It snuck up on me pretty quickly. My first year as an assistant principal and within weeks I felt like I was really struggling. It…
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Leading on the #RoadToAwesome
It snuck up on me pretty quickly. My first year as an assistant principal and within weeks I felt like I was really struggling. It…
Exhausted, overwhelmed, living life under water. That is probably a common theme when asking early career leaders how things are progressing in their job. You…
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I have had more than a handful of emails, zooms, and calls this week from school and district leaders talking about how they can begin…
The Walkthrough, the Informal Observation, whatever you might call it, is an essential element to growing and coaching classroom teachers. I find many of the…
Continue reading Four Quick Tips for Awesome Classroom Walkthroughs
I got a call earlier this week from a friend of mine. He recently retired from his assistant superintendent position and had begun his transition…
The start of the school year is here and among the things on leaders’ minds will be the new schedules, routines, and systems put in…
If you are in leadership, you are in the people business. Plain and simple. And when you’re in a people business, the key to your…
Continue reading New School Leader Tips for Building Student Relationships
The revving of the engine, the smell of burning fuel, the squealing of tires…all signs of a car race in progress. But in this instance,…
Dear Principal, As you begin the start of this school year, I wanted to write this letter (blog post) to share a few thoughts and…
Like so many others in leadership, I love this quote from Peter Drucker. Culture is at the front of nearly every school leader as we prepare…