By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 10, 2018 “Not Here!” How many times have you listened to a tragic news story and heard someone proclaim, “I thought such a thing could never happen here,” or “I never thought he could do such a thing — he seemed like such a nice person,
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker October 28, 2018 Email is the black hole of productivity. It is also a paradox. On the one hand, it is a boon to productivity. It eliminates back-and-forth missed calls and voice messages, reduces the time required to schedule meetings, and provides an easily searchable document
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker July 06, 2018 I never used to journal or keep a diary. I suppose there are several reasons for this. Earlier in my life, I thought of journaling — keeping a diary — as something only girls did. I probably came to that false conclusion because my early
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker June 10, 2018 I originally posted this article several years ago. I have updated it for this summer because it is timely. Perhaps this reminder will be of benefit to you as you recharge your batteries this summer! Summer is a great time for a school
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 26, 2018 Stress has many causes. One cause is feeling overwhelmed by everything on our to-do list, especially the tasks we carry only in our heads. The sheer number of things to do creates stress, as does the guilt we feel when we do not
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker March 18, 2018 Sometimes we create controversy. Sometimes it finds us. Such was the case with the national call for school walkouts for school safety and gun control. Everyone is for school safety. The controversy lies in the call for gun control and in the political
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 27, 2018 Good communication fosters confidence, trust, and positive relationships. Poor communication does the opposite. Promoting a positive partnership with parents is ultimately not about the programs we put in place, though those are valuable. It is about fostering positive relationships. Such relationships are best
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker January 27, 2018 This is part one of a two-part series on promoting effective parent and school partnerships. Part two focuses on seven high-touch communication strategies. During new parent orientation, I ask parents to pray for us because we need the wisdom of Solomon in making
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 05, 2017 Thousands of books and millions of pages have been written about leadership because leadership is essential to healthy, thriving families, churches, businesses, and governments. It is also essential for creating and leading thriving schools. Here is a short distillation of six of the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker November 05, 2017 Thousands of books and millions of pages have been written about leadership because leadership is essential to healthy, thriving families, churches, businesses, and governments. It is also essential for creating and leading thriving schools. Here is a short distillation of six of the
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker October 15, 2017 Our school board chair shared this short article recently as a devotional during a board meeting. I believe it will inspire and perhaps remind each of us of the fundamentals of effective leadership. The original author is unknown. If you are able to
By Dr. Barrett Mosbacker September 16, 2017 I recently moved to St. Louis to become the Head of School for Westminster Christian Academy. As most of my readers are aware, three years ago smoke and flames filled the streets of Ferguson, Missouri. The riots began after the fatal shooting of