William Glass
William Glass
check goal primary students
They (young Danbury students) think my primary goal is to come and check for smiles.
academic allow follow helena high leadership people regardless sets
Helena has exceptional interpersonal skills, which allow people to follow her leadership regardless of how high she sets the academic bar.
feelings flow words
I can't put my feelings into words. I don't know what's going on. My words won't flow right now.
lasted listening minutes people principals spent watching
People were horrified. Some of the principals started crying. It must have lasted for 20 minutes just watching and listening to the commentators. We spent another 20 minutes working out what to do, and then we went to the schools.
anxiety approach benefit both lead learned parents risk run tend test
I've learned from doing both that we tend to get more benefit from a low-key approach. You run the risk with the high-profile approach of stressing parents and students, which can lead to test anxiety and choking.
base elementary rapid schools secondary touched worked
During 9/11, we had a rapid response. We were in the secondary schools. We were in the elementary schools, and we were at headquarters. We touched base with all the schools and worked our way through the district. We started immediately.
example good
This is a good example of where we excel.
process
We had to go back over the whole process again.