How do you help your school's lay leaders become knowledgeable about your school, obtain the skills they need, and gain inspiration to step up their game? Avery Joel of the Fuchs Mizrachi School describes a cohort program they developed to accomplish precisely that. This Podcast Live episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the Prizmah Conference in Boston on February 3, 2025.

Rabbi Dr. Avery Joel is the head of school at the Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood, Ohio, where he has served as a teacher and the principal of the Stark High School. Previously, he was a teacher and grade coordinator in Ramaz Upper School. Avery has an EdD in educational administration and rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University, as well as an MPA from NYU. He serves as a mentor in DSLTI.