The Weekly Playbook That Keeps Your District Running Smooth

Every week, get real-world strategies, tools, and leadership tactics to cut costs, boost performance, and lead your team with confidence.

🏫 From an Operations Director and former Architect — 32 years of building and running schools that work

🛠️ Strategies tested in both blueprints and boiler room


Here’s what you’ll get every week:

✅ Proven fixes from 32 years in school design and operations — not theory, just what works

✅ Cost-cutting ideas that keep quality high and headaches low

✅ Staff leadership moves that earn trust fast and solve problems before they snowball

✅ Design insights that make buildings easier (and cheaper) to maintain

✅ Crisis prevention checklists so you stay out of the news and ahead of the game

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8 fixes you can start this week — no retreat, no drama, just results.

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"Burke, You're Wrong!" - Stories are for PR!

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Storytelling vs. Data - Why You Need Both

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Why School Ops Leaders Are Storytellers First

Aug 5, 2025

If we don’t tell the story, no one will.

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Built to Lead: Issue 01

Jul 29, 2025

School Ops: Proudly behind the scenes. Unapologetically essential.

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