This article, originally written in May, 2020, went unpublished. It is made available via this blog with the intent to provide an enduring framework to respond to school crises, but also to acknowledge a moment in time when all schools began to grapple with the implications of COVID-19. Today, as this blog is posted, we mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leading a school or organization smack tab in the middle of COVID-19 is, without question, edgework. School leaders are facing complex decision layered upon complex decision. And, overarching all of the substantial day-to-day decisions is the question about remote vs hybrid learning.

We need a new way of coping. “That means reckoning with what’s called ambiguous loss: any loss that’s unclear and lacks a resolution.”

Stories and research on LGBTQ leadership in independent schools. Where do LGBTQ leaders find acceptance? What challenges do they face? How can schools learn from these leaders, and what is their impact?