Principles for Principals

Principles for Principals

By Erin Dare and Jeff WarshawEducation
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Principles for Principals episodes

  • New Administrator's Lens on School Leadership

    After a year hiatus the Principles for Principals podcast is back! Listen as hosts Julia Bridi and Dr. Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk with special guest, Brittney Wilson, Associate Principal from Federal Programming in Cardinal Schools in Ohio. Brittany is a Podcast listener and shares her story on being a first time school administrator.

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    22 min
  • Family and Community Engagement

    In Episode 3 of Season 3, listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare, have a discussion on supports to increase family and community engagement. Listen as they talk about tools and tips on how support leaders.

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    8 min
  • Professional Learning

    In Episode 2 of Season 3, listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare, reflect and define what they mean by professional learning centered around a school focus area. In addition, they dive deep into how professional learning supports teaching and learning and explore ways to go about planning for it.

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    14 min
  • Interrupting Chronic Absenteeism

    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education have a conversation with Todd Langager, Director of Implementation, Improvement and Impact to discuss Chronic Absenteeism and ways to interrupt it.

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    San Diego County Office of Education Improving Chronic Absenteeism (ICAN) Improvement Network



    10 min
  • Summer Break & Leadership Reflection

    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education discuss the power of reflection as many of leaders are approaching Summer Break. Breaks are a wonderful time pause, take stock and plan forward. Happy Listening!

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    13 min
  • Distributive Leadership

    In Episode 8, listen as hosts Julia Bridi, Jeff Warshaw, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk about the importance of distributive leadership. Their discussion on distributive leadership focuses school community and how leveraging leaders within the school can lead to improving student outcomes.


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    15 min
  • Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi,  Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) talk to Executive Leadership Coach and colleague - Bernadette Nguyen.  Bernie shares her expertise with Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and shares about some exciting work that is happening around MTSS. Happy Listening!

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    SDCOE's MTSS Webpage 

    19 min
  • Diving Into Professional Learning

    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk with Executive Leadership Coach and colleague - Ross Godfrey. Ross dives into a discussion around professional learning verses professional development and how that relates to the daily work of an instructional leader. Listen how Ross brings to life professional learning. Happy Listening!

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    18 min
  • Deeper into the 5D Framework

    In this episode, hosts, Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education talk to colleague - Joe Frescatore.  Joe has been a proponent and champion of the 5D Framework for years and uses it regularly with administrators around San Diego County in both coaching sessions and formal Professional Learning Sessions.  He’s here to take us deeper into the 5D and remind us how critical it is to make classrooms observations a priority for our daily work as an instructional leader. Happy Listening!

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    5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Framework 

    15 min
  • Student Belonging

    Hosts Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), talk with one of SDCOE’s Executive Leadership Coaches from our county Equity Department - Rebecca Penh. Her recent work with the county Equity department has helped guide and support collective efforts around inclusion and creating safe spaces for students!  In this episode, Rebecca talks with us about what we can do in our schools to support student belonging.

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    SDCOE Equity Blueprint for Action 


    17 min

About Principles for Principals

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Welcome to Principles for Principals, a podcast for school leaders to share, learn, and connect about current ideas and best practices in school leadership. If you’re a school or district…