In your district or on your campus, how are you identifying and supporting the social emotional needs of your students, staff, and parents? As many of you know, I believe, as a leader, we must focus on all aspects of a person, especially mental health and emotional regulation. This week’s guests, Jamie Peden and Kelly Starnes, share how they started to find solutions to improve students struggling with emotional triggers, empathy and resilience.

Jamie is both an entrepreneur and educator, currently serving as principal of an elementary school in Texas. Having been a business owner in the past, Jamie leads her school looking for ways to teach children the tools to be successful and happy in life.  She has led two elementary schools with a culture of growing kids socially, emotionally, and academically and is passionate to develop social emotional intelligence in students as well as staff.

Kelly Starnes has over 20 years of experience as an elementary school teacher, most of those years as a teacher of gifted and talented students after teaching five years in a regular elementary classroom. Kelly presents around Texas on the social emotional needs of learners. She is passionate about teaching more than just academics.  Kelly believes in helping all students become the very best version of themselves by giving them the tools they need to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.

 

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