Dr. Erika Garcia-Niles is a principal in MIssouri.

• Erika Garcia on Twitter  we don't remember our impact but they sure do.
• behind the scenes at new district
• better than I could have imagined.
• Focus on people - It's all about the people.
• People by day, paperwork by night.
• It's about surrounding yourself with the right people.
• Leave before you're ready.
• Don't find the next thing, find the right thing.
• Use coaching to help someone reflect on themselves.
• Ask questions of them to get them to reflect
• We can get hung up on the things we don't believe, rather than what we do believe.
• Every single child should have a person.
• I feel like school was made for me!
• Eric Makelky
• Special Education
• What teachers need from principals right now?
• How to be a transformative principal? Check in with your teachers!

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