Education
Social media has created a situation where kids come to school less confident, feeling a sense of diminished value; and this is really impacting the climate in our schools. Kids are torturing one another, states Patricia Ciccone, superintendent of schools in Westbrook, CT. Pat is renowned for her work in the area of school climate and, more specifically, the restorative practices model. In 2013 Education Week named Pat as a Leader to Learn From for her focus on school climate while serving as the superintendent of Connecticuts Technical High School System. More recently, she was named by Education Week as one of 18 women educators internationally that all K-12 educators should know.