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Culture Builder: Bucket Lists
Effective school leaders know that it’s the team that drives great results. And how does one build a great team? As Jim Collin’s famously stated you want “the right people on the bus.” Just as important as the right players is the type of culture that nourishes the...
Amy Platt: Amy is building her dream school
Dr. Amy Platt is delighted to be the Head of School at the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School. Amy is passionate about excellent instruction and working with teachers to be the talented professionals they are destined to be. Amy holds a PhD and an MA from the...
Why women need female-only networks to soar: Breaking barriers
The call is to break barriers for equity! It’s an exciting time to be a leader. It’s an exciting time to be a woman in educational leadership! As a female educational leader myself, I am particularly interested in the gifts women can bring to students when...
Craig Randall: Trust-based observations
Craig's experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal set him up perfectly to develop a model of teacher observation focused on building trusting relationships that spark teaching and learning growth. As the author of Trust-Based Observations, Craig is on a...
Scott Steward: Building a Genius Lab
Scott L. Steward is an international business owner (musicspool.com and Genius Lab, Inc.), a youth tech educator, podcast co-host (Money, Sex, Gen X), and author (A Book of Stewism's: 31 Ways to Improve Your Life). Scott is squarely focused on preparing young people...
Chancellor Franklin Gilliam Jr.: School turnaround and giving kids a chance
Dr. Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. began his tenure as the eleventh Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in September 2015. He is the first African American chancellor to lead a non-HBCU in the UNC System. Chancellor Gilliam brings to UNCG a...
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[10 Tips] If you want to be an effective school leader, be a ruckus maker
Simply put, a ruckus maker is an innovative school leader who makes change happen in school. They don’t make change just for the sake of change. They make change because their communities deserve it. Your students are crying for it. Your teachers want to aspire to...
Sharla Stevens: Addressing racism in schools
Sharla Stevens transform schools into anti-racist, thriving institutions for academic excellence and social justice! She develops school leaders to bring out the best in students of color and help deter white students from sustaining or embracing white supremacy. Your...
Best books for school leaders to grow their coaching skills
Researchers Tschannen-Moran & Gareis (2015), found that the principal’s role has grown more complex to include 192 different tasks. It’s no wonder that principals are stretched thin and feel like they are playing a game of whack-a-mole. One of the most important...
