Leaning into Leadership

Josh Tovar is the proud son of Virginia and Jesus Tovar. Josh and Berenice are the proud parents to Matthew, Aaron and Josh II aka Cashew. Josh was born in Cd. Juarez, Mexico and immigrated with his family in the late 70’s to El Paso, Texas. After trouble years in high school, he joined the US Marines Corps as a 0811 artillery man. Proudly joining the Marines, it allowed him to serve his country and attend UTEP. Where he earned his degree in History and Minor in Education. As a public educator, he has been a member of 13 schools at the elementary, middle, high school level all the way to teaching Master level courses at a University. He has a Masters in School Counseling and Administration from Sul Ross State University. He also has a Masters in History from UTEP and he finished his Superintendent course work at Sul Ross. He was a middle school and high school teacher for 8 years, Assistant Principal for 13, worked in Operations for 2 years, and now he’s on his 6th year as Principal at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland ISD, Texas.

Josh understands the power of Social Media and how our customers are deeply connected to these platforms. He understands that we need to meet our students where they are at and connect with them, as Ryan Scott says, “connections before content.” You can email Josh at [email protected] or catch up with him on social media at the following locations:

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LEADERS: How will you welcome your staff back in the fall? Now is the time to lock Darrin Peppard in for your opening events. Darrin will bring a positive, uplifting, and inspiring message to your staff and remind them that EDUCATORS MATTER! Dates are filling up fast, email [email protected] or call (307) 371-8947 to get a conversation with Darrin today! Want to know what you’d miss out on, check this link to see Darrin in action Road to Awesome breakout session - CADA 3/2022

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

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Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

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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.

Dan Wolfe has served in Pasco County, Florida for more than 20 years. During this time, he has held roles as a teacher, instructional coach and administrator. He is currently an Assistant Principal at Sunray Elementary. He was selected as Pasco County’s District Teacher of the Year in 2011-2012 school year. He is a part of the district’s Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Committee that recently established Pre-K through Grade 12 SEL standards. 

For the past two years Dan has written a blog called Becoming The Change (formerly Our Moral Compass) which focuses on a different quote each day and how we can best apply it towards becoming the change through our own moral compass and the five areas in SEL.  

During his spare time Dan enjoys spending his time reading, listening to podcasts, and going to Disney with his wife and daughter. 

Grab your copy of Dan's new book, Becoming the Change: Five Essential Elements to Being Your Best Self right here

LEADERS: How will you welcome your staff back in the fall? Now is the time to lock Darrin Peppard in for your opening events. Darrin will bring a positive, uplifting, and inspiring message to your staff and remind them that EDUCATORS MATTER! Dates are filling up fast, email [email protected] or call (307) 371-8947 to get a conversation with Darrin today! Want to know what you’d miss out on, check this link to see Darrin in action Road to Awesome breakout session - CADA 3/2022

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Chuck Moss has 25 years of experience in education. Forming meaningful relationships and bringing out the best in others have been the driving forces in his career.

He has been a teacher, a coach, an assistant principal, a principal, and now serves as Director of Innovation and Development for Dinwiddie County Public Schools. His most important roles are those of husband and father.

LEADERS: How will you welcome your staff back in the fall? Now is the time to lock Darrin Peppard in for your opening events. Darrin will bring a positive, uplifting, and inspiring message to your staff and remind them that EDUCATORS MATTER! Dates are filling up fast, email [email protected] or call (307) 371-8947 to get a conversation with Darrin today! Want to know what you’d miss out on, check this link to see Darrin in action Road to Awesome breakout session - CADA 3/2022

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Nick Edwards graduated from Saint Peter’s College (now University) in Jersey City, NJ with an Elementary Education major and minor in American Studies. He also played baseball for the Peacocks and was the Team Captain his senior year. Nick has been an educator for the last 15 years, having started teaching Kindergarten at a Catholic school in Newark, NJ.  He then taught in Kearny, NJ for 11 years, teaching 4th grade. Nick was a head football coach, head baseball coach and coached for 11 years at the High School level.  He is now in his fourth year as the building Principal at Smalley School in Bound Brook, NJ.  Nick is married to his beautiful wife Susanne and has two beautiful girls ages 3 and 6 months.

Here is the link to his recently released blog on 5 Keys to Success for New School Principals.

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Barb Schwamman has been Superintendent of Schools of the Osage Community School District since July 1, 2015  (7 years) and is completing her 5th year as a shared superintendent of both Osage Community Schools and Riceville Community Schools in northeast Iowa.   Before taking over in Osage, Barb served as PK-8 Principal at South Winneshiek from 2007-2015. Previously she taught/coached at Howard-Winneshiek (2000-2007) Hampton-Dumont (1996-2000) and Newman Catholic (1995-1996).

At Osage, Barb has been instrumental in a number of STEM educational initiatives that have helped Osage become a leader in collaborative learning with the Iowa Big North Program (Osage, Charles City, New Hampton, RRMR, North Butler, RIceville, and Turkey Valley), Business Partnership Program, and a leader in the Iowa in PK-12 Computer Science working with Code.org and NewBoCo.

Connect with Barb: Twitter: @MrsSchwamman; Facebook: Barb Schwamman

Jostens Renaissance - Times are tough for our educators and school culture needs a jolt of positivity! The Jostens Renaissance Global Conference is the answer!! Seriously there is nothing like it. Go to jostensrenaissance.com/events/ for more information and to register - see you in Orlando in July!!

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Bobby Pollicino is the Head of Upper School at Bullis School in Potomac, MD. He has served as a school administrator for over 15 years, also in dean of students and assistant principal roles. He has taught high school courses in science, leadership, and public speaking while also serving as a varsity assistant soccer coach and varsity head coach of the lacrosse program at Bullis School.

Bobby’s academic leadership career is grounded in a healthy interest in leadership which has led to conferences with Stanley King Institute, Garnder, Carney Leadership Institute, and a fellowship with Leadership+Design. Bobby has presented for local and national organizations on topics including meeting culture, digital wellness and hiring practices.

A native of Upstate New York, Bobby attributes many of his life lessons to observing the work ethic and commitment of his parents and older brother. He played high school and college lacrosse, winning a National Championship at the collegiate level. He has used many leadership lessons passed on from his high school and college coaches.

When not working or studying leadership, he spends time with his wife and three children. He has coached all three in various youth sports over the years. Bobby also enjoys running and cycling as well as training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He strives to be a better husband, father, leader, and person every day. A graduate of Washington College and William and Mary, Bobby lives with his family in Poolesville, MD.

Want to know more about Bobby's upcoming book? Check out his book trailer on the Road to Awesome YouTube channel here

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

Email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

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.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

Teacher Appreciation Week 2022 - this is the time of year when we say thank you to our teachers. While we should do this every week, this is a special episode with my heartfelt thank you for teachers!!

You make a difference every day!!

My apologies to you all - I'm sure you'll notice I said this is episode 16.5 in the podcast, well unfortunately Captivate won't let me have a .5 episode so this became (after the fact) episode 17. Live and learn, right?!?

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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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

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.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

Dr. Lori Koerner has been in the field of education for three decades. She spent the first 26 years of her career as an elementary school teacher, having taught every grade.  She is a Fulbright Specialist Scholar, and served as an adjunct professor of special education at several universities in New York. Dr. Koerner is currently the Assistant Superintendent in a large public school district on Long Island in New York. Her research has been centered on educating the whole child; that is, developing students’ social competencies, emotional well-being, and physical fitness through recess and play so that they are best equipped to meet their maximum academic potential. Dr. Koerner is a mom of four, and a bold advocate for children. She has written numerous articles for national magazines regarding paradigm shifts necessary for 21st century learning. Dr. Koerner has presented across the country regarding innovation in education. She is the author of two books - Actually, I Can: Inspiration, Empowerment and Leadership (a book for grown ups) and Rosie and the Power of Positivity Team (a book for children). 

Social Media handles: @lmh822 Twitter @Lori Halpern Hornik Koerner (FB/Insta)

Email/contact info: [email protected]

Interested in a FREE professional development planning tool? Go to roadtoawesome.net and claim your pdf copy.

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 by Road to Awesome 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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

Subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Bethany Hill: Bethany has been an educator in Arkansas for 23 years. Her experience includes teaching grades kindergarten, one, two, and three, instructional coaching, literacy trainer for her district, assistant principal, and principal. She is currently the Teacher Retention and Recruitment Specialist at Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative, and an adjunct professor at The University of Central Arkansas. She is the founder of #JoyfuLeaders, a hashtag that promotes the positive in education and encouragement among educators. Her passions and speaking engagement topics include: school culture, whole child mindset, trauma informed practices, culturally responsive teaching, family communication/engagement, and social emotional learning. She is an equity, diversity, and inclusion advocate and antiracist educator. 

You can connect with Bethany on Twitter @bethhilll2829, Instagram, @joyfulleaders, her website at bethanyshill.com, LinkedIn, or her Facebook page, Inspiration for Educators. She is also a handler for an educational service dog that supports teacher wellness. You can follow this journey on Instagram @archibald_ford.

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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

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.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn

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.

Professional development with Road to Awesome is just a click away. Connect with us at roadtoawesome.net for leadership coaching and consulting, the High Performance Leadership Teams event, staff culture and climate professional development, and keynote and event/school kick-off speaking. Darrin will make your event awesome and have your team ready to roll on the #RoadToAwesome

email Darrin at [email protected]

subscribe to our newsletter at roadtoawesome.net

Got a book idea you'd like to pitch to the team at RtA? Go to https://roadtoawesome.net/our-services to submit your idea.

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.

Follow me on social media at @DarrinMPeppard on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Alignable, and LinkedIn