ITH N A W HA Q& AL K GE 54 S PA DA District Administration® March 2019 DistrictAdministration.com Reaching full potential District leaders diversify gifted and talented programs 38 Survey says . . . Safe passage Realistic drills prepare schools for active shooters Superintendents focus on hope and engagement 27 10 STEM stimulus Early-college students do research with scientists 14 Blast off! Bringing space exploration down to Earth World of wonder Phenomena-based learning taps into natural curiosity 18 DISTRICT CIO Consistency computes 32 5 steps for teaching coding in all grades 47 of US 8th graders are not proficient readers* BELIEVE LITERACY IS POSSIBLE PAGES 2 & 3http://www.DistrictAdministration.com