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The New Principal’s First 90 Days
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Building a Positive School Culture By Using Conflict
Being a principal isn’t just about overseeing day-to-day operations; it’s working toward building a positive school culture that empowers both teachers and students to thrive. Once a new leader’s initial enthusiasm with the team wanes, it’s not uncommon to encounter bumps in the road when conflict and differences in opinions emerge. Let’s take a deep…
Shared Leadership: What to Do When Teaching Staff Won’t Stay in Their Lane
When teachers want to lead and take on projects in the school building, amazing things can occur and the building can thrive. But there is a difference between healthy shared leadership in an organization and too many people trying to be in charge of the decision making process. It can be easy to start on…
Decrease Anxiety and Improve Communication With Parents About Student Behavior
Student behavior solutions are a hot topic in back to school professional development and planning sessions right now. Important systems should be in place for proactive and preventative measures for student behavior, but how often do we work to improve communication with parents by creating proactive communication strategies as part of our behavior management plan….
The Effects of a Lack of Resources in Schools
In our latest podcast episode, we welcomed Sam Keppler, an industrial engineer who focuses on physical resource gaps in schools. Sam’s journey from a math teacher in the Bronx, New York, to a PhD-holding industrial engineer is a testament to her unwavering commitment to transforming education from the ground up by identifying the cause and…
I Just Don’t Do “Math”
As principals, it’s impossible to become experts in each and every content area your students are expected to master. With the adoption of common core in the mid 2010’s, however, the focus in the area of math turned to deeper math understanding as opposed to surface level tactics to proficiency. Instructional leaders, regardless of their…