Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Pay Transparency

My generally weekly coffee and a catch-up with a former colleague last week turned to the subject of pay transparency. Like many (most?) people, I am troubled by employment announcements offering "market rates" or asking for "salary requirements" rather than just posting what is being offered. I find the idea that one can be terminated for discussing one's salary or compensation structure terrible. As we chewed on this particular bone, I was reminded of how pay iniquities first propeled me into educational leadership.

Sunday, June 15, 2025

It's all words

I just put in a proposal for a coaching gig with a medium-size charter school to re-orient their English Language Arts (ELA) program to one based on and around vocabulary development. Why, you ask? Well, it's a good idea and it integrates all the important elements of ELA.