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The School Leader's Podcast
By Dr. Gastrid HarriganEducation
The School Leader's Podcast episodes
- 13. Interview with Steve Frazier
In this episode, I interview Steve Frazier. Steve Frazier is a former Principal and South Florida Manager for Jostens. He is also the Executive Director of the Florida League of Middle Schools. He is a phenomenal leader and has been instrumental in improving student achievement at his school.
He also shared tips and strategies for leaders and principals to lead their schools to deliver positive learning outcomes for students.
Listen in to the entire conversation for takeaways for school leaders and principals:
- Build a team
- Be a reflective person
- Empower your leaders
- Don’t listen to the noise, focus on your vision
- Trust your gut and leadership intuitive
You can connect with Steve Frazier on Twitter @StephenRFrazier, Facebook at Steve Frazier and LinkedIn at Stephen Frazier.
I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on the podcast, contact me at [email protected].
39 min - 12. Interview with Vince Dawes
In this episode, I interview Vince Dawes. Vince Dawes is a current Principal at Richardson Independent School District. As a Turnaround Principal, he was instrumental in transforming and improving student achievement in several schools in both Florida and Texas. He also shared tips and strategies for emerging leaders, school leaders, and principals and ways to scale up professional development and transform your school.
Listen in to the entire conversation for takeaways for school leaders and principals:
- Reflect daily
- Build trusting relationships
- Craft and facilitate the vision and mission statement
- Communicate your why
- Build teachers and staff capacity
- Professional development
You can connect with Vince Dawes on Twitter @principaldawes and email him at [email protected].
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
40 min - 11. Interview with Jackson Self
In this episode, I interview Jackson Self. Jackson Self is a former Principal and Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at Invo Healthcare. As a former Principal and Turn Around Leader, he was instrumental in working with school leaders and principals to transform low-performing schools to improve student outcomes. He shared tips and strategies for school leaders and principals and ways to scale up support and interventions using the Invo Healthcare IMPACT Program.
Listen in to the entire conversation for takeaways for school leaders and principals:
- Be a reflective practitioner
- Listen to your people
- Facilitate the vision
- Build relationships
- Be a reader
- Upscale your professional development
- Grow yourself as a leader
You can contact Jackson Self at [email protected] and visit the Invo Healthcare website at www.invohealthcare.com.
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
37 min - 10. Strategies to Deal with Challenging Students’ Behaviors
In this episode, I shared Strategies to Deal with Challenging Students’ Behaviors. Coming out of the pandemic across our state and throughout the United States, I have noticed students' misbehaviors have worsened. While we had students' misbehaviors before the pandemic, it appears the pandemic has negatively influenced them. Students are having a difficult time self-regulating. It is almost safe to say most students have been impacted by the pandemic. It has directly impacted students' ACEs – Adverse Childhood Experiences.
These are some of the strategies school leaders or principals could implement to help students manage their behaviors and stress. They are:
- Morning Meetings
- Mindfulness Activities
- Prioritize positive relationships
- Have a Comfort Corner
- SEL Class
- Develop a Positive Behavioral Intervention & Support (PBIS) Plan
I hope you enjoyed today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, and leave a 5-star rating and comments! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on the podcast, contact me at [email protected].
19 min - 9. Interview with Janet D. Jackson
In this episode, I interview Janet D. Jackson. Ms. Jackson is an Assistant Principal in Broward County Public Schools, FL. As a veteran Assistant Principal, she shared tips and strategies for emerging and new Assistant Principals.
Listen in to the entire conversation for takeaways for new assistant principals and emerging school leaders:
- Strategies for self-care around your mind, body, and soul
- Own your professional growth
- Incorporate physical movement
- Practice gratitude
- Know & understand your principal’s priorities
- Importance of planning and organization
- How to craft a Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (PBIS) Plan to improve students' behavior and school culture?
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
43 min - 8. Tips for New Assistant Principals
In this episode, I shared Tips for New Assistant Principals. If you are a newly appointed assistant principal, Congratulations! I am proud of you. I know you are excited and ready to work alongside your principal to turn your school around or scale up to make it better.
As you start your 1st year as an assistant principal or a veteran assistant principal in a new building, I would you to consider or ponder on these tips. They are:
- Be You. Be authentic.
- Build trusting relationships
- Understand your role
- Take care of your teachers
- Ask lots of questions
- Make decisions with students in mind
- Know and follow your school and district policies
- Communicate often and with purpose
- Have a meeting agenda and value teacher’s time
- Organize your priorities & work
- Get into the classroom
- Own your growth
- Find balance. Take time for yourself and family
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, and leave a 5-star rating and comments! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on the podcast, contact me at [email protected].
26 min - 7. Interview with Dr. William Valmyr
In this episode, I interview the transformational leader and mentor, Dr. William Valmyr. Dr. Valmyr is a teacher, educational leader, author, coach, and speaker who speaks across the country and globally. He is also the CEO of Transformational Leadership.
He shared tips and nuggets for how school leaders can scale up their practices, lead, and innovate their schools. Listen in to the entire conversation for more takeaways, including Dr. Valmyr’s tips for administrators and school leaders:
- Why leadership matters?
- Importance of habits
- Leading up, down, and around
- Leading forward
- Mentoring
- Managing up/ Upscale leadership
- Importance of having a personal growth plan
Stay connected with Dr. William Valmyr via Instagram and Twitter @DrValmyr and Facebook and LinkedIn at Dr. William Valmyr. Visit his website at www.drvalmyr.com.
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn atGastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
40 min - 6. Reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school Part 2
In the last episode, I shared some of the strategies you can use to reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school. How would you define your school or department culture? How is your school culture? What is your department culture?
Is it positive? Is it toxic? Even if it is a good and positive culture, I think you can still take 1-2 things to make it even better.
What are some of the steps or actions you can take to improve your school culture or department culture?
I shared some of the lessons learned while crafting and building my school culture. They were as follows:
- Relationship is key
- Build a trusting relationship with students
If you did not listen to episode 1, I encourage you to pause this episode and listen to it. Or after listening to part 2, go back to part 1.
In today’s episode, I continued to share strategies for crafting a positive school. In summary, they are:
- Create a shared vision
- Communication
- Promote teacher leadership
- Recognize and celebrate
- Parental engagement
- Leverage community relationships and partnership
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
26 min - 5. Reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school Part 1
Episode 5 – Reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school Part 1
In today’s episode, I shared some of the strategies you can use to reinvent and rebuild the culture of your school. I hope you can take one or two tips to embed and apply to your school or department culture.
How would you define your school or department culture? How is your school culture? What is your department culture?
Is it positive? Is it toxic? Even if it is a good and positive culture, I think you can still take 1-2 things to make it even better.
What are some of the steps or actions you can take to improve your school culture or department culture?
I shared some of the lessons learned while crafting and building my school culture. They are as follows:
- Relationship is key
- Build a trusting relationship with students
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas. If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
16 min - 4. Tips for New Principals
In this episode, I shared Tips for New Principals. If you are a newly appointed principal, Congratulations! I am proud of you. I know you are excited and ready to turn your school or scale up to make it better.
As you start your 1st year as a principal, I would you to consider or ponder on these tips. They are:
- Get to Know Your Staff
- Be Visible
- Ask Lots of Questions
- Don’t Make Major Changes
- Share Your Core Values with staff
- Don’t Talk about the Previous Principal
I hope you joined today’s episode. Please subscribe to the podcast, leave a 5-star rating, and a comment! Share this episode with a friend and on social media. Connect with me on Twitter & Instagram at @DrGHarrigan, and Facebook & LinkedIn at Gastrid Harrigan for leadership tips and ideas.
If you are interested in being featured on our podcast, contact us at [email protected].
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About The School Leader's Podcast
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The School Leader's Podcast is for current & aspiring principals on a mission to create a school of excellence. On this podcast, we will explore the challenges, strategies & successes of the…
school leader's journey. Listeners will hear from fellow school leaders & other voices on the field to scale up your leadership practices in several areas, including school culture, student achievement, innovative ideas and more. I will also share my reflections & tips from over 15 years as a school leader. Together, we will dive deep into the real work of school leaders & how to plan for success.