If you are worried that you are a bad principal or assistant principal … Or that you work for one, here are seven warning signs this might be the case. Faculty do not trust each other nor take risks Poor performance can always be linked to a lack of...
If you are anything like me, you are devoted to learning so I hope you really get value from reading this post on the best books for school principals. These great educational leadership books have influenced my own practice deeply. We have also read many of these...
Imagine leading a school where students with significant social, emotional, and behavioral needs are sent because the surrounding public schools are unable to meet their intense SEL deficits. With a small staff to collaborate with, yet knowing more is out there to...
I’m working on a new idea that I’m excited to share for the first time. After coaching and mentoring 100+ school leaders since 2015, I started wondering if they share some of the same traits that help them be successful. Turns out, they do. And while they definitely...
Meet Kate – a mom with 10 year-old twins, a six-year old daughter, and a husband (who is a loyal, loyal Cubs Fan but don’t hold that against him). And although her family is super supportive, there are days when her kids ask, “Are you going to be a...