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The Five Systems of Your School – Part 5: FAITH

This last system was an interesting one to find.  As I’ve said in my “3 leads to 4 leads to 5” theory, the 3 elements[…]

The Five Systems of Your School – Part 4: TEACH

I begin some of my presentations with a line that alludes to the classic closing lines of Sesame Street: “This presentation is brought to you[…]

The Five Systems of Your School – Part 3: SIGNS

The first two articles in this series dealt with the two systems most frequently talked about in schools. The first described the 5 elements that[…]

The Five Systems of Your School – Part 2: ARMED

This second system actually began to be examined before the other four were. The site that I started and have administered for over 20 years[…]

The Five Systems of Your School – Part 1: FACTS

This is the first of five posts that describes the five systems at work in your faith-based or private school. As you’ll see, consistent with[…]

The STAFF System

If you’ve been a follower of SchoolAdvancement, you know that one of its goals is to foster systems thinking as the way to think through[…]