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How teachers can set the stage for belonging and agency to start the year
By: Challenge Success Team
The first weeks of school set the tone for everything that follows. They’re about expectations and routines — but also about something deeper: giving students a true sense of belonging and agency.
In this article, Challenge Success, shares a practical three-step blueprint for teachers to foster agency from day one — helping students feel heard, supported, and empowered in their learning.
It’s a reminder that when students are given the space to ask, share, and explore, they don’t just learn more — they thrive.
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Release the Squirrel: A Leadership Lab Journey
By: Graham Vogt
What do leadership, parenting, and a backyard squirrel trap have in common?
In Release the Squirrel: A Leadership Lab Journey, trusted educator and writer Graham Vogt reflects on a single, emotional moment with his daughter—and how it became a living metaphor for empowerment, impulse, and conviction.
This isn't your average leadership article. It's a story about choosing presence over control, values over convenience, and pausing long enough to truly lead.
Read the full piece now and rediscover what it means to lead with heart.
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How teachers can set the stage for belonging and agency to start the yearBy: Challenge Success Team
The first weeks of school set the tone for everything that follows. They’re about expectations and routines — but also about something deeper: giving students a true sense of belonging and agency.
In this article, Challenge Success, shares a practical three-step blueprint for teachers to foster agency from day one — helping students feel heard, supported, and empowered in their learning.
It’s a reminder that when students are given the space to ask, share, and explore, they don’t just learn more — they thrive.
Read the articleRelease the Squirrel: A Leadership Lab JourneyBy: Graham Vogt
What do leadership, parenting, and a backyard squirrel trap have in common?
In Release the Squirrel: A Leadership Lab Journey, trusted educator and writer Graham Vogt reflects on a single, emotional moment with his daughter—and how it became a living metaphor for empowerment, impulse, and conviction.
This isn't your average leadership article. It's a story about choosing presence over control, values over convenience, and pausing long enough to truly lead.
Read the full piece now and rediscover what it means to lead with heart.
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 Dangers of Action Without VisionBy: Michael Johnson
True emergency preparedness goes beyond immediate action—it requires a clear, strategic vision. By following seven key principles, schools can ensure coordinated responses, reduce chaos, and protect lives. Reach helps turn this vision into action with real-time tools and support.
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Managing Student Medications: The Intersection of Wellness, Safety, and Parental ControlBy: Reach
Student wellness includes safe, efficient medication management. Reach’s Medications Manager helps schools streamline permissions, administration, and alerts—ensuring compliance, transparency, and timely care. Empower staff, support students, and give parents peace of mind with a smarter, tech-driven solution for medication safety.
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Reach for Resilience: Orchestrating School Safety with REACH HarmonyBy: Michael Johnson
Rehearsing Emergency Actions Creating Harmony (REACH Harmony) empowers schools to build resilience through practiced, coordinated safety efforts. By consistently applying and rehearsing seven core emergency planning principles, schools create a unified response that minimizes confusion, improves outcomes, and ensures a safe, supportive environment.
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Reducing Student Absenteeism: How Reach Supports Student Well-Being and EngagementBy: Reach
Absenteeism reflects deeper challenges. Reach helps schools address root causes by tracking student well-being, strengthening routines, and using Prep4School videos to teach resilience and time management—empowering students to stay engaged, supported, and present. Build a proactive culture of attendance with Reach.
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