This week on the podcast, my guest is Dr. Jared Smith. Jared is the Superintendent for the South Tama County School District. Jared holds a BA in Elementary and Middle Level Education from the University of Northern Iowa, an MS in Educational Leadership from National Louis University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership from Iowa State University.

Jared has taught and coached at both the middle school and high school levels. Prior to taking his current role of superintendent, Jared worked as an assistant principal and principal for ten years. Jared is an award-winning blogger, the host of The Group Project Podcast, and recently released his first book - Learning Curve: Lessons Learned on Leadership, Education, and Personal Growth. 

Jared was recently named the new Superintendent for the Waterloo Community School District. His duties will begin July 1st, 2022. For more visit https://www.drjaredsmith.com/ or follow him on social media at Twitter: @JaredSmithPhD Facebook: Jared Smith IG: dr_jaredsmith

Now is the time! Leadership teams are being reorganized across the US this spring. New members will be replacing members who are retiring or moving on to another role. New administrators will be leaping out of the classroom and into leadership for the very first time. Let's be INTENTIONAL with the development of our leadership teams for next year.

High Performance Leadership Teams is designed to align each member of the new leadership team, to dig deep into the core values of the team, and to ultimately identify and plan the goals for the upcoming year. I would love to work with you and your team to help you achieve that High Performance that you are looking for, that your school and district deserve. Let's connect - email me at [email protected] or call me at (307) 371-8947. It costs you nothing to have a conversation.

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Final thought for this set of show notes - folks, as educators we are changing the world and we do that one conversation at a time.

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