Episode 071: Special Guest, Kris Hackbusch, Principal Reno High School

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Questions we asked Principal Hackbusch

What do you love about being Principal of this School? How does coaching inform your leadership style? You had a big reading year last year - how many books? What kinds of books did you read last year? Do you have a personal reading goal for this year? Why does reading matter in your adult life and how does it impact you positively? What are your favorite sports picks?

Reno High School Equity Team Book Club Recommendations

Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi

White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism by Paula S. Rothenberg

White Fragility: Why its so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo and Michael Eric Dyson

A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades by Ken O'Connor

Grading for Equity: What it is, Why it Matters, and How It Can transform Schools and Classrooms by Joe Feldman

Principal Hackbusch's Favorites For Kids

The Secret of Terror Castle (The Three Investigators #1) by Robert Arthur

Hardy Boys Starter Set - Books 1-5 by Franklin W. Dixon

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell

The Giver by Louis Lowry

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

The Odyssey by Homer

Principal Hackbusch's Spy / Thriller Favorites

The Terminal List by Jack Carr

The Grey Man by Mark Greaney

Gunmetal Gray by Mark Greaney

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

State of Fear by Michael Crichton

Prey by Michael Crichton

Patriot Games by Tom Clancy

American Assassin: Mitch Rapp book 1 by Vince Flynn

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Principal Hackbusch's Sports Favorites

Sacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrior by Phil Jackson and Hugh Delehanty

Life on the Run by Bill Bradley

Driven: My Unlikely Journey from Classroom to Cage by Charlie Brenneman

Principal Hackbusch's Leadership Role Book Recommendations

The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing The Challenges of Extremem Ownership to Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

The Starbuck's Experience: 5 Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary by Joseph A. Michelli

Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Community by Hans Appel

We Can All Do Better by Bill Bradley

Other Books Mentioned

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

Origin by Dan Brown

Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

The Stand by Stephen King

Media Mentioned

Game of Thrones Series

Accelerated Reader and Star Testing Info

We briefly talked about using two products from Renaissance Learning. One is Star Testing that gives students a reading comprehension test that gives them a reading level (grade and month) and a ZPD (zone of proximal development) of what level books they should be reading to improve their reading ability. Renaissance Learning is expensive and not the only product available but one that our school district uses.

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