Transformative Principal

Part time curriculum director in a rural school district and part time consultant. How to stay on top of so many content areas. Framework for quality curriculum Instructional priorities. Looking at research and finding what’s current. Best practices Nearly all PD was sit and get. Spiraling themes of professional development. Able to provide effective supports Gradual release of responsibility. I d...

I asked a bunch of awesome leaders one simple question:  What did you wish you knew when you first became a principal?  Here are their answers!  We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independe...

Don’t Assume Anything Nicholas A. Fischer is a school-management consultant and coach. He was the superintendent of the New London, Conn., school district from 2009 to 2014. Previously, he was the superintendent of schools in Fall River, Mass., and the Christina School District in Newark, Del.; the assistant superintendent in Fairfax County, Va.; and the associate commissioner for finance and acco...

In education, we often hear from teachers who think that without us, these kids and families would not know what to do! One time, I had a teacher talk to me about students with disabilities, and she basically said that students with disabilities only get help or have structure. She didn't realize that my daughter has Down syndrome and she was lumping my daughter in with this group of kids that wou...

You Get what You Expect Nicholas A. Fischer is a school-management consultant and coach. He was the superintendent of the New London, Conn., school district from 2009 to 2014. Previously, he was the superintendent of schools in Fall River, Mass., and the Christina School District in Newark, Del.; the assistant superintendent in Fairfax County, Va.; and the associate commissioner for finance and ac...

This is my "practice" of my opening day remarks to my staff. I practiced it as though I was going to give it to the staff, so I didn't record when I was giving it to the staff. Here is the Powerpoint to go along with it if you are interested.  The actual meeting with staff took an hour, so this is an abbreviated version.  We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learn...

We make time for what we really believe. Good collaboration takes time, but bad collaboration takes even more time. Tom Hierck can be found at his web site . superintendent department of ed, 34 years in education. Great educators all over the place. Seven Keys to a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom I have yet to meet a kid who is connected who disappoints. If you build them, they wil...

Don’t try to change people, try to change behavior.   Tom Hierck can be found at his web site . superintendent department of ed, 34 years in education. Great educators all over the place. Seven Keys to a Positive Learning Environment in Your Classroom I have yet to meet a kid who is connected who disappoints. If you build them, they will learn. Learn every kid’s DNA, Dreams, Needs, Abilities Start...

Click here to schedule a call with me about joining the mastermind. Click here to read more about the mastermind We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins U...

Gain empathy Live day-to-day changes to scheduling. Basic level of master scheduling. Deeper level of how everything works in a school. Real instructional minutes. Where people are and when. How to learn about struggles that people have. Hired a principal to help guide the decision. worked with 1 school. Then worked with many schools. How to affect change in others’ lives. Get to the next level of...

Schools are being forced to lie to their systems to get their information correct. Adam Pisoni is a serial technology entrepreneur who is most notably known for being the co-founder and CTO of Yammer, the enterprise communications software that was bought by Microsoft for $1.2 billion in 2012. He is considered a pioneer of the Enterprise Social Network (ESN) concept and a visionary in organization...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

Here is the link to sign up for the Transformative Leadership Summit. We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the followin...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More > Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at w...

If you aren’t falling, you aren’t trying hard enough How to teach kids to be comfortable trying and failing We were surprised we did so well when we don’t prepare them for these big tests Kids’ interest in learning naturally grows as they do Kids need to understand that they come to school for themselves Dealing with misbehavior You normally need an audience to misbehave There is a reason for thei...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week , so that you can leave work at work a...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by i...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by i...

The Transformative Leadership Summit is going to be amazing this year. I hope you enjoy this short teaser. Please sign up here: Click Here to Learn More We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL .  IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by i...

You need to have imagination. You normally need an audience to misbehave Pirjo Suhonen lives in Finland and recently finished her Master’s in Education. What school is really like in Finland Give a lot of value to childhood and play Prefer to let them play and explore School is 4-5 hours   Preschool is up to 7 years old (only 4 hours per day, play rather than book learning) Play leads to more self...