Lancer Letter Archive

 

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2010

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

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2011

No. Title 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
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 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
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 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 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 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 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    

2015

No. Title 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 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 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
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 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
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 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 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 Give Thanks (rerun)
406 Christmas Memories (rerun) 407 Beowulf, Rudolph and Video Games
408 Mistletoe 409 The Christmas Card
410 Home for the Holidays 411 Year in Review

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2019

No. Title No. Title
412 The Price of High Digital Devices 413 In Memoriam
414 Computer and Coding 415 Legos and Tinker Toys
416a Democracy at Risk 416b Do Not Fear the Cold
417 DALI 2019 418 The More Things Change
419 Curriculum Development 420 Kinship Care
421 GM History 422 GM History, part 2
423 Bullying 424 Core Value – Commitment 
425 The Blueberry Story 426 Future Finances, pt 1
427 Future Finances pt. 2 428 Vaping
429 Ready for Kindergarten 430 Checking in on Charters
431 Checking in on Charters, pt. 2 432 Final Submission
433 Commencement Address 434 Re-run Summer Recreation
435 Five Year Review 436 Independence Day Ruminations
437 Fighting the Summer Slide 438 Weeding out STEM
439 (rerun #292191#95) Zucchini 440 (rerun 393) The Indignities of Aging
441 eSports 442 Lunch Shaming
443  (rerun #396298245193 ) Parent Like a Tomato 444 Day 1 Challenges
445 Cyber Charter Reforms 446 Athletics, Part 1
447 Athletics, Part 2 448 Athletics, Part 3
449 NHS Speech 450 University Collaboration 
451 Pink Out 452 Special Ed Testimony
453 (Rerun) Vaping 454 Philanthropy 
455 Cats 456 The Cat Life
457 Thanksgiving in Brief 458 A Busy Season
459 (Rerun of 409) Christmas Card 460 (Rerun of 409) The Christmas card

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2020

No. Title No. Title
461   462 Career Development
463  Career Development (Part 2) 464  Seasons of Life
465  The Inescapable Financial Responsibility of Schools 466  Superintendent Search
467  Charter School Legislation 468  Charter Schools, Part 2
469  Snow Daze! (rerun of #16/218/313) 470  Community College
471  Pandemic Math 472  Pandemic ponderings
473  Pandemic ponderings 2 474  Pandemic ponderings 3
475  2020 Census 476  Understanding Online Learning 
477 Details of Online Learning 478 More details of Online Learning
479 Pandemic Social Initiatives 480 Budget 2020-2021
481 Random Pandemic Ponderings 482 Commencement Address
483 Summer Recreation 484 COVID-19: Assessing the Risks
485 Social Media Shaming 486 Dear Successor
487 Dear Successor 2 488 Back To School Plan
489 Fear Not 490 COVID Extracurriculars
491 Can we get back to loving one another? 492 Men in Tuxedos
493 By The Numbers 494 Just Weird
495 Facebook Guidelines 496 Will You Rise to the Challenge?
497 CoVID Alert 499 A CoVid Thanksgiving
500 For Mom 501 A Simpler Gift
502 A Greater Gift 503 A Greater Gift
504 FDR’s 1939 Christmas Address

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2021

No. Title No. Title
505 Pandemic by the Numbers 506 More Pandemic numbers
507 Help For Frontal Lobes 508 Pendant la Pandémie
509 A Bold Proposal 510 In Memoriam
511 Reopening Schools

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