The Magic of Micro-schools

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maureen O’Shaughnessy, EdD, is a career educational activist with over 30 years of transforming learning in schools to better serve all students.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is the founding director of Leadership Preparatory Academy, a nonprofit progressive micro-school in Washington State. With a master’s degree in educational administration and a doctorate degree in educational leadership, she has an extensive understanding of the components needed to transform the education system.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. O’Shaughnessy is the author of Creating Micro-Schools for Colorful Mismatched Kids: A Step-by-Step Process that Empowers Frustrated Parents to Innovate Education and has served as head of school and principal internationally in countries such as Kuwait, Hungary, and Ecuador. Weaving in a strong emphasis on service and leadership at each school, she has been an educational change agent across the globe. And now as founder of Education Evolution, she aims to disrupt the education climate as we know it to help ensure each child is seen, heard and valued and met where they are academically, socially and emotionally. </span></p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Mental health must trump any academic gains this year </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Benefits and challenges of running a micro-school </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to avoid copping out when the shoe doesn’t fit your school</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Kindred spirits are your windows of opportunity. Find them, make it official and support them despite uncomfortable colleagues. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Valuing outcomes and not re