Belonging Is a Basic (4-part series)

Dr. Kimberly Honnick

Published on: 06/04/2026

Dr. Kimberly Honnick, recently published in AASA's School Administrator magazine, explores why belonging belongs in the same conversation as reading, writing, and arithmetic. In this first post of a 4-part series, she makes the case that school leaders who build ecosystems of connection — not just compliance — are the ones whose students truly thrive.