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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