School leaders invest countless hours in meetings each year, and improving these essential gatherings can dramatically impact school effectiveness. Through intentional meeting design and modern tools, we can transform meetings from time drains into catalysts for collaboration and school improvement. This What’s Essential explores maximizing meeting effectiveness, from crafting powerful openings that set the right tone, to reimagining traditional faculty meetings for deeper engagement. It examines how structured one-on-one meetings between teachers and administrators can strengthen relationships and drive professional growth and explores how emerging AI technologies can help capture and analyze meeting insights.
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