Oak Ridge Schools Strategic Plan 2020: Promoting Achievement and Accountability
This is the third post in a six-part series recognizing the state finalists and overall Grand Prize winner of the Tri-State Best Practices contest. Our previous posts featured Alabama state finalists Eufaula City Schools and Muscle Shoals City Schools. Preparing students for college, career, and life success is a balancing act. School systems not […]
Central Community and East Feliciana are the Louisiana Finalists!
Spring is in full-bloom here in the southeastern United States and LEAN Frog is pleased to announce that the Louisiana school systems’ first year of participation in this Best Practices Contest has blossomed beyond our expectations! The Louisiana entries were highly competitive and well-deserving of recognition. After several rounds of judging, LEAN Frog and co-sponsors […]
Louisiana Believes . . . in Great Best Practices Contest Entries!
The state plan for the Louisiana State Department of Education is Louisiana Believes. The Louisiana Believes plan was designed to ensure that every child is on track to a college degree or a professional career and emphasizes the crucial role students, parents and teachers play in helping students achieve. This strong belief is echoed in […]
LEAN Frog at the National Conference on Education in the Big Easy
LEAN Frog team members will be on the road again to support the National Conference on Education (NCE) presented by The School Superintendents Association (AASA). Two weeks ago we were in Nashville (TN), Montgomery (AL), and New Orleans (LA) to support the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents Legislative and Learning Conference, the School Superintendents of Alabama […]
Tennessee’s Best Kingsport City Schools Administrative Support Center -Focused on Students and Schools
This is the fifth post in a six-part series recognizing the winners of the Tennessee’s Best and Alabama’s Best Contests. Our previous post featured the following runners up: Indian Valley Elementary (AL), Maury County (TN), Crestline Elementary (AL), and Lauderdale County (TN) Does everyone at your school panic when you hear the words “Central […]
Tennessee’s Best Winner Maury County – Putting Students on the Pathway to Success
This is the third post in a six-part series recognizing the winners of the Tennessee’s Best and Alabama’s Best contests. Our previous posts featured Alabama’s Best runner-up Crestline Elementary and Tennessee’s Best runner-up Lauderdale County. Teachers, principals, directors, board members, parents and community members may disagree about many things in public education. The one thing they can […]
Tennessee’s Best Award Winner Lauderdale County – Improving Literacy and Improving Lives
This is the first post in a six-part series recognizing the winners of the Tennessee’s Best and Alabama’s Best contests. We hope these great examples of best practices in Tennessee and Alabama public education inspire you as they did us. “Teaching a child to read is one of the most important jobs an educator […]
Reflecting on 2014 Opportunities and Looking Ahead to 2015
As 2014 comes to a close, we take this time to reflect on the many wonderful opportunities the year provided. Through collaborations with our esteemed partners and with the hard work of our amazing team members, LEAN Frog has been privileged to serve and support students, educators, and communities. I’d like to take a moment […]
Addressing the Concern of Fiscal Sustainability in Public Education
If there is a single concern shared by superintendents, it is fiscal sustainability while providing the best education for students. To address this concern, LEAN Frog provided a half day training course to small groups of superintendents in East, Middle and West Tennessee as part of the company’s partnership with the Tennessee Organization of Superintendents (TOSS) […]
Yellow Belt Certification for Tennessee School Superintendents
The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) and LEAN Frog, a TOSS Institute Sponsor, are inviting Tennessee School Superintendents to attend a Lean Six Sigma workshop in mid-July 2014. This free half-day workshop will be held at locations in eastern, middle and western Tennessee in mid-July. Participants will receive: Yellow Belt Certification (Executive Leadership Training) […]