Urban Principal: Leadership Lessons

This episode talks about staying positive and focused while being able to control your thoughts.

This episode is a tribute to my dad, who recently passed, Dr. Fred Eldon Anderson. He was an educator who became a leader of action and influenced my career trajectory,

This episode wraps up our discussion on supporting failing schools. Leadership does matter and us the key to pulling everything together.

Our discussion continues with solutions for failing schools and finding leaders with the courage to make a change.

Our discussion on supporting failing schools continues as we move closer to solutions.

This episode continues to look at what we can do to help failing schools be successful.

How can we help failing schools? What is needed for them to succeed? In this episode we discuss what is really needed for support.

Most districts and organizations teach about their systems and really set up compliance, not leadership. More effective leadership training is needed to grow successful leaders.

As a leader how do we keep ourselves and others motivated? How can we continue to move our team forward? This episode gives some tips to keep the positivity going!

This episode looks at cultivating a positive culture that protects and builds staff up.

This episode reflects on the time of year and looks at a recent study on the importance of relationships and rigor.

This episode continues our discussion around the impact of ACEs on the brain and how restorative practices can help students in school.

This episode looks at the effect adverse childhood experiences have on the brain and how using restorative practices can help students in school.

This episode looks at providing hope to students through restorative practices.

This episode pays tribute to Mark Sundermeier. I knew him as a police captain who worked tirelessly to help us clean up the area around one of my schools.

This episode looks at leaders starting the day with the best attitude possible. Each day is a fresh start with new facts.

It is often hard for students to go to special areas, like art, music and PE. Teachers can assist this transition and prepare students for success with clear procedures and routines.

This episode talks about the importance of developing an understanding of the student handbook and using student friendly language.

A quick review of the 2022 NAEP, Nation’s Report Card and encouragement to stay the course!

This episode reviews some of the leadership recommendations of Warren Bennis and John Wooden.

Teachers are leaving at an alarming rate. This is a time when more encouragement is needed to help define our purpose and keep staff.

This episode looks at using inclusive leadership practices to build a positive, collaborative culture that keeps staff.

This episode takes a quick look at the 54th annual PDK poll on the public’s attitudes toward public schools.

This episode starts us thinking about how we can rework family engagement and create effective partnerships.

This episode looks at the increasing emotional needs students are having and how connections and restorative practices can help them grow.