School Leader Soundbites

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing The A+ Application: Tips to Make Your Superintendent Résumé Top of the Class . How do you know when it's time to update your Résumé? Résumé should be looked at and updated at least twice a year so you aren't...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Why Every School Leader Needs a Coach After All ! Why coaching? -We need a safe space to reflect and accountability partners -We need to be preventing burnout and modeling for our staff Wha...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today’s topic is: Don't Be The District That Forgets To Thank Your Teams ◾ What are recognition days? -Recognition days like bus driver appreciation, school library clerk day, teacher appreciation etc -Avoid end of the day panic posting...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Who is Your Internal Audience and How Do You Leverage Their Network? ◾ Who your internal audience really is - Includes teachers, employees, custodians, administrators etc -They are your largest, most significant asset...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are talking about how TRUST Starts with the Superintendent, Always - Learn about my TRUST Process. ◾ TRUST Process - All about the Superintendent -Establishing the brand of the district through the leadership, vision, strategic docu...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Winning With Culture: The WIN Process for School Leaders. ◾ WIN Process - We all win with community buy-in and with strong, aligned culture -Culture must be nurtured ◾ Welcome -Launching your mark when you get starte...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! On today's episode, we're exploring a vital tool in our communication arsenal: school websites. In the digital era, a school's website is more than just an information hub; it's a dynamic platform for engagement and communi...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today we're diving into a crucial aspect of K-12 leadership: Enhancing Parent Engagement through Effective Communication . As leaders, our goal is not just to inform, but to engage and collaborate with our school communities, especially p...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing how Superior External Comms Start With Clarity. ◾ REACH Process - A toolkit/model you can use when you want to connect with your external audience -Includes community members, elected officials, business owners, state...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Heartfelt Leadership: Supporting Staff Through the Holidays and Beyond . ◾Acknowledge that there are seasonal stressors -Holidays can bring about a lot of mixed emotions, stress, and financial strain -In education, we...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing The A+ Application: Tips to Make Your Superintendent Résumé Top of the Class . How do you know when it's time to update your Résumé? Résumé should be looked at and updated at least twice a year so you aren't...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - Why Every School Leader Needs a Coach After All ! Why coaching? -We need a safe space to reflect and accountability partners -We need to be preventing burnout and modeling for our staff Wha...

Episode 40: Don't Be The District That Forgets to Thank Your Teams! Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today’s topic is: Don't be the district that forgets to thank your teams? ◾ What are recognition days? -Recognition days like bus driver appreciation, school librar...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are Learning How to Make an IMPACT in Your District. ◾ Internal audience -All of our internal staff (our personnel) needs to have a strong understanding of who we are, what we stand for, our marks, etc. -Everyone needs to be on bran...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing my Master Your Mark System - How to Improve Your District Comms, Culture & Processes. ◾ Impact -You internal audience is your biggest group of people who can tell your story well (staff- teachers, paraprofessional...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we're focusing on a topic close to my heart: Developing Engaging Newsletters and Bulletins. -The Power of Newsletters and Bulletins  -In our digital age, newsletters and bulletins remain powerful tools for connecting with our schoo...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Who is Your Internal Audience and How Do You Leverage Their Network? ◾ Who your internal audience really is - Includes teachers, employees, custodians, administrators etc -They are your largest, most significant asset...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are talking about how TRUST Starts with the Superintendent, Always - Learn about my TRUST Process. ◾ TRUST Process - All about the Superintendent -Establishing the brand of the district through the leadership, vision, strategic docu...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing Winning With Culture: The WIN Process for School Leaders. ◾ WIN Process - We all win with community buy-in and with strong, aligned culture -Culture must be nurtured ◾ Welcome -Launching your mark when you get starte...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing how Superior External Comms Start With Clarity. ◾ REACH Process - A toolkit/model you can use when you want to connect with your external audience -Includes community members, elected officials, business owners, state...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are Learning How to Make an IMPACT in Your District. ◾ Internal audience -All of our internal staff (our personnel) needs to have a strong understanding of who we are, what we stand for, our marks, etc. -Everyone needs to be on bran...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing my Master Your Mark System - How to Improve Your District Comms, Culture & Processes. ◾ Impact -You internal audience is your biggest group of people who can tell your story well (staff- teachers, paraprofessional...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing What Makes A Great Back To School Media Pitch. Getting ready for back to school is the perfect time to invite the media in, and having your school media pitch ready is appreciated. Interview preparation -When we think...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we are discussing: It’s Back To School Time – What’s Your Comm Strategy? Tell them what to expect  -Include your stakeholders (external audience) and parents (internal audience).  -How will you be communicating to them- explain how you...

Welcome to School Leader Soundbites, a podcast dedicated to empowering K-12 leaders with the latest insights and strategies in marketing and communications! Today, we're focusing on a topic close to my heart: Developing Engaging Newsletters and Bulletins. -The Power of Newsletters and Bulletins  -In our digital age, newsletters and bulletins remain powerful tools for connecting with our schoo...