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Leadership Levers: Your Path to Greater Success

Mark D. Benigni, Ed.D., Superintendent

  • Compassion and Empathy
    • These leaders are admired for their natural ability to place themselves in another's position and exhibit genuine care and concern.
  • Content and Curriculum
    • These leaders are respected for their great grasp of grade level standards and course objectives.
  • Charisma and Influence
    • These leaders are revered for their ability to inspire and lead without visible effort or calculated plans.
  • Climate and Culture
    • These leaders are cherished for their natural ability to create an atmosphere where students, staff and families want to be.
  • Community Connections
    • These leaders are believed in because of their ability to get all stakeholders involved and invested in the school community.
  • Creative and Cost Effective
    • These leaders are valued for their ability to innovate and create a safe environment for risk taking, despite limited resources.
  • Candor and Calm
    • These leaders are followed because team members can always count on honest feedback, positive guidance, and a stable work environment.
  • Curiosity and Challenge
    • These leaders are embraced for their ability to see things from multiple viewpoints and for creating an environment where all members are held accountable to high standards.  
Students wearing blue caps and gowns during a Platt High School graduation ceremony. Meriden elementary school students wearing name tags in the classroom on the first day of school. Students smile while sitting at desks in a Meriden Public Schools classroom. Group photo of students on the Sherman Elementary School Dance Team. A teacher helps a student using a Chromebook at Barry Elementary School.