May
06
From Substitute Teacher to Superintendent to Higher Ed Partner: How my Doctoral Work Made Me a More Attuned and Authentic Leader
Five lessons from a doctoral journey: leadership is less about having answers than about being attuned, authentic, and willing to learn from the gap between intention and impact.
Apr
30
Designing Learning for Access, Choice, and Purpose: What Best Practice Looks Like Today
Best practice in schools today: designing learning so access, choice, and purpose are built in from the start — not layered on after the fact.
Apr
25
Five Years Out: What the Superintendency Taught Me About Leadership, Change, and Being Wrong
Five years after the superintendency, Don reflects on leadership under uncertainty, shared vision, inquiry, and why change from within still matters most.
