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Dispatches from the Llama

Research, field notes, and plain talk on school operations from Lucid North.

Chart of the opportunity cost of administrator time spent on substitute coverage

· 9 min read

Save $5,800: A 90-Day Plan for Assistant Principal Instructional Leadership

Stop drowning in admin tasks. This 90-day plan helps assistant principals reclaim 114 hours a year for instructional leadership and save $5,800 in salary time.

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Chart of what an administrator's reclaimed hours could be spent on instead

· 12 min read

More Mandates, Less Time: The 20-Year Evolution of the School Administrative Workload

The school administrative workload has grown for 20 years. Trace the shift from instructional leader to chief problem-solver, and the systemic fixes that work.

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Chart of the annual cost of manual substitute scheduling per administrator

· 4 min read

The Real Cost of Substitute Coverage: 5 Questions Answered

Manual substitute scheduling costs schools $5,800+ per administrator a year before a single sub is paid. Where the hours go, and how to get them back.

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