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Sara Sonnenschein is a principal in New Jersey for the past 8 years, and taught in the writing classrooms the previous 19 years. She writes a curriculum to help kids learn to write at Curriculumhq.com

• A day in the life of principal Sunshine - LinkedIn posts inspired by Akbar Cook.
• Forcing myself to write about them I help myself look for them.
• Lots of watching people do things the wrong way.
• Many negative experiences as a student.
• Big picture questions can be difficult.
• My legacy is that kids have fond memories of their school.
• The power of writing - writing gets them to own whatever subject they’re writing about.
• When kids have choice in what they’re writing about it changes their ownership of the content.
• How she teaches writing.
• How to be a transformative principal? be in classrooms on a daily basis.
• Passion to inspire and empower teachers to be the best they can be to transform how they’re teaching kids.

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New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

• News Item: Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Ban
• Three Speech-Related Crimes:
  • Cyberbullying
    • Using electronic communication tools to bully someone
  • Cyber- or Electronic Harassment
    • Online harassment (suggests a pattern of behavior more extensive than cyberbullying)
  • Cyberstalking
    • Harassment using electronic communications that creates fear of physical harm or injury
• Thanks to social media, these behaviors are increasingly a global problem
• Growing concern about rise in electronic dating violence among adolescents
  • Electronic harassment includes messaging, calling and sending other items to illicit compliance via intimidation and fear tactics; electronic coercion is pressuring a partner to share sexual or illicit messages, pictures or videos; and electronic monitoring is the viewing, listening or reading of messages, images or videos of one’s partner.
  • “We found that at age 12, youth are at risk of engaging in all three forms of electronic dating violence that we studied, and that between 9th and 10th grade—when youth are 15 to 16 years old—the risk of all three domains increases substantially. But we see that risk becomes somewhat constant or perhaps even declines after age 16,” said Elyse Thulin, a doctoral candidate at U-M’s School of Public Health, noting that more research is needed to understand the undercurrents of this decline.
• Connected homes and the Internet of Things is increasing the potential for this type of behavior
• These types of behavior can cause or contribute to serious harm for victims, up to and including suicide
• Children can be perpetrators as well as victims
• Responses and Solutions
  • Statutory
    • Most states have amended their relevant statutes to include the use of electronic communications to commit these crimes
    • Some states have adopted statutes specifically prohibiting cyberbullying, cyberharassment, and cyberstalking
    • In some states, these behaviors can be either a misdemeanor or a felony
    • With respect to speech, such statutes are a restriction of First Amendment freedoms and as such, are subject to strict scrutiny by the courts
    • In some instances, courts have struck down language in these statutes on the grounds that the phrases or terms used are “unconstitutionally vague and overbroad”
      • Colorado: Supreme Court struck down phrase “intended to harass”
      • Texas: Appellate court struck down a ban on online speech “intended to and reasonably likely to annoy”
  • Corporate
    • Terms of Service
    • Site Behaviors
      • Mute/Block
      • Limiting Responses
      • Unmentioning
  • Litigation
    • Lawsuits seeking damages for intentional infliction of emotion distress, invasion of privacy, etc.
• From a 1975 decision by the Colorado Supreme Court:
  • Indeed, a fundamental purpose of free speech in our system of government is to debate ideas. These debates may be vigorous and high-minded but may at times devolve into vituperative attacks. “Speech is often provocative and challenging. It may strike at prejudices and preconceptions and have profound unsettling effects.” But as the Bolles court aptly observed, if such speech could be restricted, “the protection of the First Amendment would be a mere shadow.”
• Resources - #2022–04–11 Seeking to protect its users from cyberbullying, Twitter is experimenting with a feature to remove tags from mentions
  https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/424461
  - #2022–03–28 Colorado Supreme Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Ban
  https://reason.com/volokh/2022/03/28/colorado-supreme-court-strikes-down-electronic-harassment-ban/
  - #2022–02–11 ‘Your digital safety matters to us’: New campaign for protection against electronic harassment, blackmail [Egypt][https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/02/11/your-digital-safety-matters-to-us-new-campaign-for-protection-against-electronic-harassment-blackmail/](https://dailynewsegypt.com/2022/02/11/your-digital-safety-matters-to-us-new-campaign-for-protection-against-electronic-harassment-blackmail/)
  - #2021–12–27 Cyberbullying Laws
  https://www.findlaw.com/criminal/criminal-charges/cyber-bullying.html
  - #2021–11–08 Electronic dating violence starts as early as 12
  https://www.futurity.org/electronic-dating-violence-teenagers–2653102/
  - #2021–11–04 E-violence increases through early adolescence but declines as teens become adults
  https://news.umich.edu/e-violence-increases-through-early-adolescence-but-declines-as-teens-become-adults/
  - #2021–09–30 Two Toronto High School students facing charges in electronic harassment case
  https://wtov9.com/news/local/two-toronto-high-school-students-facing-charges-in-electronic-harassment-case
  - #2019–08–22 Florida case reveals terrors of cyberstalking
  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/special/special-sections/2019/08/22/florida-case-reveals-terrors-cyberstalking/4407314007/
  - #2019–08–09 Texas Appellate Court Strikes Down Electronic Harassment Statute
  https://reason.com/volokh/2019/08/09/texas-appellate-court-strikes-down-electronic-harassment-statute/
  - #2017–11–22 Boy, 13, charged with hate crime, electronic harassment after threats and ‘racial statements’
  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-huntley-student-charged-with-hate-crime-for-threats–20171121-story.html
  - #2017–07–05 Ex-teacher pleads guilty to electronic harassment of high school student
  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-teacher-electronic-harass-buffalo-grove-met–20170705-story.html
  - #2014–04–15 Man pleads guilty to electronic harassment
  https://www.news-gazette.com/news/man-pleads-guilty-to-electronic-harassment/article_a8b5a907–0b9a–58ac–8de5-be2ab4fd326c.html
  - #2010–12–10 Billboard By Human Rights Activists Warns of Electronic Harassment
  https://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/12/prweb4881944.htm

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New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Lynn Clark, the Superintendent of the Chicopee Public Schools, is arrested for lying to the FBI over harassing texts
See our interview with Quentin Dale about investigations.
- Relevant Facts
- Chicopee is a town of about 55,000, just north of Springfield, Mass. in the western part of the state
- The Chicopee Public School District serves about 7800 students in pre-K to 12th grade, in 14 different schools
- Clark, 51, was appointed superintendent in 2019 with an effective start date of February 2020. She began working in the district as a substitute teacher and eventually served as the principal of three schools and then assistant superintendent
- Her first year as superintendent was considered to “outstanding”
- During the city’s search for a new police chief, one candidate (a member of the Chicopee Police Dept.) began receiving a series of harassing texts
- The messages threatened “to damage his reputation” if he did not withdraw from the application pool (and in fact, the officer did withdraw)
- Some messages, the victim said, contained information that he had only shared with one person: Clark
- Chicopee Mayor John L. Vieau reported the threatening texts to the FBI in early December
- Clark was questioned by the FBI and initially denied sending the texts
- She also claimed to have received similar threats
- She subsequently admitted that she sent them and said “that the officer ‘had achieved many accomplishments based on [her] work’ and she wanted to see him ‘knocked down a peg.’”
- By an 8–3 vote, the Chicopee School Committee voted to put Clark on paid leave
- Issues
- The Importance of Restraint and Self-Control
- Big question regarding the relationship / connection between Clark and the police officer
- “The FBI said that in January, Clark told investigators she feared the investigation was harming her professional reputation and ‘tearing the city apart.’”
- How Clark Got Burned – The Difficulty of Truly Remaining Anonymous Online
- Clark allegedly used a “burner app” to send approximately 100 threatening text messages
- She told the FBI that she “she had also used similar burner apps to contact students’ parents who were ‘unresponsive’ to calls from numbers associated with the Chicopee Public Schools.
- What Are ”Burner Apps“?
- A ”burner app“ allows you to purchase one or more anonymous phone numbers. The company operating the burner app receives the call or text and routes it to your actual phone number, which the person on the other end does not know. When the user no longer needs the alternative phone number, he or she can ”burn“ it by discontinuing payment. Calls or texts to that number will no longer be forwarded.
- Promotional explanation for the Burner app:
- Use Burner for everyday situations. Create a disposable phone number for dating, salespeople, deliveries, shopping online or selling items on Craigslist. You can use it as a longterm second phone number for your business or side projects. Integrations with Dropbox, Google Drive, and Slack allow you to archive messages and voicemails, and communicate with your team. Create multiple numbers, keep them as long as you want, or burn them anytime. Share your Burner with anyone and everyone, or keep your new number secret for anonymous texting. No hassles, no contracts.
- Examples of burner apps:
- 2ndLine
- Burner
- Cloud SIM
- CoverMe
- Flyp
- GoogleVoice
- Grasshopper
- Hushed
- Line2
- MightyCall
- Sideline
- What Can a Digital Investigation Reveal?
- The ”phone number“ (burner number) from which the messages were sent
- Police can link phone number to specific burner app company
- Records held by the operator of the burner app showing which subscriber is using a particular number at any given moment
- Payment records that reveal device ID used to make the purchase (in this case, Apple ID)
- Records revealing link between user’s device and a specific home IP address, which in turn provides a physical address
- Records held by the cell carrier showing use of the individual’s phone, specifically time and date of calls, even if recipient is hidden
- From Burner: ”Calls made through Burner show up on your phone bill as calls between your Burner number and your personal number. The end numbers you are calling through Burner are not shown. Incoming calls show up as calls from your Burner number.“
- Text messages can be sent entirely within burner apps (assuming internet connectivity), which shields texting activity from cell carrier; however, records of burner app company can still reveal linkage between burner number and actual number
- Location of the device used (cell tower pings, Wi-Fi, even Bluetooth – consider implications of Find My network)
- Voicemail or other recordings that can be used for voice-matching technology
- Clark could face additional charges
- She has admitted deleting every message on her phone, which could constitute obstruction of justice
- Impact on administration, staff, school community, and city
- Prevention is challenging
- Not a systemic issue
- Few if any warning signs
- Personal demons / vulnerabilities
- Structure / resources for help?
- Persistent reminders to entire school community of the challenges of overcoming bad search results
- Use cautionary tales like this one to remind school community of significant legal risks; Clark is facing up to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, in addition to the loss of her $175,000/year job.
- Resources
- #2022–04–11 Here’s what we know about the Mass. school superintendent who allegedly sent threatening texts — and then lied to the FBI.
”https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2022/04/11/chicopee-schools-superintendent-lynn-clark-alleged-threatening-texts-lie-fbi/“
- #2022–04–07 ‘A huge dark cloud over the city.’ Chicopee officials place superintendent on paid leave, ask for her resignation following arrest
”https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/07/metro/huge-dark-cloud-city-chicopee-officials-place-superintendent-paid-leave-ask-her-resignation-following-arrest/“
- #2022–04–07 Chicopee superintendent worked her way up to the school system’s top job
”https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/07/nation/chicopee-superintendent-worked-her-way-up-school-systems-top-job/“
- #2022–04–06 Schools Boss Arrested After Threatening Police Chief Hopeful in Dozens of Creepy Texts, Feds Say
”https://www.thedailybeast.com/chicopee-massachusetts-schools-boss-lynn-clark-threatened-police-chief-hopeful-in–99-creepy-texts-feds-say“
- #2022–04–06 Chicopee school superintendent arrested on federal charge of lying about alleged threatening text message plot
”https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/06/metro/fbi-searches-belchertown-home-part-ongoing-probe/“
- #2022–02–06 The 5 Best Apps for a Temporary Burner Phone Number
”https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-apps-getting-temporary-burner-phone-number/“
- #2022–01–07 10 Best Burner Phone Number Apps (Free and Paid)
”https://beebom.com/best-burner-phone-number-apps/"

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Janna Cochrane is principal of North Greenville Elementary School (NGES), located in Greenville, Wisconsin, and part of the Hortonville Area School District.  She has spent her career exclusively at the elementary level with 22 years’ experience as an elementary principal.  Prior to being a principal, she taught fourth grade for 9 years.  The daughter of a retired elementary principal, Janna knows the importance of establishing a quality school community for elementary students, staff, and families. Janna has been recognized as a 2020 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leader in the state of Wisconsin, as the 2020 Wisconsin Elementary Principal of the Year, and as Wisconsin’s 2020 Elementary NAESP National Distinguished Principal.

As Lead Learner of North Greenville Elementary, Janna has assisted the Hortonville Area School District in gaining the esteemed honor of being a Model PLC District.  As part of this journey, Janna generated collaboration time for elementary teams, assisted in the establishment of essential standards in efforts to achieve a district-wide guaranteed and viable curriculum, supported teams in the regular use of data protocols to plan for meeting the needs of all learners, and tended to the development of a positive, collaborative culture of learners as stated in their school vision statement.

At NGES, Janna has been keenly aware of the importance of school culture and fostering teacher leadership in the continuous improvement efforts.  She describes her role as Lead Learner, Team Member, and Keeper of the Family.  The forward-thinking staff at NGES have a total commitment to the three big ideas of Professional Learning Communities and work to support the four essential questions with their frequent collaborative team meetings.  She lives and leads the NGES mantra Kids. First. Always. in her work each day.

Janna holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and music, and she earned her master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

• Janna’s dad was a principal.
• Her first year teaching was the year he was recognized as NDP!
• Principals have the greatest job because they help everyone
• Power of prioritizing her own schedule as a principal
• What does it mean to be the Keeper of the Family?
• Our work is really personal.
• The collaborative spirit and that we work as a team.
• The power of trust. I can trust you to help me and be vulnerable in front of you.
• Teacher trying to connect with a student.
• Team “Student Name”
• Allowing people to come up with their own answers
• Going to drive and pick up the student.
• Include conversations with team regarding new hires.
• Include grade level teams about what their team specifically needs?
• An interview only gives you so much.
• Listen for the things people don’t ask.
• Elementary - literacy and math
• SEL - even if you don’t ask a specific question about that.
• How to be a transformative principal? Really connect with individual kids that need an extra. To make sure you are visible and approachable, and then really listen.

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• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

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• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

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New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

• White House Proclamation
  • Goals
    • Condemn and combat child abuse – physical, emotional, sexual, and online sexual exploitation
    • Heighten awareness of risk factors
    • Highlight importance of supporting families
  • Child abuse occurs at all socioeconomic and educational levels, and in all religious, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
  • Key tool for fighting child abuse is prevention
• Child Abuse Statists – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • At least 1 in 7 children have experienced abuse or neglect in the past year
    • In 2019, there were 73 million children in U.S.
  • In 2019, 1,840 children died from abuse and/or neglect
  • Long-term economic burden of child abuse and neglect is enormous
    • 2015 estimate – $428 billion, comparable to economic costs of strokes and Type 2 diabetes
  • Risk factors
    • Risk Factors for Individual Perpetrators
      • Caregivers with drug or alcohol issues
      • Caregivers with mental health issues, including depression
      • Caregivers who don’t understand children’s needs or development
      • Caregivers who were abused or neglected as children
      • Caregivers who are young or single parents or parents with many children
      • Caregivers with low education or income
      • Caregivers experiencing high levels of parenting stress and economic stress
      • Caregivers who use spanking and other forms of corporal punishment for discipline
      • Caregivers in the home who are not a biological parent
      • Caregivers with attitudes accepting of or justifying violence or aggression
    • Risk Factors for Families
      • Families that have family members in jail or prison
      • Families that are isolated from and not connected to other people (extended family, friends, neighbors)
      • Family violence, including relationship violence
      • Families with high conflict and negative communication styles
    • Risk Factors in Communities
      • Communities with high rates of violence and crime
      • Communities with high rates of poverty and limited educational and economic opportunities
      • Communities with high unemployment rates
      • Communities with easy access to drugs and alcohol
      • Communities where neighbors don’t know or look out for each other and there is low community involvement among residents
      • Communities with few community activities for young people
      • Communities with unstable housing and where residents move frequently
      • Communities where families frequently experience food insecurity
• Role of Technology
  • Number of children using a mobile device has more than doubled in last few years
  • Parents have legitimate concerns about online safety
  • “Sad fishing” – Predators search “for kids who seem sad, lonely, or depressed based on their public profiles on a variety of social media platforms.”
  • “Online sexual exploitation”
    • Grooming
    • Live streaming
    • consuming child sexual abuse material
    • Coercing and blackmailing children for sexual purposes (“sexploitation”)
• Preventative Measures
  • Child Abuse in General
    • Individuals
      • Caregivers who create safe, positive relationships with children
      • Caregivers who practice nurturing parenting skills and provide emotional support
      • Caregivers who can meet basic needs of food, shelter, education, and health services
      • Caregivers who have a college degree or higher and have steady employment
    • Families
      • Families with strong social support networks and stable, positive relationships with the people around them
      • Families where caregivers are present and interested in the child
      • Families where caregivers enforce household rules and engage in child monitoring
      • Families with caring adults outside the family who can serve as role models or mentors
    • Communities
      • Communities with access to safe, stable housing
      • Communities where families have access to high-quality preschool
      • Communities where families have access to nurturing and safe childcare
      • Communities where families have access to safe, engaging after school programs and activities
      • Communities where families have access to medical care and mental health services
      • Communities where families have access to economic and financial help
      • Communities where adults have work opportunities with family-friendly policies
  • Online Sexual Abuse
    • Familiarize yourself with the apps and online services used by each child and supervise activity
    • Open lines of communication
    • Acknowledge importance of online interactions for children
    • Persistent discussion of online safety over a long period time, beginning early and adjusting to age and maturity of each child
    • Clear and reasonable rules regarding online activity, developed in conversation with each child
    • Deploy technology to assist in child safety, but don’t expect it to replace adult supervision
    • Assist each child in setting and adjusting privacy controls
• Resources - #2022–04–04 Children’s Trust Fund of Alabama Awards Grant to Create Digital Safety Video to Better Educate Alabaman’s Youth
  https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/566781873/children-s-trust-fund-of-alabama-awards-grant-to-create-digital-safety-video-to-better-educate-alabama-s-youth
  - #2022–04–03 April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Maui events promote healthy keiki
  https://mauinow.com/2022/04/03/april-is-national-child-abuse-prevention-month-maui-events-promote-healthy-keiki/
  - #2022–04–02 Juneau recognizes Child Abuse Prevention Month
  https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/news/juneau-recognizes-child-abuse-prevention-month/
  - #2022–04–01 Nebraska To Recognize April As Child Abuse Prevention Month
  https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-to-Recognize-April-as-Child-Abuse-Prevention-Month–04012022.aspx
  - #2022–03–31 A Proclamation on National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2022
  https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/31/a-proclamation-on-national-child-abuse-prevention-month–2022/
  - #2022–03–28 Flickr Press Release
  https://blog.flickr.net/en/2022/03/28/building-a-safer-flickr-for-generations-to-come/
  - #2022–03–16 Protecting children from online abuse
  https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/child-abuse-and-neglect/online-abuse
  - #2021–11–01 How to protect children from online sexual harm
  https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/news-blogs/how-to-protect-children-from-online-sexual-harm/
  - #2021–10–25 U.S. Department of Justice – Keeping Children Safe Online
  https://www.justice.gov/coronavirus/keeping-children-safe-online
  - #2021 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – 2021/2022 Prevention Resource Guide
  https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/guide_2021.pdf
  - #2019–12–07 How to Protect Your Children From Online Sexual Predators
  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/us/protect-children-online-sex-abuse.html
  - [n.d.] End Violence Against Children Online
  https://www.end-violence.org/safe-online
  - [n.d.] Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
  https://www.preventchildabusenc.org/
  - [n.d.] U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime – Online child sexual exploitation and abuse
  https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/cybercrime/module–12/key-issues/online-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse.html
  - [n.d.] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention
  https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/index.html
  - [n.d.] U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
  https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childsexualabuse/fastfact.html

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In this episode, Tracey Ezard interviews me about How to be a Transformative Principal and I also weave in interviews with Rima Meechan, the principal of that Kindergarten Peptoc school and Jessica Martin, the creator of that hotline ((707) 998–8410). To donate to that hotline, go to wesideusd.org
- Why it’s important to be a transformative principal?
- open ourselves up to the collective wisdom.
- ask, don’t tell.
- conversation around what defines us as a special school.
- empathy
- do I see empathetic acts as compassion or make me weak
- Shutting them down
- humble swagger

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Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

John Catt

Today’s Transformative Principal sponsor, John Catt Educational, amplifies world-class voices on timeless topics, with a list of authors recognized globally for their fresh perspectives and proven strategies to drive success in modern schools and classrooms.

John Catt’s mission is to support high-quality teaching and learning by ensuring every educator has access to professional development materials that are research-based, practical, and focused on the key topics proven essential in today’s and tomorrow’s schools.

Learn more about professional development publications that are easy to implement for your entire faculty, and are both quickly digestible and rigorous, by visiting https://us.johncattbookshop.com/. Learn more about some of the newest titles: - The Coach’s Guide to Teaching by Doug Lemov

• The Feedback Pendulum: A manifesto for enhancing feedback in education by Michael Chiles

• Putting Staff First: A blueprint for revitalising our schools by John Tomsett and Jonny Uttley

• 10 Things Schools Get Wrong (And How We Can Get Them Right) by Jared Cooney Horvath and David Bott

• Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education by Emma Turner

• A Parent’s Guide to Powerful Teaching by Patrice Bain

John Catt is also proud publisher of the new book from Transformative Principal host Jethro Jones: SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves Visit this page to learn more about bulk orders and how to bring John Catt’s research-based materials to your school: https://us.johncattbookshop.com/pages/agents-and-distributors

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