Mr. Gillespie's Office

Before moving to administration, I had the pleasure of coaching basketball.   During every practice, I required player...

Do standardized tests constrain teachers? Without a doubt. Many teachers fear the slightest deviation from government standards and som...

Last week, I blogged about providing teachers with the opportunity to evaluate me ; the results are in! For the most part, I was sa...

In this era of high student and teacher expectations and seemingly perpetual change, school leaders must do more than maintain the status q...

Somewhere—I don’t know where—along my professional journey, I came across the idea of a Friday Five. Every Friday I randomly call at least ...

Dear Governor McDonnell, During a recent radio interview, you suggested arming and training school officials so they could respond in...

Two years ago, when I first became an assistant principal, I instituted positive referrals, an idea that I unabashedly admit to stealing fro...