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Erika began her career as a special education teacher in the West-Linn Wilsonville School district. When her family relocated to Southern Oregon, she was fortunate to work in Medford as a special education TOSA, supporting the work of the Special Education Department for the district. She worked at Ashland High School for seven years, three as assistant principal, and the last four as principal. She look forward working alongside the staff and community at Griffin Creek in supporting every student to learn, grow and thrive.

• Make solid decisions with the 3 Word Wise strategy to anchor yourself and your staff to your beliefs
• Erika shares useful tools and why you should join the GO Community to transform your leadership 
• Lower the barriers for students to come forward with a sound protective policy on harassment
• Be empathetic in challenging situations. It’s not personal, it’s uncomfortable. 
• Essential training for staff members to ensure they’re doing everything legally and morally for children in and out of the school building. 
• Overcome first year fears as an administrator to bring difficult issues to light. Hear Ericka’s district plan on training, reporting and investigating
• Erika’s tips for the learning community when presented with critical information, who to go to, and how to make unbiased decisions. 

“Wisdom is just recognizing that I am not going to be the smartest person in the room.The collective is always more powerful than the individual person. And so what information do I need? What wisdom do I need to gather from others?”

 -Erika Bare

A First Year Principal Takes on Sexual Harassment (1)

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Lori Villanueva has been in education for 25 years, starting as a high school Biology, Music and AVID Teacher, and now serves as Superintendent in a rural district of 4500 in sunny central California. She keeps kids at the center of her decisions, and loves working with educators to provide kids what they need to grow and thrive.

• The importance of getting early wins as a leader. Especially facing reopening.
• How a Ruckus Maker builds an under radar network of resources for her school
• Planting a tree can inspire the district to invest in the look and feel of a school 
• A principal who finds solutions to “no” is a powerful resource for transformation. 
• How one principal turned her school into a hub of essential services for the learning community. 
• The questions Lori asks her principals to get what they need for students 
• Lori provides effective teacher recruitment strategies for rural areas to get top tier teachers
• Lori shares 2 reasons Organized Binders is an essential tool she has used in all her schools

“I didn't come into this profession to help the superintendent look good. I didn't come into this profession for the glamour of the money. I came for kids. When I feel that kids need something and I feel that it's the proper and right thing to do I will move forward taking action and I can sleep really well at night.”

-Lori Villanueva

Lori Villanueva Transcript.

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Fran McGreevy has over 45 years of experience in education. He has served as a high school teacher and building administrator for 30 years and as a middle school principal for 13 years. He is currently President of “Root-Ed – Leadership and Learning”. Fran has led numerous staff development classes at the building, district and college levels. He has received several awards/recognitions for his service as delineated in the attached Curriculum Vitae. He is passionate about the value of the person and how that plays out in organizations and schools.

• A bold statement from a principal “I'm done checking on you” 
• One question to ask your staff to create a snowball effect of risk takers on a shared mission
• Recognition tips that take the pressure of time way  
• How to push through turmoil and fires when you have something really worthwhile to offer 
• Fran shares 2 stories on how to listen and what to listen to and maximizing opportunity 
• Fran teaches what fascinates everyone in the educational system 
• How to create a bold atmosphere of engagement

“Ideas are life changing. Thoughts can be life changing. The change usually is from the inside the outside. You don't change people from the outside. It is from the inside.”

-Fran McGreevy

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• Root-Ed Leadership and Learning 
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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Nick Hoover is a school leader in Delaware who has a real passion for leadership and learning. He wants to change the world one person at a time. One student, one teacher, one leader at a time. This passion has led Nick, along with his brother, to start a leadership development company called We CLIMB You CLIMB.

His greatest passion though is being a father. He has seen his knack for helping others, leading others and self-improvement get passed on to his daughter. And he can think of nothing more important.

• Hear how to follow the footsteps of a giant and carve your path of success. 
• How to determine the expiration date on your core values?
• When parents recite the school new values to you  
• Brand your school’s values with intentional  messaging
• Nick’s gives a master class on feedback. Get his framework to track trends and score your school’s learning goals. 
• The 4 fs of evaluations and observations. Get Nick’s observational tips to have your hand on the pulse of every class.
• You climb. We climb. Leadership that’s meant to change the world.

“I'll probably never go without being in a Mastermind. The rest of my life. It's been a great way to connect with leaders. Sometimes I say like minded people, but I'm careful to say that because it's like minded individuals in terms of people who are striving to get better and who want to improve, but it's not like minded people in terms of diversity. We have a diverse group of people and the way they think, and that's really important in the support and challenge.”

 -Nick Hoover 

Nick Hoover Transcript

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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David Hardy is a systems-level transformation leader specializing in improving some of the most inequitable school systems across the country. David’s life-long mission is to help create equitable school systems for kids across the United States. For the past 17 years, David has had the opportunity to guide children in the toughest circumstances to reach high levels of achievement, lead teams who create a culture of achievement, and drive systems change at some of the most underperforming districts in the country. David understands the impact that authentic leadership, effective governance, and equitable operations has on improving outcomes for kids, and seeks innovative ways to help leaders create meaningful change. He supports school and district leaders as they navigate the challenges that impede the progress for kids within urban school districts. He is driven to provide creative solutions for school and district leaders who seek to authentically build coalitions of support centered around kids, and desire to live in inclusive organizations that understand the importance and power of diversity

• There are two types of leaders that promote change. Which leader are you?
• The urgency for school leaders to provide students impactful initiatives immediately
• Everyone needs a Deshaun to fuel you to rise above the status quo 
• A brilliant  way to lead teams with this first activity for meetings to create a powerful moment 
• If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it again? David’s process to navigate tensions and sleep well every night
• People don't want lip service, they want your service as a leader. How to balance your word and your integrity.
• 3 Trends in leadership that affect school performance in every district
• The loudest silence surrounding students 
• How the pandemic has given us an opportunity to reimagine our school systems. Get to the roots and backbone of how schools function.
• Nurture your learning community like plants in the appropriate fishbowl 

“I look at that child's face, I look at that child's name and realize that they don't have 12 to 13 years for us to get better. They don't have over a decade of time for us to figure out what we need to do as adults. I feel we as adults need to get out of the way so that our kids can progress at a rate in which they're needed.”

 -David Hardy, Jr. 

David Hardy Jr. Transcript

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Kirsten Richert is an innovation expert who works with leaders on transformational efforts. Kirsten teaches design thinking, communication, and innovation at a number of colleges in the greater NYC area. Her teaching draws upon her experience in three core disciplines: business management, ideation methodology, and facilitation. 

She received her undergraduate degree in social science from Hampshire college, her master’s degree in social studies education from Teachers College at Columbia University, and her training in innovation and facilitation methods from SIT (Systematic Inventive Thinking) and ToP(Technology of Participation). 

Formerly vice president of product management and marketing at Pearson, the world’s leading educational publisher, Kirsten oversaw the creation of breakthrough “digital-first” K-12 curriculum. Trained as a corporate on-call innovation coach, she’s helped teams plan new efforts, generate ideas, and execute on strategies. 

Now, as an innovation catalyst, Kirsten guides change efforts for organizations, especially in the areas of education and human development. She is particularly interested in organizations that integrate the arts into their work towards social change, such as the Alliance for Arts and Health New Jersey, Real Beauty: Uncovered, and The Barat Foundation. 

Jeff Ikler is director of Quetico Career and Leadership Coaching, a firm dedicated to helping individuals overcome career issues and leaders develop sustained changes in their leadership practices and organizations. He received his certificate in coaching from the Coach Training Institute, a firm recognized as one of the leading coach-training organizations in the world. His approach blends data-driven coaching and consulting informed by working for more than thirty-five years in the corporate world. 

Jeff holds a master’s in the teaching of history, along with a bachelor’s in history, form the University of Illinois.  He taught high school history in Maywood and Batavia, Illinois, for seven years. Like Kirsten, he is a certified innovation facilitator using the SIT(Systematic inventive thinking) process. 

He is a former executive vice president at Pearson Learning where he directed the development of test-and technology-based products for all disciplines. He finished his career at Pearson by leading the development of its multidimensional Leadership Development program for school administrators, working closely with authors Lyle Kirtman to support change in school districts and nonprofit organizations. 

Jeff and Kirsten also cohost Getting Unstuck-Shift for Impact, a podcast that helps individuals and organizations identify and overcome obstacles that stand in the way of implementing changes that lead towards achieving desired results and impact. 

• A perfect to start to the school year with this innovation exercise
• Ruckus Makers need to ask who else needs to come to the table and how are you forming the dialogue?
• Why you need the perspective of detractors first 
• Kirsten and Jeff  build out the proper mindset to get you Unstuck as a leader
• Arc model’s 3 steps to implementing successful change
• Innovation needs to benefit who we serve and not a profit line.  

“When you're running a complex change initiative, there has to be some vulnerability. You have to be able to say, I don't have all the answers here. I need to bring in people who might have the answers.” 

-Jeff Ikler

Kirsten Richert adn Jeff Ikler Transcript

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Anthony Kim is a Corwin Press bestselling author, with publications including The New Team Habits, The New School Rules, and The Personalized Learning Playbook. His writing ranges the topics of the future of work, leadership and team motivation, improving the way we work, and innovation in systems-based approaches to organizations and school design. Anthony believes that how we work is the key determinant to the success of any organization.

In addition to his writing, Anthony is the founder and CEO of Education Elements, a trusted partner and consultant to over 1,000 schools nationwide. Anthony has been the founder of several companies across multiple industries, including online education, ecommerce, and concerts and events.

Anthony began his career in education by helping higher education institutions with technology projects and data.  Shortly thereafter he moved into K-12 education with an emphasis in online learning with a company he founded, Provost Systems. Hebuilt virtual schools that included SIS, CMS and a portals for administrators, teachers, students and parents to use on a daily basis. Their success was quickly realized and were purchased by Edison Schools in 2008.  After two years of serving Edison Schools as EVP of Online and assisting in the launch of Provost Academy he left to begin Education Elements in 2010.

Little did he know that his architecture degree and experience would play such a critical role in shaping his approach to education.  He believes that learning environments and school designs need to be open and flexible so that teachers, the true designers of learning, can successfully create the best possible learning conditions for students.

Education has always been a part of him.  As a young boy raised by a single mom, he never forgot the value his mother placed on education and how it shapes the person you become in the future.

• Establish habits of participation with the Check In Strategy
• Create an authentic interview by using a Crisis Improv 
• How a well intended letter can change the trajectory of your life
• The pitfalls of sassy emails.  Sound more human and less formulaic. 
• What long term deposits look like in establishing partnerships  
• Power in words, Anthony shares his motivational mantra
• You can't out swim the ocean. Streamline the work and put the least amount of effort for the most amount of progress.

“While I don't teach students, I think my purpose has always been to teach adults and bring ideas from all industries to help us make a better education system.”

 -Anthony Kim

Anthony Kim Transcript

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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Jeanne is a former middle school teacher, department chair, and school leader and the founder of the New Teacher Masterminds - a transformational virtual PLC network that connects and empowers new teachers across the country.  Her mission is to provide new teachers the support they need to thrive during their first years of teaching.

• New teachers thrive with these 5 steps
• Create future Ruckus Makers with the Teacher Mastermind
• New teachers are failing and need a seat at this table 
• How a Ruckus Maker trains new teachers to avoid pitfalls 
• Individualized teacher workshops 
• Personalized PD without adding to teacher workload
• Motivate, support, and amplify your teacher’s strengths 

“Masterminds, not only is it an opportunity for them to receive help, but it's also an opportunity for them to own their own expertise and realize that they really do have some awesome ideas and they really do know what they're doing.”

-Jeanne Wolz

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

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BLBS will be producing a series of special Black Lives Matter episodes focused on what leaders can do to fight racism in education.

Thank you Afrika Afeni-Mills for collaborating on this project.

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Martha Dunagin Saunders is the sixth President of the University of West Florida. In her 30-plus years in higher education, she has served in academic and leadership roles at universities in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin and Mississippi. Her area of academic expertise is in public relations and crisis communication for which she has won numerous awards, including two Public Relations Society of America’s coveted Silver Anvils. 

Saunders led the University of West Florida to its status as a top-performing public university with the third-highest score in the Florida Board of Governors performance metrics. She established the UWF Innovation Institute, Center for Cybersecurity and the Office of Equity and Diversity. She oversaw the reorganization of the institution’s colleges, and under her guidance, UWF established two new named colleges–the Usha Kundu M.D. College of Health and the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering. 

Saunders’ vision for UWF is for it to grow beyond its beginnings as a regional comprehensive university and be seen as a leader in innovation and cutting edge academic programs. She plans to build on the University’s strengths and its undergraduate traditions while creating programs that will attract the faculty and research funding needed to make the leap to the next level. 

As an entrepreneurial leader, Saunders is passionate about creating innovative solutions to deal with the dynamic challenges facing higher education. As a change maker, she drives action behind these solutions to propel higher education into the future.

• Martha shares how to be an authentic leader. 
• How honest advice can make a profound impact.
• Ways to recognize and reward top teachers 
• 2 questions that will capture the essence of your school to help with teacher retention and recruitment
• Martha’s advice on not letting intitivitives break your bank and zap all your energy
• Lead with a “Frontier spirit” 
• Leadership teams need balance to compliment your vision

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“I read it in a book recently and it said, ‘if something scares you get closer.’ I think I would put that on every school because we pull away from things we don't understand. And that's true in every field. If we don't understand something, we back off from it and we often deprive ourselves of some real growth. So I think that's a rather provocative statement.”

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ORGANIZED BINDER

• Organized Binder is an evidence-based RTI2 Tier 1 universal level solution
• Focuses on improving executive functioning and noncognitive skills
• Is in direct alignment with the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
• Is an integral component for ensuring Least Restrictive Environments (LRE)

You can learn more and improve your student’s success at https://organizedbinder.com/

TEACHFX

School leaders know that productive student talk drives student learning, but the average teacher talks 75% of class time! TeachFX is changing that with a "Fitbit for teachers" that automatically measures student engagement and gives teachers feedback about what they could do differently. 

Learn more about the TeachFX app and get a special 20% discount for your school or district by visiting teachfx.com/blbs.

Copyright © 2020 Twelve Practices LLC