In this bonus episode, Dr. Jill Siler shares her five top leadership books and the reasons she loves these amazing resources. In addition, we discuss the latest book award she received and her new position. 

About Dr. Jill Siler:

Dr. Jill Siler has been serving as the Superintendent of Gunter ISD, a growing school district an hour north of Dallas, since 2012. Jill grew up in Rochester & Buffalo, NY and completed her undergraduate work at the University of Pittsburgh where she was a collegiate swimmer. She moved to Austin in 1996 and began serving as a high school World Geography teacher and swim coach at John B. Connally High School in Pflugerville ISD. Jill earned her Masters from Texas State University and began her administrative career in Marble Falls ISD where she served as the Assistant Principal for Instruction. In 2004, Jill went to Lake Travis ISD where she served as a campus and district leader for 8 years. During that time, she completed her doctorate at the University of Texas.

In her first months as a superintendent, Jill faced financial crisis along with many other challenges that leadership brings. In 2015, her school board was named a TASA Honor Board as one of the top 5 school boards in the state and one of her campuses was named a 2017 National Blue Ribbon School. Jill is the Chair of the Future-Ready Superintendent Leadership Network (FRSLN) Design Team through the Texas Association of school Administrators (TASA) where innovative leaders from across the state gather to learn, share and grow together.

Jill has a passion for helping others reach their goals and is the leader of TASA’s Aspiring Superintendent Academy, and a frequent speaker at Texas’ First-Time Superintendent Academy as well as other leadership and education conferences. Her writing can be found on her website, jillmsiler.com where the initial blog inspiring her upcoming book, Thrive Through the Five, was featured in the November 2019 edition of AASA School Administrator, the national school leadership organization’s publication.

Jill and her husband, William, have been married for 19 years and have two children: Caitlyn who is 14 years old and in 9th grade and Caleb who is 10 years old and in 5th grade.

Follow Dr. Jill Siler: 

• Website: jillmsiler.com
• Twitter: twitter.com/jillmsiler
• Instagram: instagram.com/jillmsiler/
• Facebook: facebook.com/jillmsiler
• Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/jillmsiler/
• YouTube: Jill Siler’s YouTube Channel
• Other: COVID-19 Resources

 

Book Recommendations:

Power of Positive Leadership - Jon Gordon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119351979/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1119351979&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=7ea1a991714086e3f35fb0fdff92337d

Principaled - Barker, Ferrua, George (DBC Book)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1951600460/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1951600460&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=d48e7c801dbe53caeb907118cabe5906

Innovator's Mindset - George Couros

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0986155497/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0986155497&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=76561c5f18bec97d224b452be5964755

Culture Code - Daniel Coyle

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0804176981/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0804176981&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=18a217ac322ad920da8879e05dd37ca1

Dare to Lead - Brene Brown

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1785042149/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1785042149&linkCode=as2&tag=aspirewebsite-20&linkId=e559de661d126f135bfe67c3c4649bd9

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