Don E. Cowart II

Superintendent for Coventry Public Schools. Comments and opinions are my own.

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

@coachmull2 We can't wait! Big shoes to fill, but you are inheriting a great program. The fan base is charged up! Go Rhody!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Education is relationship centered.

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

@GoRhodyRams @RhodyMBB Nobody walked out early from this game. Everyone stayed until the last .3 second were off the clock. Great finish to a hard fought victory. #GoRhody

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

I was very lucky to be invited to participate in the Rhode Island National Guard flight for Civic Leaders. Flying in a Blackhawk was a great experience and I learned so much about what the RI Guard can do for the schools and community.

[Julie Lima Boyle @LimaBoyle]

Congrats to our latest CHS graduate, Aiden, who earned his diploma this morning at our teacher welcome back meeting! Very moving! #oakerpride @CoventryOakers @coventryschools @RIDeptEd

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

@JohnPDonegan The Hanging and Redemption of John Gordon: The True Story of Rhode Island's Last Execution https://t.co/QO1MXkWz99

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

@coventryschools @coventrycareer @CoventryOakers @RIDeptEd

[Coventry Schools RI @coventryschools]

@coventrycareer @CoventryOakers Big day for Coventry Culinary. Winners of the first @RIDeptEd food truck Governor's Cup. Go Oakers!

[Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) @RIDeptEd]

DRUMROLL PLEASE… 🥁

And the Menu for Success Student #FoodTruck Roundup winners are…

The Commissioner’s Championship Belt: @LHSRI!!!

The Governor’s Cup: @CoventryOakers!!!

Thank you to the AMAZING students, educators, and guests!

MORE TO COME on this amazing day!

[Regional Career & Technical Center @coventrycareer]

Support our SkillsUSA and take a chance on winning this beautiful kayak hand built by our engineering students. Venmo me $20/ticket @Lori-Ferguson-60 for a chance to win. I'll email your ticket #.

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

@BSDBroncos @CoventryOakers Thank you all! Your support means a lot. Its amazing how tight the community of educators across Rhode Island is. I have hear from countless superintendents. Very grateful.

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

Check out this great video highlighting Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School.

[Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) @RIDeptEd]

Going for gold: How a @coventryschools principal is using an Olympic-winning mentality to put his school on a path to success

RIDE visits Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School in the latest #RICASRockstars

@OakerELA @AInfanteGreen
https://t.co/OfCVBmKfOg

[Ross Braun @the_MrBraun]

Educator friends👋🏽 as you head back to school after break, remember… ⬇️⬇️⬇️

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Effective teachers don't focus so much on rules, but more on relationships, routines, & expectations. If you focus mainly on rules, you will spend most of the year enforcing them. But if you focus on relationships, routines, & expectations, you rarely have to defer back to rules.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Education is not just about the science of imparting knowledge; it's the art of forging connections that inspire, empower, and transform.

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Dissonance: ✅
Negativity: ❌

Dissonance in schools is a powerful thing. Negativity is not.

School cultures do not improve when dissonance does not exist. Dissonance begins with discomfort and leads to change when people are willing to work toward solutions. Negativity dwells on the problem and become the excuse for change not happening. There is a big difference between the two.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Does your school have:
High numbers needing Tier 2 & 3 services?
Fix Tier 1
Low achievement?
Fix Tier 1
High misbehaviors?
Fix Tier 1
Low morale?
Fix Tier 1
High disengagement?
Fix Tier 1
Low growth?
Fix Tier 1

If you're tired of ups & downs, get off the ride & fix Tier 1.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Positive relationships build strong culture.

[Don E. Cowart II @dcowart]

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