All Educational Directions senior staff have extensive educational leadership experience or specific area experiences (e.g., data management, curricula development, etc.). All have been involved for multiple years in Educational Directions leadership development, school turnaround, data management, teacher development, audits and reviews, materials/book production, and presentations at school, district, state, regional, and national programs and conferences.
A safety plan is not a finished product. It’s a living system—one that only stays effective when someone tends to it, tests it, and updates… Read More »Keeping Your Plan Current Through Annual Review and Documentation
The sirens have quieted. Students are safe. The immediate danger has passed. For many schools, that moment feels like the end of an emergency. In… Read More »Recovery and After-Action Reviews: Where Continuous Improvement Begins
Every plan you build and every drill you run leads to a single moment: the one where a real emergency unfolds and your school responds.… Read More »Response in Action: Evacuation, Lockdown, Shelter-in-Place, and Reunification
A comprehensive plan is a powerful thing. But even the best plan sitting in a binder won’t protect a single student. What turns a plan… Read More »Training and Drills That Build Readiness Without Increasing Fear
A binder labeled “Emergency Plan” doesn’t keep anyone safe. What keeps students safe is a plan that is complete, building-specific, and coordinated with the people… Read More »What a Comprehensive School Safety Plan Should Include
A safety plan is only as strong as the people who build it. In the last two posts, we explored why every school needs a… Read More »Building Your Emergency Planning Team: Who Belongs at the Table
Every empty seat tells a story. When a student misses school, they miss the learning work that builds proficiency—and those gaps compound fast. Yet chronic… Read More »How Principals Can Create and Enact an Attendance Action Plan
A safety plan is more than a requirement to check off before the school year begins. When it’s done well, it changes how your entire… Read More »7 Key Benefits of a School Emergency Safety Plan
Every school day begins with a promise: students will arrive, learn, and return home safely. Keeping that promise takes more than good intentions. It takes… Read More »Why Every School Needs a Safety Plan: The Foundation of a Prepared Campus
You tried a single microlearning moment, and it worked. Students stayed focused, and that quick check told you exactly who got it. So what comes… Read More »From One Lesson to a Routine: Making Microlearning a Weekly Habit
