Author Archives: RJ Greger

During our last Saturday session we had a great discussion on Ethical Crisis Leadership.  Several of the topics really hit close to home and I was almost embarrassed that I didn’t have a plan for my family.  I know what … Continue reading →
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In February on Face the Nation, Rick Santorum stated that the Federal Government should give local districts more power to control their schools. This statement caught my attention. Santorum took the statement even further by saying that parents should run … Continue reading →
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During this time of year, I meet with all of the secondary schools to review their staffing allocation provided from our budget office.  Each year, some schools increase in enrollment while others decrease in enrollment and will cause schools to … Continue reading →
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HB 576 Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies Public schools; teacher contract and evaluation policies.  Makes several changes to the processes by which teachers and certain administrators are evaluated and retained. Teachers, assistant principals, and principals who have not achieved … Continue reading →
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60 Minutes had an episode about an unemployment program that was seeing some success.  The individuals interviewed were experienced worked in their profession but when they tried to get back in to the work force, they were met with several … Continue reading →
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After reading the article on the Amazon Rain Forest, I was intrigued by the discussion of our Socratic seminar.  Prior to the discussion, I was one-sided with my original thoughts.  However, after hearing the others talk and discuss the view points, many of … Continue reading →
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This past Saturday I had the opportunity to attend the Richmond Forum and hear Quincy Jones speak.  It was truly amazing to hear his stories and people he has promoted through his extensive career. When he started talking about the … Continue reading →
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With this time of year comes budget proposals and staffing needs. For the past several years, our county has been significantly impacted by budget constraints that have led us to implement our Reduction in Force (RIF) policy. Unfortunately budget woes … Continue reading →
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Being from a small town in Pennsylvania about an hour and a half away from Penn State, the news of the scandal hit me and many others to the core with disgust and anger. When the Penn State scandal broke … Continue reading →
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I never felt that I was a strong “scholarly” writer as most of my writing was email, parent letters or memo type format.  During the first session, we were asked to think about what we wanted to get from the … Continue reading →
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