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If you are a school leader who oversees state testing, maybe these tips will help you. You will learn there are a lot of people helping with state testing and it shouldn't fall on one person. Common sense is also a big part of state testing. We want students to feel prepared whether they know all the information or not.

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Here are on principal's thoughts on how to plan a staff meeting. It's a little different these days during a pandemic and it takes a lot of energy to plan a meeting well. These are the basics. Staff meetings can be elaborate or they can be basic. I'd say give them a mix each time.
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What are your habits, rituals, and/or disciplines? Do you have any? Listen as I talked about resources used to create new habits and my examples. It's taken a few years but over time I have gotten better at things using the tips and tricks shared in this episode. During this episode, I am using my AirPods and I think they were in noise-canceling mode and I was talking too softly:):)

In this episode, we talk about how to have a "Fabulous February" during hard times. Staff morale activities are important for any time of the year but especially in February and especially this year. Here are 7 pieces of advice to help plan and/or get through February in 2022.
 
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The top 7 social media detox tips and tricks for principals. In this episode you are presented with a social media detox challenge. You will hear why you should stop aimlessly scrolling social media. There are also 7 tips and tricks to help you on your journey to more productivity.

Christmas break can be the perfect time to reset your body and mind if you are a principal! In this episode, I talk about the 3 things I am doing this Christmas break to feel better and hopefully have more energy. 

What skills are needed to be a school secretary. This is my 5th year sharing information with school secretaries all over Missouri. Our principal's organization MAESP hosts a 2-day secretary training every summer. In this episode, I share what I shared with them and a link to resources you can use with your secretary.

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