️ Episode: School Funding Secrets: Everything Principals Need to Know

Join Kish Russell, the expert in school funding, and Gerrie, your host, as they dive into everything principals need to know to master school budgets, federal grants, and funding strategies.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Navigate Title 1 & Compensatory Ed Funds
✅ Reallocate your budget effectively
✅ Use the right budget codes
✅ Support staff and students with strategic funding decisions
✅ Access resources to educate yourself and stay ahead

Whether you’re a new principal or an experienced school leader, this episode is packed with actionable tips to maximize your school’s resources.

Listen now and become a funding pro!

#SchoolFunding #EducationLeadership #PrincipalLife #FederalGrants #SchoolBudgeting #TeacherSupport #ProfessionalDevelopment #ResponsiveLearning #EducationPodcast #SchoolLeadershipTips #PDThatWorks

In this powerful episode, Brandi Kelly dives into what it truly means to lead with hope in education. From hallway conversations to high-stakes decisions, Brandi shares how school leaders can uplift their teams, navigate tough seasons, and create cultures rooted in resilience and optimism. If you're a principal, teacher, or instructional leader trying to hold it all together — this one's for you. Topics include: • What “leading with hope” looks like in real school settings • Practical ways to build trust, courage, and connection • The emotional side of leadership — and why it matters Subscribe for more honest conversations about leadership in schools. Listen, reflect, and lead with purpose. #LeadingWithHope #BrandiKelly #EducationLeadership #SchoolCulture #LoveSweatAndTearsPodcast #PrincipalSupport #TeacherLife #HopeInEducation #ResponsiveLearning #LeadershipMatters

Part 2 — T-TESS Blackbook Outcomes featuring Lori Gallegos! In this episode, we take a deeper look at how the T-TESS Blackbook has made a real difference in supporting teacher growth and development on campuses. Lori Gallegos shares how this resource impacted her own professional journey and offers insight on how you can use it to strengthen your leadership, support your team, and enhance instructional practices in your school community.

T-TESS Blackbook Outcomes — featuring Lori Gallegos! We dive into how the T-TESS Blackbook has influenced teacher growth, how it personally supported Lori in her journey, and how you can leverage it to impact your own practice.

John Hinds successfully led a school turnaround effort, while Emily Melngailis contributed as a Special Education teacher throughout the process. Together, they navigated the challenges and celebrated the successes of transforming a school, offering insights from both leadership and classroom viewpoints.

Turnaround Schools — John Hinds successfully led a school turnaround, with Emily Melngailis serving as a Special Education teacher during the process. Together, they experienced the challenges and successes of school transformation from both leadership and classroom perspectives.

Erika Garza and Dr. Kathy Dodge-Clay along with Gerrie Spellmann (co-host) and co author of T-TESS Black Book join us on the LST podcast.

️ The Power of Relationships w/ Dana Bashara & Kevin Brown In this inspiring episode, we explore how campus leaders can build thriving school cultures—starting with the right hires and lasting relationships. Dana Bashara & Kevin Brown share their insights on: Leveraging hiring practices to build your dream team Creating meaningful connections with staff, students, and the community Why vulnerability and humility are leadership superpowers How to ask for help and lead with authenticity Whether you're a principal, administrator, or educator, this episode will challenge and encourage you to lead through relationships. Tune in now and take your leadership to the next level! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more conversations that matter. #SchoolLeadership #EducationalLeadership #BuildingTeams #RelationshipsMatter #LeadershipPodcast #DanaBashara #KevinBrown

We know that school leaders are required to do more and more each school year, and often with less training and experience than ever before. We know that a great, capable school leader can impact student outcome just as much as classroom teachers. We know that campus leaders are feeling isolated, stretched thin, and thrown into the deep end- often without the support or resources they need to feel confident and capable. 

We also know some pretty incredible practitioners with boots on the ground that want to help. So, after months and months of listening, planning, re-working, and testing- we're giving our podcast audience a sneak peak at the vision and process we've gone through to build a systemized platform that builds connection, confidence, and capability for campus leaders (and aspiring campus leaders!). In this special episode, Beth chats with Tommy Tinajero, Responsive Learning's CEO, and two of the dozen+ consultants that have helped turn this dream into a reality- John Hinds and Marty Silverman. Hear the story behind how this project came to be, and why it's so special. If you find yourself with questions, want more info, or would like to be a part of this in any way- you can email Beth at [email protected] - she'll get you all the info you need. 

Listen to Marty Silverman's episode of Love, Sweat, & Tears here: https://responsivelearning.castos.com/episodes/seen-valued-heard-how-to-set-the-stage-for-lasting-impact-by-meaningfully-connecting-with-your-community-wmartin-silverman

Listen to John Hinds' episode here: https://responsivelearning.castos.com/episodes/theres-a-system-for-that-with-john-hinds

You can find some of the research mentioned here: https://wallacefoundation.org/report/how-principals-affect-students-and-schools-systematic-synthesis-two-decades-research

And as always, you can access RL's library of PD, the PD to Practice System, our blogs and more at https://www.responsivelearning.com/

Tina Beene is an incredible speaker and author. She provides PD in-person and virtually on all things related to teaching multilingual learners. We go real deep in this episode, past just the basic pedagogy of teaching multilingual learners, and into some of the deeper, relational side of teaching someone that comes from a different background than you do. Tina has a series of books for teaching English language learners, which you can find at her website linked below. 

Tina Beene -  www.tinabeene.org 

Susan David's Emotional Agility - https://www.susandavid.com/

Dr. Judy Willis - https://radteach.com/