Since I’ve started my new role as Associate Head of School, one thing has become increasingly clear. Nailing the basics (of communication, of how we treat one another, of what schools are for) is still a very worthy goal. Here’s an article by Deborah Offner that focuses our attention on what we can do to support our faculties.

Like our students, faculty and staff thrive on trust, reality-acknowledgment, inclusion, transparency, protection, advocacy, listening, empathy, flexibility … and an occasional homework-free weekend.