🔥 Can you describe the vision of your school?

🔥 How can teacher-leaders raise up the people around them?

🔥 How can schools and districts better communicate with their communities?

Join me for this conversation with national superintendent of the year, Dr. Joe Sanfelippo, as he shares his insights on these and other critical questions. 

About This Guest: Dr. Joe Sanfelippo is a celebrated educational leader and author. During his tenure as superintendent, his Wisconsin school district was twice recognized for innovation by the International Center for Leadership in Education. Joe was named one of the 100 Most Influential Educators by District Administration Magazine, and in 2019, Education Dive (now K-12 Dive) awarded him National Superintendent of the Year. 

You can connect with Joe

on LinkedIn,

on X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @joe_sanfelippo, and

at his website, www.jsanfelippo.com.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:27 - Who is Dr. Joe Sanfelippo?

2:35 - Story time: When the work eclipsed his family relationships

5:07 - How to acknowledge the great work of teachers in your building

8:52 - Narrowing the focus of a community on a collective goal

13:09 - How can teachers lift up the teachers around them?

18:44 - "I don't have time to prioritize my school's brand."

22:03 - How can we protect teacher fire in 2024?

25:23 - How can schools communicate better with their communities?

29:25 - A daily habit: starting and ending the day with encouraging text messages

30:08 - A favorite edtech tool: CapCut

30:38 - A book recommendation: Power of Moments by Dan Heath

31:15 - Educators to follow online: Jimmy Casas, Tom Murray

31:39 - Where to connect with Dr. Joe Sanfelippo online

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Song Track Credit

Tropic Fuse by French Fuse

GO! by Neffex

*All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.