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Special Interest Groups at SDUHSD
Endless power struggles and political infighting on the San Dieguito Union High School District Board of Trustees have deteriorated the well-being of our students and robbed the community of unity due to their failed leadership, improper governance, and lack of accountability. It’s time for a change!
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SELF-EX Wins an Award for Transformative Educational Solutions
“In response to the COVID-19 challenges facing students the USC Center EDGE, Andrew Nikou Foundation, and IDEO formed The Education (Re)Open challenge, aimed to develop the Education Solutions Exchange, a public repository of high-quality, accessible solutions to help schools navigate the obstacles they face returning this fall. The Education Solutions Exchange is an exciting outgrowth…
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Recall Process, Resources, and Budget
Following publication of Recall to Resignation, many community members requested additional information on the recall process as it relates to their school board members. We have learned that each group is at a different stage with different competencies, resources, and socio-demographics. The good news that the process to recall a school board member is similar…
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Recall to Resignation
What can you do to make your recall successful? I would like to share with you the strong arguments we used to push for her resignation. A resignation is greatly preferred as you do not have to collect signatures, which is timing consuming and difficult.
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Meaningful Accountability Beyond a Lame “I’m Sorry”
Empowering others to combat bullying, harassment, and sexual assault is a cause I have been passionate about for many years now. Bullying was never something that I personally struggled with. As a kid growing up in Israel, I did not recall being bullied. However, during a visit to Israel last year, when I shared my…
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Why Transparency Leads to Accountability
Story Highlights: A lack of transparency decreases productivity and trust, makes creating smart decisions difficult, and increases liability for organizations. Through ensuring transparency in your organization, you will subsequently hold people accountable for their misconduct and will be able to resolve most problems while they are still small. Through implementing a centralized complaint system, your…
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The Shipwreck of Institutional Betrayal: Why Individuals Self-Harm & Harm-Others
The desire to harm. Why do individuals–like you and me–gain some visceral urge to inflict pain upon themselves or on others? We aren’t born with it. To harm yourself and to harm others lie in completely different arenas, don’t they? Our hearts throb with regret for victims of suicide, yet our fists clench with anger…
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Transforming Conflict to Build a Trustworthy Organization
“Without trust, we cannot face the difficult challenges in our world today.” -Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General When you think of a trustworthy organization, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think of buzzwords like transparency, fairness, or honesty? Maybe you chuckle and think back to a time you worked for…
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Offenders Are Victims of Institutional Cover-Up
Cover Ups Deprive Offenders from Path to Recovery Betrayal comes at a steep cost not only to the victim of abuse, but to the offender as well. For the victim, the harm is obvious; he or she is cruelly denied well deserved justice and closure. For the offender, however, the institution’s betrayal is less obvious.…