When Portrait meets Practice
Jamie Carota
October 30, 2025
Aligning the Portrait of a Graduate with Grading By Dr. Shantha Smith, Chief Executive Officer As I returned from the FullScale Symposium, where I had
Category: Educational Leadership
Placer County Case Study
Nikole Joshi
August 29, 2025
The District’s transition to competency-based learning did not happen overnight. It has been a multi-year journey, requiring hard work and a commitment to students, continuous
GRADING FOR EQUITY: Start Getting Buy-In Today!
Courtney Fenner
December 18, 2024
As facilitators and client managers here at Crescendo Education Group, we have met with a wide and diverse breadth of school leaders nationwide from a
Navigating Shared Decision-Making in Schools: The Complexities of Grading Policies
Joe Feldman
April 11, 2024
Who makes decisions in schools? Principals frequently promote “shared decision-making” or “distributed leadership” as a signal to teachers that their voices matter. A principal knows