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23
MAY
2016

Ensuring a Successful Finish to the School Year

By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29, 2016, and all eyes will be on In
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20
APR
2016

Magic Bus

By Michael R. Pinto, IPLI Mentor & Principal at James Cole Elementary School, Lafayette, Indiana Have you ever joined a group because you thought doing so was the right thing to do,
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15
MAR
2016

What Does Your School’s Dashboard Register?

By IPLI Mentor Michael Pinto, Principal, James Cole Elementary (Tippecanoe School Corporation) There is an old expression that says, “What gets measured
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29
FEB
2016

The Next Man Up

By Bryan Perry, Ph.D., IPLI Mentor, Director of School Support, Harrison Attendance District In sports there is a phrase used when a player is injured, “the next man up.”  This pl
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08
FEB
2016

A Culture of Collaboration – Supporting New Teachers

By John Pearl, IPLI Mentor and Principal at Battle Ground Elementary, Tippecanoe School Corporation It is much worse to not train your teachers
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07
JAN
2016

The Season of Hope

By Rhonda Peterson, Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Southern Hancock County Community School Corporation It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially within t
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10
DEC
2015

ESSA – Educators, “Seize the Moment!”

By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director For many educators, it’s hard to get fired up about another major change in education, but the reauthorization of the Element
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12
NOV
2015

Best Bus Mechanic In The Country

By Mike Pinto, Principal, James Cole Elementary I shook hands yesterday with the best bus mechanic in the entire country.  Mr. Kirk Brooks joins two other TSC mec
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29
OCT
2015

Who’s steering this canoe anyway?!

By David Robertson, Chief Academic Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Most years in the fall, I have the opportunity to spend a weekend with my dad and brother in M
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14
OCT
2015

Be Present, Be Polite, Be Precise

By IPLI Mentor, Mike Pinto, Principal at James Cole Elementary School Communication between school and home is always an area that we as educators can improve upon
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