Communications and Culture
Practical Tools for A Strong School Climate That Meets Student Development Needs
This winter and spring, we led a webinar series focused on school climate, culminating in a robust workbook for school leaders. This guide is designed to foster a positive school climate by aligning with Maslow’s hierarchy, ensuring environments where students not only succeed academically but also thrive personally. Click here to read the full event […]
Creating a Crisis Communications Toolkit with Chorus
We were thrilled to host a 50-minute webinar by Chorus, Creating a Crisis Communications Toolkit: How Advance Planning Can Safeguard Your School Culture! Below is a recap of the event and ways to watch the full recording! Click here to read the full event recap!
Empowering Students: Fostering Self-Discovery, Contribution, and Leadership – Event Recap
Possip hosted Empowering Students: Fostering Self-Discovery, Contribution, and Leadership. This was the third and final session in our series that examined Possip data through the lens of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Click here to read the full event recap!
A Welcoming School Climate: Creating Spaces for Safety, Inclusion, and Belonging – Event Recap
Possip was proud to host our second webinar in our series of three. We have been examining what our data says about parents need for their children in terms of a strong school climate. This session, “A Welcoming Climate”, focused on the needs students have of social safety and a feeling of love and belonging. […]
Breaking the Language Barrier: Event Recap
This event discusses how organizations that use Possip to gather feedback have the ability to collect responses in almost any language, breaking a typical barrier to family engagement. In 2022-23, one-third of the responses Possip received were in 67 languages other than English. Click here to read the full event recap!
Landon Mascareñaz on Co-Creating with Communities: Possip’s 3rd Annual Partner Retreat Recap
Possip’s Third Annual Partner Retreat featured a conversation with Dr. Landon Mascareñaz of The Colorado Education Initiative. When Dr. Mascareñaz was writing his upcoming book, The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy, Possip’s Founder, Shani Dowell, was an ‘Opener in Residence’ on a team advising Landon’s research. Click here to read the full event recap!
Using Community Feedback in School Improvement Projects, Event Recap
Educators from schools across the country gathered for a conversation between Possip’s Jordan Jones, Executive Directors Kathryn Procope and Kristin Scotchmer, Principal Corbet Houston, and education consultant Kerry Swarr to talk about using family feedback in school improvement projects and operations. Keep reading to hear from the panelists! Click here to read the full event recap!
Hear How 4 School Leaders Answer the Question: “What’s your favorite part of the Possip feedback reports?”
Last year, under the leadership of Julie Kennedy, Charter School Growth Fund funded a starter year of Possip Pulse Checks™ for 22 schools. Possip and CSGF got charter school leaders from across the country together to talk about the impact in year one, and why they’ve continued using Possip Pulse Checks to strengthen their schools. Click here to read the […]
How Increasing Family Engagement has Impacted Our Partnering Schools
In October of 2022, Possip met with four innovative Charter School leaders to discuss the impact that family engagement has on their schools. Learn how their schools are using Possip to take a data-driven approach to family engagement and the impact this has shown on their communities. Click here to read the full event recap!
Real Talk: Relevant Teaching in a Contentious Time
Possip CEO & Founder, Shani Dowell, facilitates a conversation with a panel and an intimate audience of parents and educators to talk about teaching in a contentious time. Click here to read the full event recap!
Real Talk: Parents and Educators Talk Trust & Relationships in Schools
Possip CEO Shani Dowell, founder of Nashville Classical Charles Friedman , and other special guests have an intimate conversation about the roles of power, trust, and relationships in educating kids. Click here to read the full event recap!
Creating Great Staff Culture for Educators
This special event focused on two topics we are passionate about – building a great organization and staff culture. We were excited to have the perfect guest to explore this with, the CEO of Noodles & Company, Dave Boennighausen. Click here to read the full event recap!
