The Echo

Traditionally, summer was a quiet time, back when disgruntled school board members tic'd off the days 'til the State Board would vote to lift the embargo on DSTP/DCAS data.  Not so, the last two years...for the bloggers and reporters.  When I was a journalism student, a wonderful and revered professor at the University pointed out that when a scandal involving the great name of the University occurred, the resolution would come during the summer months, when the impact would be least to the school's reputation.  Fewer eyes to read the local paper bodes well for brick and morter institutions of higher learning.  And so it seems, more and more K-12 schools have taken the same course.

Adversity doesn’t develop character as much as it reveals character.
 — Dr. Tony Baron, The Art of Servant Leadership

Most of the corruption and disruption in the corporation is the result of leaders’ failure to lead themselves.
— Dr. Tony Baron, The Art of Servant Leadership

Trust is a function of two things: character and competence. Character includes your integrity, your motive and your intent with people. Competence includes your capabilities, your skills, and your track record. Both are vital.
— Stephen M. R. Covey, Speed of Trust

Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.
— Dan B. Allender, Leading with a Limp