School Improvement – TrustED School Professional Development

Leadership Development…

School Budgets: The Most Powerful Instrument for Building Trust in School Leadership

The term budget is best understood as intentional, thoughtful, and responsible planning. Every leader must determine how to allocate limited financial, physical, and human resources to most effectively deliver the…

Leadership Development…

How Should We Evaluate Leaders?

27 Jan 201927 Jan 2019

Honored to be interviewed by Vicki Davis on the "10-Minute Teacher" show. Listen in and share your thoughts on evaluating school leaders.

Leadership Development…

7 Disciplines of Classroom Design: Supporting a Vibrant Learning Environment

1 Dec 201812 Jan 2019

Chad P. Wick, president and CEO of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation states, “You can’t expect children to learn 21st-century skills in schools built for the 1950s. We need schools designed for…

Academic Development…

4 Essential Areas of Leader Involvement in the “Nuts & Bolts” of School

16 Sep 201812 Jan 2019

School leaders gain trust when they are “directly involved in the design and implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices.”[1] These are the nuts and bolts of operating a school. Trusted…

Christian Education…

3 Critical Understandings of Effective Student Discipline

4 Aug 201812 Jan 2019

How school leaders approach and address student behavioral management, is a key means by which those leaders gain trust. These leaders build deep levels of trust by valuing students, while…

Academic Development…

3 Distractions to Learning (TrustED™ School Leaders Avoid)

13 Jul 201812 Jan 2019

In this article I address three potential distractions to learning, which TrustED school leaders avoid. 1. School Plant Distractions Trusted school leaders plan and manage the physical elements of the…

Academic Development…

Interview on Master Leadership Podcast

20 May 201812 Jan 2019

Listen to Lily Sanabria interview of Dr. Travis on the Master Leadership Podcast. This became her #1 episode for 2018! Listen in here:

Leadership Development…

Protecting the Essential Elements of Teaching

13 May 201812 Jan 2019

A previous article focused on research, which demonstrates that fewer student hours may result in higher educational value. Traditionally, the amount of contact hours teachers have with their students was…

Leadership Development…

3 Steps to Healthy Curriculum Development

25 Mar 201812 Jan 2019

Curriculum is indispensable in every educational institution. It is central to the fulfillment of the school’s purpose and direction. Thus, “curriculum work is an essential function of leadership in schools…