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Early in my career as a school leader, still carrying the discipline and mission focus forged during my years of service in the United States Army, I walked the hallways of a Title I school where the per-pupil funding model meant that every student who walked out the door took dollars with them. The school had been awarded a generous external grant to fund a student mentoring program. The grant was two years old. Nobody had asked what happened in year three.
What are the top 10 reasons my child should attend a traditional K–12 public school? It is one of the most important questions a parent can ask. And if you are a public school administrator or central office leader, it is also one of the most important questions you will ever be asked to answer, not with a brochure, not with a data dashboard, but with the lived reality of what happens inside your buildings every single day.
Are we truly preparing our children for the world they will actually inherit, or are we shielding them from it? That question keeps many of us awake at night.
What if the most powerful leadership development program your community has access to is already funded, already staffed, and already sitting in the heart of your neighborhood?
What if the school down the street, the one your child attends every single day, is already doing more to prepare them for college and career success than you ever realized?
What happens to a child who never feels like they belong anywhere? That is not a rhetorical question. It is one of the most urgent questions facing educators, parents, and community leaders today.
What happens to the child who needs more than a standard classroom can offer, and what kind of school is actually required by law to provide it? That question keeps me up at night. Not because I don’t know the answer, but because too many families, and even too many educators, have never stopped long enough to think about it.
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