Lancer Letter Archive

 

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2010

NO. TITLE 1 2010-11 School Year 2 Lancer Letter 3 Lancer Letter 4 Lancer Letter 5 Lancer Letter 6 Lancer Letter 7a Taxes 7b Taxes 8 Curriculum Connection

NO. Title 9 Science of Teaching 10 Lancer Letter 11 Sacrafice 12 Lancer Letter 13 Thanksgiving 14 Writing 15 No Bickering 16 Snow Daze 17 Community

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2011

NO. TITLE 18 The Future – Enrollment 19 Future Considerations: Testing and Accountability 20 Future issues: Finances 21 Strategic Planning Phase II 22 State funding-vouchers 23 Reading 24 In-Service 25 PowerSchool Update 26 High Stakes Testing 27 The Lancer Faithful 28 Budget 11-12 29 Rites of Spring 30 Budget Cuts 31 Strategic Planning Core Values 32 Mr. GM 33 Words that Annoy 34 Weʼve got talent! 35 Budget Update 36 Legacies 37 May Madness 38 Stop the Bus! 39 Relay for Life Keynote Address, May 2010 40 Commencement 41 Final Budget

NO. Title 42 What? You work in the summer! 43 My Lawmakers, My Choice! 44 Shrinking and Shifting 45 Understanding Cyber Charter Schools 46 Understanding Cyber Charter Schools, Pt.2 47 Cyber Charter Schools, Pt. 3 48 Eat to Learn 49 The Life Cycle of a Tomato 50 Miracle Machine Back Online! 51 Decidedly Red! 52 Sacrifice 53 Excellence vs. Equity 54 No Tomato Left Behind 55 Men in Black Tuxedos 56 The Value of a Parade 57 The Next Generation 58 Educators, start your engines! 59 Voucher Bill 60 What a week 61 Reporting Progress 62 Thanksgiving 63 In Memoriam 64 Sounds of the Season 65 Liberality 66 Hope Prevails

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2012

NO. TITLE 67 Grace 68 Chaos! 69 A Paradox for the Future 70 More on the Future 71 The “Problem” with Information 72 New Opportunity 73 Shop Here! 74 A Radical Idea 75 Relativity 76 Letʼs Communicate! 77 Ubiquity 78 Go Big D! 79 iPad Questions  80 Celebrate Savings 81 Roots and Wings 82 Put on your “Cyber Face” 83 Simply the Best! 84 Making Lenny Proud 85 Honor the Legacy 86 Charity at Home 87 Extra 88 The End 89 Commencement Address 2012 90 Fru$tration

NO. Title 91 More on $  92 The General  93 Strategic Plan Report, Part 1  94 Strategic Plan Report, Part 2 95 Zucchini 96 “Voucher Lite” 97 Here, there and everywhere 98 Pride 99 Death by Test 100 The Heart of the Matter 101 Cyber-Charter:  Education Panacea or Tax drain? 102 BHAG Achieved! 103 Strategic Plan for 12-13 104 Strategic Plan, Part 2 105 Get Connected 106 Listen to the Kids 107 Get Growing! 108 In Memoriam 109 The Habit of Excellence 110 Those who served 111 Give Thanks 112 A Simple Gift 113 A Simpler Gift 114 A Greater Gift

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2013

NO. TITLE 115 Christmas Vacation 116 Lunacy 117 Board Recognition 118 Resolution for a Healthier 2013 119 Better Eating, Better Learning 120 “Help for Frontal Lobes” 121 Governorʼs Budget 122 Liquor for Learninʼ 123 A Tweak for Professional Development 124 Represent the General 125 A Lancer Gathering 126 A Soul to the Universe 127 A Strong Foundation 128 Splish Splash 129 Ooh, Ooh, Teacher, Call on Me 130 Lost Logic 131 Budget 13-14 132  In Praise of Principals  133  Calling All Gardeners 134  A Lancer Holiday 135  Cheer Us On 136  Here and There 137  An Update on the Future 138  Commencement Speech 2013 139  Taxation Rumination

NO. Title 140  Cut the Crap! 141  Get a Job 142  Get a Job — Part 2 143  Get a Job — Part 3  144  The Changing Financial Landscape 145  21st Century Skills 146  Revisiting Strategic Equilibrium 147  The First ________ 148  For Dad 149  Healthy Habits 150  By the Numbers 151  Reading 152  Confirmation of Excellence 153  Let’s Promote Reading 154  Music that Transcends 155  The Common Core 156  Re-Run on Late Starts 157  Kick Off the Season 158  Thanksgiving 159  Christmas Memories 160  Dear Santa 161  Christmas Redemption

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2014

NO. TITLE 162 Bad Public Policy 163 Bad Public Policy Part 2 164 Career Education Update 165 The Transparent School 166 167 Whether to Weather 168  It’s Complicated  169  Brutal Facts #1 170  State Budget 171  The New Chapter 4 172  Got Grit 173  Write Right 174  Rites of Spring (reprint #29) 175  Brutal Facts #2: ALEC, et. al. 176  Shaping Future Careers 177  Mind Your Mindset 178  You Don’t Know 179  Inquiring Minds 180  Pass the Baton 181  Ruminations on a Life of Significance  182  Around the District 183  Costs, present and future 184  Be Part of the Destination 185  Commencement Address 186  Conundrum

NO. Title  187  A Tribute  188  Hidden Costs  189  Summer Projects  190  Things That Bother Me  191  Zucchini (rerun)  192  More on Cyber  193  Parent like a Tomato   194  Hiring Myths  195  Community Day  196  In Praise of Farming  197  Write On!  198  Words, Words, Words  199  School Funding  200  Budget Spin  201  University Collaboration  202  Art and Science  203  The Slash Era  204  Development Update  205  Help Wanted  206  Crafts, Dinner and Show  207  Be Incensed  208  Give Thanks  209  Celebrating the Core Value of Individual  210  No “Buts” About It  211  Dear Santa  212  Appy Holidays

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2015

NO. TITLE 212  Appy Holidays 213  Grow in 2015 214  Dear Governor Elect 215  Freedom of Choice 216  Testing Pitfalls 217  Standardized Tests 2  218  Snow Daze 219  A Nation of Cowards 220  What Year Is It Anyway? 221  Weather Psychology 222  School Funding Formula Part 1 223  School Funding, Pt. 2 224  15-16 State and Local Budget  225  Theater Wing 226  The Land in Between 227  Transportation Changes 15-16 228  New Beginnings  229  Mobile Technology in the Classroom 230  In Praise of Transportation  231  Property Tax Shift 232  Words that Annoy 233  Memorial Day Rumination  234  Annual Art Show 235  Commencement 2015 236  Agony

NO. Title 237  School Safety Seminar 238  Garden Metaphors 239  A WIN for Business 240  Harrisburg Antics  241  Good Districts 242  My Lawmakers, My Choice! 243  Erie Gives 244  Anticipation 245  Parent like a Tomato Plant 246  What’s New in 15-16 247  Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round 248   No Tomato Left Behind 249  Enrollment Update  250  Bits and Pieces 251  The Classroom Today 252  In Memoriam 253  Politics  254  Jimmy Needs Social Media  255  Math without Words 256  Cyber Failure 257  Vengeance 258  The Anticipated Weekend 259  Thanksgiving Family  260  A Simple Gift 261  A Simpler Gift 262  A Greater Gift

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2016

NO. TITLE 264  Possibilities 265  Every Student Succeeds  266  Hello DALI 267  Building Character 268  Imaginary Numbers 269  Parting Words 270  Life After High School 271  Fixing Harrisburg 272  Testing Thoughts from the Trenches 273  Hiring Facts 274  Hiring Facts, Part 2 275  Hiring Facts, Part 3 276  Men in Tuxedoes (remix #55) 277  iPad Gamechangers  278  Enduring Traditions / New Beginnings 279  Budget Speculations  280  Bits ‘n’ Pieces  281  Teacher Appreciation 282  Now is the Time (to give)  283  Oral Tradition of the Lancer 284  A Tale of Two Districts  285  Five Year Finances  286  Impact of Erie Schools 287  Commencement Speech 2016 288  In Praise of Taxpayers  289  Summer Recreation

NO. Title 290  Summer Work 291  More Summer Work 292  Zucchini  293  Erie Gives Day 2016 294  Garden Metaphors 295  Eat to Learn 296  Bits ‘n” Pieces 297  And so it begins 298 Parent like a tomato  299  Welcome to our world 300  School funding predicament  301  Not Your Mother’s Kindergarten 302  A Fix for Insolvency  303  Charters Must Go! 304  A Fall Reflection  305  MFG Day  306 Who Should Run the Country? 307  Kick off the Season 308  Oliver  309  Thanksgiving  310  Christmas Memories 311  Affluence 312  Christmas is here  .  .  .

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2017

NO. TITLE 313  Snowdaze 314  Personalized Learning 315 School Board Appreciation Month 316  Who Should Run Schools? 317  STEM 318  Property Tax Proposal  319 Hearts, Minds and Bodies in the Middle 320 Nobles Peasants and Public Education 321  Nobles, Peasants and Public Education Pt. 2 322  DALI 2017 323  Let’s Laugh 324  An Education Allegory 325  Social Media Shaming 326  Creativity throughout the Years 327  Words, Words, Words  328  2017-2018 Budget  329  Now Springs Forth Testing 330  13 Reasons Why / NASP Letter 331  NY, NY 332 Senate Education Committee 333  In Praise of Principals  334  A Graduation Reflection 335  Commitment and Community 336  Commencement 2017  337  The Great Carnac 338  Summer Recreation / Campus Recreation Map

NO. Title  339  Register  340  They Are Watching Us  341  (Re-run) The General  342  (Re-Run) Relativity   343  Empty Halls  344  Privatize This!  345  Inventionland   346  (ReRun) In Praise of Farming   347  It’s Vocademic!   348  Enrollment Update 17-18  349   Scholarship  350 The Superintendency  351  Vegas Ruminations  352  Foreign Students  353  Homecoming Memories   354 Ballot Question  355  iGen, part 1    356  iGen, part 2  357  iGen, part 3  358  Thanksgiving Reflections  359 Writing is Creative, Innovative and Collaborative  360  (rerunof113261) A Simpler Gift  361  (update of 65) Liberality  362  (rework #66) Hope Prevails  363   FDR’s 1939 Christmas address

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2018

NO. TITLE 364 Mental Health Solutions  365  World’s Largest Terrible Towel 366  Education Savings Account, pt. 1 367  Education Savings Account, pt. 2 368  Education Savings Account, pt. 3 369  Anxiety Training 370  School Security 371  Student Assistance Program 372  Checking in on Charters 373  Arts Expo 374  Edunomics 375  Wisdom for Social Media 376  DALI 2018 377  Anxiety and Milk   378  More on School Safety   379  So Much Stuff!!  380  So Much Teaching Stuff   381  Art on Display  382  More Betrayal 383  Modernize State Testing  384 Rerun #84 385  Budget 18-19 386  Commencement Speech 387  Peace and Quiet – NOT 388  Summer Recreation (rerun) 389  TEAMS Competition 390  The Wrong Target

NO. Title 391  No Tomato Left Behind (rerun) 392  Garden Metaphors (rerun) 393 The Indignities of Aging 394 Not So Sweet Facts 395 New Safety for 18-19 396 Parent Like a Tomato Plant (rerun) 397 ALICE 398 Green Beans 399 Ode to Tech Ed 400 Help Wanted 401 Financial Info/PASchoolsWork 402 Poverty pt. 2 403 Perspective  404 A Life of Honor 405  406  407 Beowulf, Rudolph and Video Games  408  409  410  411  412  413  414  415  416  417

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