Meeting the “Heart Needs” of our Students

Dr. Akil Ross, 2018 National Principal of the Year, shares a powerful story of where his passion to educate the whole child began, in third grade with a teacher who believed in him and how that relationship transformed his life as a student and now educational leader. He provides not only practical advice for building leaders on how to create a “Vision Statement” and how to help staff take ownership of this vision each day in their classrooms, but also WHY this vision is so important for staff AND students.