We know effective principals make time to cultivate a culture of trust, teamwork, and engagement with their staff... but HOW can we get to that when there's four different fires that we have to put out at once?! John's got some fantastic tools for you, and has spent years helping other campus leaders with exactly that. Schembari has been in education leadership for nearly two decades. He's worked as an education management consultant with organizations like CUNY, Fordham University, Center for Educational Innovation, NJPSA, and SCCI. John and Beth talk about his background and journey to administration, and then get into the NITTY GRITTY specifics of campus leadership how-to. 

You can connect with John on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnaschembari

The Wallace Foundation's How Principals Affect Students and Schools A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research Wallace Foundation Report 2021

National School Reform Faculty Protocols https://nsrfharmony.org/protocols/

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo's book Leverage Leadership https://www.amazon.com/Leverage-Leadership-Practical-Building-Exceptional/dp/1118138600

Carnegie Foundation's Teacher Feedback resources https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/resources/publications/strategies-enhancing-impact-post-observation-feedback-teachers/

Kim Marshall's "The Marshall Memo" Resource Round Up https://marshallmemo.com/

Today, I talked with Theresa Morris. Her work really is transformative. Theresa is a name that you might not be familiar with yet, but you will be soon. She has been in education for over 30 years between classroom teaching, district administration... she's even worked with Smarter Balanced and the College Board. She worked with Stanford for a while and now has MPass Education. You can find all of the links to everything that she mentions in the show notes below.

MPASS Education https://www.mpasseducation.com/

Student Authored & Illustrated books published by MPASS - https://www.mpasseducation.com/student-authored-and-illustrated-books/

Today I'm talking with Robert Duron. He's been a superintendent at multiple districts in Texas, and then went on to work with TEA, and then TASB- the Texas Association of School Boards, and TALAS- the Texas Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents. He was actually MY superintendent when I was in high school, and both of my parents worked under his leadership- and I gotta tell you he made some incredible positive impacts in Socorro ISD back in the day. We talk leadership, mentoring, how to prepare yourself for the “next step” in your career, the importance of humility- owning your weaknesses and working hard to strengthen them- and so much more. 

Texas Association of School Boards - https://www.tasb.org/home.aspx

Texas Association of Latino Administrators and Superintedents - https://talasedu.org/

7 Habits of Highly Effective People - https://www.franklincovey.com/the-7-habits/

Kim Scott's Radical Candor - https://www.radicalcandor.com/

Brene Brown - https://brenebrown.com/

This episode I sit down with Kish Russell. She is a proven grant writing expert based in San Antonio, Texas. Kish has worked in education for over 20 years, from the kindergarten classroom to her Super Intedendent certifcation and into higher ed classrooms. Now she's working in consulting with public and private schools, foundations, and higher ed institutions, providing phenomenal dynamic guidance on all things grant writing in compliance. 

You can find more info about Kish and her work at KishRussell.com, including links to her books, podcast episodes, coaching resources, and even just free guides for navigating federal grants like Title I or ESSA. 

TEA Grant Resources Webpage: https://tea.texas.gov/finance-and-grants/grants/grants-administration/grant-resources

TEA Grants Awarded for examples of winning applications: 
https://tea.texas.gov/finance-and-grants/grants/grants-administration/grants-awarded-data

Foundation Directory Online is now Candid: https://candid.org/

You can also try accessing the FDO through your local library or university.

This episode is a big one buckle up. I'm talking to Chris Jones today. Chris started his career as an Airborne Ranger in the Army, which awakened his genius of leading and teaching. After his years of service, he found the classroom, and eventually into AP and principal positions. And now he works with the Virginia affiliate of ASCD, equipping educators and leaders with the tools and resources they need to get the job done. We talk about the importance of co-nurturing leadership skills, how problems arise when we think of our skills as separate or unrelated, how we can change this thinking and act on it. Then we get specific with some tools for strengthening communication and community as leaders and learners. 

You can find ASCD at https://www.ascd.org/

You can find four of Chris's courses available any time in Responsive Learning's Course Library Chris Jones Courses

Steven M.R. Covey's book "The Speed of Trust" and other resources here: https://www.speedoftrust.com/

Veronica V. Sopher is an award-winning communications expert and visibility strategist with over 25 years of experience. First she shares with us a bit about her background and what led her to public school communication and public relations. Then we dive in deep to specific tools and practices principals and campus leaders and implement to harness and shape their school brand, communicate that brand with their commmunity, and build their teams through effective leadership and SEL practices. 

You can find Veronica at https://www.veronicavsopher.com/

You can find her podcast, "Saturday Soundbites" on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturday-soundbites/id155147

Or on Spotify here - https://open.spotify.com/show/7xT9GulXNm5rpfcPVX886E?dl_branch=1&si=_NwwqzB4RsaYP7A4VOhZiA&nd=1

Beth sits down with John Hinds, former principal of 17 years, who currently works to coach campus administrators in systems management, leadership skills, instructional coaching, building campus culture- and so much more. John spells out the importance of developing trust on and off campus (and gives us some practical tools to DO this), how to build systems that are both sustainable and effective (and how you can start building them tomorrow!), and a bit of what he learned over the years as a campus admin and why he’s so committed to equipping current campus leaders.

JL Hinds Consulting Website

John's YouTube Channel

Clifton Strengths (former StrengthsFinder)

StandOut Strengths Assessment from Marcus Buckingham

The Advantage by Pat Lencioni

Beth sits down with the leaders of Responsive Learning as they dive into the history of where RL has been, why being responsive to the ever-changing needs of educators is our MO, and glimpse into the future of Responsive Learning and where we're going. We're passionate about providing top-quality, innovative & connection-based services here at RL, and our c-suite tells you all about our big "WHY". 

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You can find Greg Steele's consulting firm here : https://www.steeleconsult.com/

Here's Lisa Van Gemert's website, full of amazing resources for all things gifted learners - https://www.giftedguru.com/

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