Cortney Graham Ameckson | October 2024 Ever had one of those moments where you’re managing the chaos of morning drop-offs, juggling a last-minute maintenance issue, and still trying to prep for a staff meeting? That’s the life of school operations—unpredictable, fast-paced, and incredibly rewarding when everything runs smoothly. At EdFuel, we understand that the backbone of every thriving school lies … Read More
Back to School: Supporting New Hires
Ashleigh Phillis | August 2024 Perfectly arranged desks. Whiteboard markers that still had their tips. Icebreaker exercises with my grade team. As a teacher, these were the details that signaled a new school year for me. Once everything was set up, my classroom became a place of hope for all that could be accomplished. Time with my colleagues sparked energy … Read More
Planning for Strong Retention and Effective Onboarding Over the Summer
Rachel Nozari | July 2024 Effective onboarding isn’t just about paperwork; it’s about making new team members feel like they belong from day one. At EdFuel, we have supported numerous education organizations in transforming their onboarding and retention processes. By partnering with single-site charter schools, multi-state charter networks, traditional districts, and nonprofits, we’ve helped create supportive environments where all team … Read More
Boost Teacher Retention with Performance Management Design
Nicole Pratt| June 2024 I love performance management. This declaration often draws a confused look from whomever I’m talking to, but it’s true. At its heart, performance management, when done well, is all about coaching and development. I know that is not everyone’s, or even most people’s experience, but it can and should be. A strong performance management system can … Read More
Learning to Embrace Ambiguity
Rachel Nozari | July 2022 As a society, we’ve experienced immense ambiguity in the last two-plus years. We lived through a global pandemic and managed day in and day out uncertainty with fast-changing needs to respond to. We grappled with personal and family health concerns, sustained disruption to schooling and childcare, “the great resignation”, and likely a general feeling of … Read More
The Connection Between Student and Teacher Recruiting
Raven FreemanMarch 28, 2019 Logistically speaking, the recruiting and retention of students and teachers are separate processes. However, on some level, they share an intersecting end goal: creating a productive community of learning where both students and adults can thrive. Naturally, the ‘pitch’ parents get when considering schools for their child is student-centric, but sprinkling in a few insights about … Read More
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