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May 2026 CLEE News – Sustaining What Works

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April 2026 CLEE News – Hands on Professional Learning Drives Impact for Students

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March 2026 CLEE News – Instructional Leadership in Action

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February 2026 CLEE News – Connecting Stakeholder Voice to Student Outcomes

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January 2026 CLEE News – Building Leadership That Lasts

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December 2025 CLEE News – Leadership That Strengthens the Instructional Core

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November 2025 CLEE News – Using Feedback and Observation to Build Momentum

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October 2025 CLEE News – Turn Solo Effort into Widespread Leadership

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September 2025 CLEE News – Invest in Yourself to Invest in Others

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August 2025 CLEE News – Build Widespread Leadership

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July 2025 CLEE News – Summer Celebrations!

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June 2025 CLEE News – Learning From Successes

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May 2025 CLEE News – Facilitating Stakeholder Voice, Collaboration and Advocacy for Student Impact

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April 2025 CLEE News – Planning for Future Challenges

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March 2025 CLEE News – Multiple Perspectives, Stronger Leadership

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February 2025 CLEE News – Empowering Schools Through Collaborative Improvement

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January 2025 CLEE News – Growth in the New Year

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December 2024 CLEE News – Partnership for Growth

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November 2024 CLEE News – Transformation for Impact

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October 2024 CLEE News – Fall Meeting is Almost Here!

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September 2024 CLEE News

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August 2024 CLEE News

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July 2024 CLEE News

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June 2024 CLEE News – The Power of Colleagues

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May 2024 CLEE News – Success is a Long-Term Investment

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April 2024 CLEE News – Data and Impact

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March 2024 CLEE News – Innovation for Improvement

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February 2024 CLEE News – School Transformation Requires Community Collaboration

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January 2024 CLEE News – Reflect, React and Resolve to Make Lasting Change

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December 2023 CLEE News – Leverage Collaboration to Reach Your Goals

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November 2023 CLEE News – Bring Excitement and Energy to Your Practice

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October 2023 CLEE News – Challenging Each Other for Continuous Improvement

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CLEE Updates

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CLEE’s Registered Principal Apprenticeship Program Spotlighted at CEEDAR National Convening

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Empowering Leadership – ELAP Learning

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PRN Grad Receives State Award: Matthew Brown PRN ‘22

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Leading with Collaboration: Jackson Reilly (PRN ‘19), Principal, Nathanael Greene Middle School

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Embracing Growth and Collaborative Leadership – A Chat with an Aspiring Principal Fellow

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Springfield, MA Continuous Improvement: School Teams for District Transformation

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SPOTLIGHT on Questioning!

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CLEE’s Collaborative Equity Audits: Engaging Student Voices to Uncover Inequities

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Mentoring is Reciprocal

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Use School Community Data for Improvement

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Sharing Problems of Practice Takes Courage

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New Year for Resolutions as a PDSA

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Community Success Needs Community Planning

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Equity Leaders Benefit from Peer to Peer Learning

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Streamline the Strategic Planning Process with CLEE’s Proven Methods

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Facilitative Leadership – Shifting from Expert to Coach

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Staying Low on the Ladder of Inference

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Equity Leadership Starts with Shared Understanding of Equity

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Continuous Cycles of Improvement are Creating Real Change at Southside

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Taking Collective Leadership to the Next Level

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Finding A Beacon of Light through CLEE Coaching

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PRN Alumni Highlight: Simona Simpson-Thomas, CEO of Freedom Dreams

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Experience CLEE’s Impact in MA Schools Through the Lens of MA Associate Principal, Sissela Tucker

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Experience CLEE’s Impact in MA Schools Through the Lens of MA District Leader, Dr. Joany Santa

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Mary Vieria’s Experience in the PRN as a Mentor Principal

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Nicole Mathis’ Experience in the PRN as a Mentor Principal

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Keeping Equity at the Forefront Means Excellent Leadership Preparation See How the PRN and JWU Doctorate Program prepared Willam (Jackson) Riley ‘19

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Kimberly Komocar’s Experience in the PRN

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Rich Norris’ Experience in the PRN

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Danira Ortiz’s Experience in the PRN

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Lead for Equity Blog: Student Voices

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Leading for Equity Blog: Stories from the Field – Fiona McIntosh

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Leading for Equity Blog: Stories from the Field – Lindsey Reilly PRN ’17

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Program Highlights

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New CLEE 2026-27 Program Calendar

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CLEE Professional Learning Pathways for Growth, Collaboration and Impact

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CLEE’s Registered Principal Apprenticeship Program Spotlighted at CEEDAR National Convening

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From Communicating to Collaborating With Families

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Strategic Planning That Builds Community Buy-In

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Continuous Improvement Supports the Implementation of High-Quality Curriculum and Instructional Materials

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Instructional Rounds – Leadership Insights through Classroom Visits

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Investing in Leadership Today for Schools of the Future

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Widespread Leadership Matters for School Improvement

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Five Whys, Deeper Insight: A Protocol for Root-Cause Thinking

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Five Strategies to Facilitate Stakeholder Voice

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Create Shared Vision With Strategic Planning

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Getting Into Classrooms – Instructional Rounds Drive School Improvement

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Springfield, MA Continuous Improvement: School Teams for District Transformation

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Strengthen Your Capacity as a Leader with Personalized Coaching

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CLEE’s Facilitator Training – Transformation Expands Outward 

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Increase Your Impact as a Leader for Equity 

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Instructional Rounds – Make Time to Visit Classrooms for Deeper Learning

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CLEE’s Collaborative Equity Audits: Engaging Student Voices to Uncover Inequities

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Summer Staff Retreats can Set You Up for a Successful Year

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Building Community Capacity is Key to Long-Term Success

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Opening Up the Conversation through What? So What? Now What?

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Mentoring is Reciprocal

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Use School Community Data for Improvement

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Attract, Hire, and Keep the Best Team!

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Build Student Perspective Into Continuous Improvement

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Sharing Problems of Practice Takes Courage

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Improve Online Experiences Using Adult Learning Theory

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Get Support to Enact Your Student Opportunity Act (SOA) Plan

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New Year for Resolutions as a PDSA

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Community Success Needs Community Planning

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Who are Courageous Conversations for?

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The Importance of Classroom Visits for School Improvement

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Make Your Team Meetings More Effective with CLEE Practices

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Streamline the Strategic Planning Process with CLEE’s Proven Methods

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Shared Leadership can Share the Load – Transformational Leadership Coaching

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School Improvement Is a School-Wide Practice

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Just Being Nice Won’t Get You to Your Equity Goals

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Sharpen Your Problem Solving Skills By Joel Stewart

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Continuous Cycles of Improvement are Creating Real Change at Southside

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Taking Collective Leadership to the Next Level

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Strengthening Collaborative Leadership by Considering Other’s Perspectives

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Leading for Educational Equity in Turbulent Times

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Finding A Beacon of Light through CLEE Coaching

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Experience CLEE’s Impact in MA Schools Through the Lens of MA Associate Principal, Sissela Tucker

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Experience CLEE’s Impact in MA Schools Through the Lens of MA District Leader, Dr. Joany Santa

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Learning Together to Implement Curriculum through Lesson Study By Ruth Corley

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Mary Vieria’s Experience in the PRN as a Mentor Principal

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Nicole Mathis’ Experience in the PRN as a Mentor Principal

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Keeping Equity at the Forefront Means Excellent Leadership Preparation See How the PRN and JWU Doctorate Program prepared Willam (Jackson) Riley ‘19

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Kimberly Komocar’s Experience in the PRN

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Planning for Distance Learning with the PRN staff by Evelyn Cosme-Jones

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Rich Norris’ Experience in the PRN

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Danira Ortiz’s Experience in the PRN

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Leading for Equity Blog: Hear PRN Assistant Director, Evelyn Cosme- Jones’ and her experience as a PRN Mentor Principal

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Leading for Equity Blog: Stories from the Field – Fiona McIntosh

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Leading for Equity Blog: Stories from the Field – Lindsey Reilly PRN ’17

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