Author Archives: jonesdm8

Formative Assessment II

Posted on April 17, 2013 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

The link below is to a presentation for FA-II and documents my progress through the second year in the Educational Leadership Program.
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Multiple Stakeholders and Changing Perspective

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

I recently encountered the following story in the news: http://news.msn.com/us/ohio-school-says-jesus-portrait-has-been-taken-down The story involves a school which recently removed a picture of Jesus which had been displayed in the school for years. During a recent class presentation I stated that research … Continue reading →
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Zero Tolerance

Posted on February 18, 2013 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

I have recently been assigned a new assignment in which I am overseeing the school division’s crisis plan and coordinating school safety activities.  In conjunction with the new assignment I was reviewing this article on the “zero tolerance” policy, and I noticed that it … Continue reading →
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Tracking Students, Student ID’s, and Religions Infringement

Posted on November 28, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

My superintendent forwarded me an article regarding a student in Texas who is fighting her school’s requirement that she wear a device in school which tracks her movements throughout the school.  The tracking device is part of the school’s ID … Continue reading →
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Learning about the Leading in a Small Town

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

Since beginning the program in educational leadership, the school system for which I work has allowed me different leadership experiences.  As such I recently overtook our school system’s crisis duties and subsequently planned a division-wide earthquake drill.  After the drill … Continue reading →
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Leading With Data

Posted on August 6, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

I have finally completed a project which I have been meaning to do for years.  I compared each of my school’s referrals for new psychological evaluations to the school’s number of placements in special education; this provided hit rates which … Continue reading →
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Two News Issues

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

This week I found two interesting issues in the news which directly apply to schools and leadership of them.  The first involves a school which plans to distribute condoms as students exit prom.  See the link: http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/24/11862506-school-plans-condom-giveaway-for-prom?lite I did not … Continue reading →
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Leadership is Leadership

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

Over the past weekend my brother graduated from VCU with his MBA; thus, I attended the VCU School of Business’s graduation ceremony in Richmond.  I was amazed at the size of the graduation; it was held in the Siegel Center … Continue reading →
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Leadership Development at University of Memphis

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

During the week following Easter I visited my wife’s family in Tennessee.  While visiting I had some interesting conversations with my brother-in-law regarding leadership; he works in University of Memphis’s Student Leadership and Involvement department (see the website here: http://www.memphis.edu/student_leadership/).  In … Continue reading →
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The Political Process

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jonesdm8 | Permalink 0

Coincidentally as I finished my ethics and policy class which involved intense discussions on the political process as it relates to schools, my good friend from college decided to run for office in Florida. http://www.vetforflorida.com/ I will find it interesting to … Continue reading →
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