Maury Grebenau

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Maury Grebenau

Rabbi Dr. Maury Grebenau led two different Jewish day schools as a principal for 10 years. He currently co-leads the Administration Support Program at JNTP, providing support and professional development for administrators in Jewish day schools. Maury has written many articles on educational leadership and current school-related issues including teen health and school technology use. His articles have been published in Kappan, Principal Leadership and HaYidion, among others.

Blog Articles

Producer vs. Consumer: A Lens for Setting Educational Goals

Blog Article
Teaching and Learning
While looking into various graduate school options, I learned a lot about the difference between PhD and EdD programs, including the difference

Supporting New Administrators In and Out of School

Blog Article
Professional Leadership, School Policies and Procedures
The impact of Covid has, of course, exacerbated many challenges. School communities have not been immune to society’s “great resignation” culture. Some

Hayidion Articles

Leadership Transition and Institutional Memory

HaYidion Article
When a school is experiencing a leadership change, the community can be pulled to one of two extremes. People can be so

Leveraging Covid: Adapting to Thrive

HaYidion Article
Back when the word “corona” evoked an image of an ice-cold beer, the concept of adaptive leadership was not on the front

Build Them, Don’t Buy Them: Cultivating Excellence in Novice Teachers

HaYidion Article
As school leaders, one of our primary responsibilities is making sure we have well-trained, talented teachers in our classrooms. The challenge of

Assignments that Count: Goals and Assessment of Summer Work

HaYidion Article
Summer work In the Jewish high school I attended, each year there was one book assigned for our summer homework. Some of

Collaborating Towards a Better Staff Culture

HaYidion Article
The situation When I began my first principalship, I knew I had my work cut out for me. I had plans for