School District Leadership - hosted by Adam Welcome

Rashard is currently an Elementary Principal in North Carolina but his leadership experience is so broad. Rashard and I had so much fun on this episode talking about books, being a Principal and having big goals. Enjoy our conversation!

Lisa is a NDP (National Distinguished Principal) for the state of Louisiana in 2020. Lisa is funny, she's got a vision for her school and I absolutely loved our conversation together about leadership and being a Principal!

Akram is the real deal! Started as a teacher, Dean of Students, Assistant Principal and now High School Principal. Akram is real, his story is amazing, and passion for education even more so!

Earl is the Executive Director of NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals) and has such a deep knowledge of the profession, how to support principals and leadership in general. I really enjoyed our conversation and hope you do as well!

Angela Toyebo is a Principal in Oklahoma and brings so much knowledge, experience and passion to the job.  You're going to love our conversation!

Howard is one of those educational leaders that I've been connected with on social media, but have never had a conversation with and I am SO glad he was a guest on the podcast! We talk about Black Males in Education - St. Louis which is an organization he's started.  Equity in education. Some great book recommendations. The Kansas City Chiefs and other sports teams. And SBE21 which is the Sta...

It was SO awesome having Kyle Nix on the podcast and I'm very confident the world of education is just getting a taste of what Kyle is going to be bringing. Kyle is a personal friend of mine and such an amazing human being. We talk about Kyle finishing her doctorate, taking over a school as Principal during a pandemic, leadership, running, family and so much more. Hope you enjoy!

Danny Steele is an amazing leader and human being, that's all that needs to be said - enjoy the episode!

James and I had such a fun conversation about so many different areas of education.  From professional development, his work with trauma informed practices, caring about kids and teachers, and so much more. Hope you like the episode, give James a shout on social media and please be sure to share this podcast with your friends, subscribe and leave a rating!

Travis Niemeyer is the National Distinguished Principal for Montana in 2020 and an educational leader that I strive to be like. He's a father, husband and such a humble leader and amazing human being. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

Jessica Gomez is an Elementary Principal in Southern California, Senior Fellow with NAESP and just an all around amazing leader and human being. I know you're going to enjoy our conversation and gather so much leadership wisdom. Connect with Jessica on Twitter - @mrsjessgomez

Veronica Rodriguez is a Principal in Southern California that I have been connected with for many years. We've had the opportunity to hang out in person a few times and I'm always learning from her and constantly inspired. If you want to connect with Veronica after the podcast, Twitter (@mrsverorod) is the best place to do that. Hope you enjoy the show, Veronica has so many nuggets of wisdom for s...

My buddy Derek McCoy is just an amazing human being. First off, he's a Middle School Principal, author, husband, is always rocking the bow-ties, and was the NASSP Digital Principal of the Year. You're going to love this conversation, enjoy!

Mandy Ellis is a dear friend of mine and an absolutely amazing Principal in Illinois. We had such a great conversation together and Mandy reminds us what's really important when running a school, and taking care of your family. Be sure to connect with Mandy, and also check out her awesome book called 'Lead With Literacy!' @mandyeellis https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Literacy-Leaders-Developing-Culture...