From the Back Gate to the Front Office: Leading Schools as Communities
Opening the Gate: A Morning in Brooklyn
It’s 6:00 a.m. in Brooklyn, and the city is still cloaked in darkness as I pull into the back lot of our school. The twelve-foot wrought-iron gate stands between the quiet street and the world inside—a world that, each day, comes alive with students, staff, and families. As I approach the gate to unlock the padlock, I notice a familiar unhoused woman leaning against it.
“Good mor...
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