Bible belt transplant and coach's wife plays by her own rules as principal of St. Matthew Catholic School in Champaign. 

 Listen as Michelle Biggs explains how her plans to be a stay-at-home mom were derailed when her daughters' new school needed her to take on a position only her pumps could fill. Mrs. Biggs reflects on the last two emotional and exhausting years for herself, her staff, her own kids and her students. With an end presumably here, Mrs. Biggs predicts this school year is going to be the best yet with an emphasis on higher expectations and a personal emphasis on self-care. This prolific principal shares advice on how parents and students can have a successful 2022-2023 school year. We end on a somber note, discussing the disturbing reality of school shootings and how schools prepare themselves for these increasingly common tragedies.

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