In this episode of Leadership Laps, we sit down with Garrett Rosa, APS's most tenured Instructional Director, who has been supporting principals since 2018. Before stepping into this role, Garrett was the founding principal of Vista Peak Prep, leading it to Performance rating. With APS running deep in his family spanning employees, alumni, and current students, Garrett shares his  story of how he came to education, his journey from teacher to founding principal to principal supervisor, and what he's learned about building great schools and great leaders. He offers invaluable insights for aspiring principals about what it takes to be ready for school leadership, what he looks for when hiring principals for both new and existing schools, and how the principalship journey differs across those two very different contexts.