255 - Dan Gohl on Leading in Crisis

In this episode, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Daniel Gohl. Dan is the Chief Academic Officer at Broward County Public Schools. The district serves the greater Fort Lauderdale area of South Florida and has nearly 270,000 students on 241 campuses. It's the sixth-largest district in the country. Dan has been a learning leader in Austin, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Houston, Texas. In his fifth year in Broward, as part of Superintendent Robert Runcie's team, Dan oversaw the development of a great system of schools with well-developed personalized learning, the biggest speech and debate program, and the biggest computer science program in the country. In this interview, Dan speaks about their crisis response program, Learning Never Closes. He reflects on leading through crises, including hurricanes and mass shootings, and talks about why this pandemic is far more challenging. The Getting Smart team thinks that you'll find Dan to be one of America's most thoughtful education leaders — just as they do! Key Takeaways: [:10] About today's episode. [1:05] Tom welcomes Dan Gohl to the podcast! [1:15] Dan tells the story of opening the McKinley Technology High School in Washington, D.C....