well as superintendent use of Twitter and Social Media, please listen below:

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