Transformative Principal

• ShouldStorm - Culture of perfectionism and criticism
• We as parents want to do what is best for our kids, but we are bombarded by everyone telling us what we should and should not do. 
• Finding the “right” answer.
• Defining “expert”
• How the ShouldStorm impacts our kids
• We like to blame social media, but it really comes from what we talk about in our communities. 
• What matters is not the college but the student.
• If you play someone else’s game, you will always lose, if you’re playing your own game, you can’t lose. 
• Sigh, See, Start: transitions you from the anxiety of the ShouldStorm, to connection with your kids. 
• The sigh is a built-in mechanism in our bodies, breathe out long and slow - sends a message to our body that we are OK. 
• Vagus nerve turns on prefrontal cortex. 
• See - moment of mindfulness - see your child. Noticing, not doing. 
• Start - run an experiment about how to help the situation. 
• Built on a faith that is scientifically grounded, you (and your kids) are more capable than you think (and than the world will tell you are). 
• Emphasizing repair

Alison Escalante, M.D., is a pediatrician, speaker, and author of Sigh, See, Start: How to Be the Parent Your Child Needs in a World That Won’t Stop Pushing. In a perfectionistic parenting culture that tells you that you are never enough no matter how much you do for your kids, this unique approach empowers you with a simple parenting technique to gain confidence, remain grounded, and connect positively with your children.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Dr. Joshua Barnett is an educational thought leader who has spent his career working to improve the effectiveness of teacher leaders. In an interview, he discussed how teacher leaders can establish trust, develop deep instructional knowledge, and build credibility with their colleagues. He also shared his thoughts on why the teaching profession is challenged with recruitment and turnover and how teacher leaders can be a key solution to helping principals manage the teaching situation. Barnett emphasized the importance of getting it right, rather than being right, and reminded us that localized solutions are often the most effective.

• Bringing professional learning to effective teacher leaders. 
• Supported over 300,000 educators and 3.5 million students
• How teacher leadership matters. 
• Engage with and serve as the bridge between the leadership team and the rest of the school
• Provide instructional support - 
• Collaboration with other teachers
• Coaching other adults
• Instructional feedback
• 1. Establish trust
• 2. Deep instructional knowledge
  • Identify the needs of other adults
• 3. Credibility
  • Ownership of their learning
  • How do we help them take ownership of their learning
  • What is the expectation that teachers have by going?
  • Autonomy, capacity, and support
  • Teacher leader as conduit from national/regional training. 
  • The only learning that is valued is the “approved” learning. 
  • System-wide approach to help teacher leaders take on an approach
  • Why is our profession challenged with recruitment and turnover. 
  • Committed to building educator effectiveness. 
  • Practical conversations - teacher leaders are a key solution to helping principals manage the teaching situation. 
• Get it right, rather than being right. 
• Reminded vs. instructed.
• Localized solutions.
• How the role of the principal plays into this paradigm. 
• District-based certification model
• How to be a transformative principal? Key strategy is to rely on teacher leaders for success. Giving them the time to go through the building and have a conversation. 

Dr. Joshua Barnett is NIET's chief executive officer, responsible for overseeing all of the organization's operations including service delivery, research and evaluation, professional learning and learning technology development, policy and communications, financial operations, and higher education partnerships. He is also the author of Unleashing Teacher Leadership: A Toolkit for Ensuring Effective Instruction in Every Classroom 

Previously, Josh served as president and chief operating officer for NIET, where he supported NIET partnerships with strategic oversight of research, NIET's higher education innovation, and service delivery. He was also the principal leader and investigator for NIET's successful federal projects. He has been with NIET since January 2013 when he joined as the organization's senior vice president of research and evaluation. In that role, he led NIET's research agenda and production of evidentiary support for all initiatives and grant programs. He also directed all external evaluation projects and research services.

Josh's research work throughout his career has explored how to improve educator quality in all schools for all students by addressing two related issues: examining how teachers and principals are evaluated and how resources are distributed to and used within schools.

Before joining NIET, Josh worked as an assistant professor of education policy and evaluation at Arizona State University, a visiting scholar at Massey University in New Zealand and a research associate in the Office for Education Policy at the University of Arkansas.

Josh has taught courses in research methods, school finance, evaluation, and educational psychology; worked as an evaluator for nearly three dozen federal and state grants; served as an evaluator for the U.S. Institute of Education Sciences; and worked with local, state and national government agencies and organizations on projects aimed at improving educator effectiveness.

He is author of Unleashing Teacher Leadership: A Toolkit for Ensuring Effective Instruction in Every Classroom and has been published in a variety of outlets, including Review of Educational Research, Teachers College Record, Educational Leadership, New Zealand Education Review, and Issues in Teacher Education. He is also co-author of A Straightforward Guide to Teacher Merit Pay: Encouraging and Rewarding Schoolwide Improvement and Learning on the Job: How Evaluation Systems Can Support Teacher Growth.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

In this informative interview, Jennifer Jennings, a school communication specialist, discusses the crucial role of effective communication in schools. She emphasizes the significance of building trust and engaging parents and the community through transparent and informative communication. Jennings provides practical strategies to help schools develop an overall communication plan, showcase their positive aspects, and avoid overwhelming their audience with excessive information. She also shares successful examples of schools that have implemented effective communication strategies, such as utilizing visual displays, digital signage, and a variety of communication channels.

• Why communication with the community is so important. 
• How schools can communicate more effectively. 
• Schools need to have an overall communication plan. 
• Consistent message
• Consistent branding
• Showcase your school in the best light possible. 
• Don’t bombard people. 
• having visual displays has increased attendance at clubs, sport games, and events. Cannon Falls.
• Digital signage is a great way to expand on a school’s safety plan: see Necedah Schools in Wisconsin.
• New Prague in Minnesota
• AppleTV as a PBIS Motivator
• If it’s not easy, people aren’t going to do it. 
• Start in a small, manageable way. 
• Set up your system so you can delegate properly. 
• Make it part of your weekly routine so it is used consistently and routinely. 
• Involve people who are excited about it. 
• How to be a transformative principal? Find one person who loves graphic design and get them involved in creating content. 
• Connect with Jennifer Jennings

About Jennifer Jennings

Jennifer Jennings is a seasoned growth marketing manager with over a year of experience at Rise Vision, the leading digital signage software for K-12 schools. With a keen understanding of the education landscape, Jennifer is passionate about leveraging technology to enhance school communication, safety measures, and the overall school atmosphere.

Throughout her tenure at Rise Vision, Jennifer has worked closely with schools to understand their unique challenges and develop customized solutions. Her expertise lies in identifying communication gaps, creating positive school cultures, and implementing strategies to increase building security. Jennifer is known for her ability to translate complex technical concepts into accessible and actionable insights for school administrators and educators.

As a thought leader in the edtech industry, Jennifer is frequently sought out as a speaker at conferences and events. Her insights on the intersection of technology and education have been featured in various publications and media outlets. Jennifer's dedication to improving the learning environment for students and educators alike has made her a valuable asset to Rise Vision and the education community at large.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Welcome to Transformative Principal. Today, we are joined by Dr. Kenny Rodrequez, Superintendent of Grandview C-4 School District in Missouri. With over two decades of educational leadership experience, Dr. Rodrequez has been a pivotal figure in driving innovative strategies to enhance school culture and student success. His dedication to fostering an inclusive and dynamic learning environment makes him an ideal guest as we explore the transformative potential of AI in building district culture. 

Why using specific AI Agents is valuable for our work. 

• How to engage with staff differently
• 600 staff members
• Lebra is an engagement tool. 
• Automatically creates a prompt for me
• Because it knows our vision and plans, it incorporates those things into what we do. 
• Between the work anniversaries and birthdays, it’s communicating 10-15 people per day.
• Understanding what we are focused on in our district.
• Being able to build relationships and culture through small simple acts. 
• There’s just not enough time in the day.
• How using Lebra is improving the culture. 
• Feedback from staff receiving AI messages
• Leveraging technology to make you successful.
• How to be a transformative principal? Stop and take a breath. Improve one connection every day. 

About Kenny Rodrequez

Dr. Kenny Rodrequez became Superintendent of the Grandview C-4 School District in July 2016.

Before serving as Superintendent, Dr. Rodrequez served for two years as the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction in the Grandview C-4 School District. His responsibilities included the direction and overall delivery of K-12 curriculum programs, the developing, implementing, and evaluation of educational services for the district, and providing leadership for all Elementary and Secondary schools. 

Dr. Rodrequez has served in several capacities throughout his career. He was a music educator for 8 years in two different states, including being a band director, percussion instructor, and district music resource teacher.

Dr. Rodrequez moved into school administration more than 10 years ago and has held site level positions of assistant principal and principal before moving into district-level positions of director and assistant superintendent.

He was selected to create and implement the first Early College High School program in Tulsa through a partnership with Tulsa Community College. He directed the Tulsa Innovative School network, which served 1,200 plus students in grades K-12, and served as a lead examiner for the Oklahoma Quality Award Foundation, based upon the Baldrige process.

In both Oklahoma and Missouri, he has done extensive work on the implementation of new teacher evaluation systems in an effort to raise academic achievement and build collaborative relationships between teachers and administrators.

Dr. Rodrequez has a Bachelors degree from Oklahoma State University in Music Education, a Master of Science degree from Oklahoma State University in School Leadership, and completed his Doctorate degree from Baker University in School Administration.

He has been happily married for more than 25 years to his wife Tracie. They have two wonderful children, Izzy and Jackson.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

This comprehensive discussion explores the intricate distinctions between leadership, leadership development, and leader development, emphasizing their intertwined nature and the importance of understanding the context in which they exist. The conversation delves into the dynamic roles of leaders and followers, underscoring the value of meeting individuals where they are in their professional journey, with respect to their unique backgrounds and experiences. Emphasizing continuous, incremental growth, it highlights the significance of self-awareness, reflection, and the necessity of adapting leadership strategies to suit diverse environments, from educational settings to global contexts. The dialogue further addresses the challenges of maintaining authenticity while navigating the expectations of different organizational cultures, and the potential obstacles faced by individuals from underrepresented groups in leadership positions. Central to the discussion is the potent role of self-reflection, facilitated by practices such as journaling, in personal and professional development, providing insights into identifying growth opportunities, leveraging personal strengths, and making impactful decisions in leadership roles.

• Leadership Development, leaders, followers
• Meeting people where they are at. 
• See where the gaps are.
• Leverage the people around you. 
• Who you are five years ago is not who you are today.
• VUCA: volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity.
• Knowing who you are. 
• What level of assimilation are you comfortable with? 
• The role is correct but the context isn’t. 
• How to reflect: 1. Spouse 2. Journaling
• How to Take Smart Notes
• The Book: Maximize
• How to be a transformative principal? Start journaling

About Dr. Peter Rios

Dr. Peter Rios is the Founder of Peter Rios Consulting and the author of Untold Stories: The Latinx Leadership Experience in Higher Education and Maximize!: 12 Keys to Unlocking Your Greatest Potential. He has served diverse organizations including businesses, religious institutions/churches, government, higher education and non-profits in the areas of organizational diversity, equity and inclusion; leadership development and innovation. 

His extensive experience and doctoral education in strategic leadership and intercultural studies has made him a sought-out keynote and conference speaker. Rios has been invited to speak and train leaders, nationally and internationally. In the United States Marines Corps he gained global leadership experience while stationed in Okinawa Japan and South Korea, and most recently has lived in Barbados and St. Maarten.

Peter currently serves as a lecturer of leadership studies at Penn State and has been an adjunct professor at Colorado State University-Global Campus and Indiana Wesleyan University, teaching undergraduate and graduate students in organizational leadership, religious and cultural studies, and business management. Rios has also been a vice president at two universities. Prior to academia, Peter was involved in pastoral ministry for over ten years and has over twenty years of leadership development experience. 

Rios holds a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Graduate Schools, a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership (DSL) from Regent University School of Business and Leadership, completed doctoral work at the University of Southern California-Rossier School of Education, and an MA from Northeastern Seminary. He is married to Dr. Ruby Gonzalez-Rios, a cancer and infectious disease researcher.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

In this podcast episode, hosts and guest Curtis discuss the concept of collaborative response, an educational framework designed to replace traditional multi-tiered systems of supports (MTSS) and response to intervention (RTI) models. The collaborative response model is outlined as consisting of three foundational components: setting up collaborative structures and processes in schools, utilizing data and evidence to inform conversations, and developing a continuum of supports tiered for different needs but not labeling students by tiers. The discussion highlights the importance of focusing on supports rather than labeling students, breaking down the first tier into two to ensure universal supports are coherent across classrooms, and establishing a culture where teacher ego is set aside to facilitate a genuine collaborative environment. The episode explores practical approaches to implementing this model in schools, emphasizing the significance of structured processes, the setting of clear roles and responsibilities, and the cultivation of a collaborative culture that prioritizes student success and involves all educators in a continuous learning process.

• Collaborative Response vs RTI and MTSS. 
• Four tiers
• Tier 1 - All instruction
• Tier 2 - Supports, but still by the classroom teacher
• Tier 3 - Supports provided by someone other than teacher
• Tier 4 - Supports provided by outside the school
• Tiering supports vs. Tiering students
• Responsibility of student success
• Collaborative team meetings
• A key issue that a student is facing. 
• Collaborative culture
• So much more powerful to have the culture and then document it, rather than announce it aspirationally. 
• 5 ways to transform meetings free guide

About Kurtis Hewson

Kurtis Hewson is an award-winning former administrator and teacher, as well as teaching faculty at the post-secondary level.  He is the co-founder of Jigsaw Learning, a co-author of the text Collaborative Response: Three Foundational Components That Transform How We Respond to the Needs of Learners (Corwin, 2022), and currently works with districts and schools nationally and internationally establishing Collaborative Response frameworks and interacting with thousands of educators annually.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

In the podcast episode with Barb Flowers on Transformative Principal with Jethro Jones, the discussion centered around self-efficacy and its relation to leadership. Self-efficacy is distinct from confidence and involves an individual's perception of their strengths and weaknesses. Building self-efficacy begins with awareness, humility, and recognizing that family comes first, establishing healthy boundaries. The episode also explored how a leader's self-efficacy impacts the culture and climate of their school. Practical strategies were shared to enhance self-efficacy, such as identifying small achievements, cultivating an adaptive and resilient leadership approach, and recognizing that giving 110% all the time is unsustainable. The conversation emphasized the importance of looking for small wins, challenging negative thoughts, and understanding the link between thoughts, emotions, and actions.

• Different from confidence - self-efficacy is about what you believe your weaknesses and strengths are. 
• How self-efficacy relates to imposter syndrome. 
• Awareness is the first step in building self-efficacy. It’s a blind spot. 
• Humility vs. pride
• Family comes first - having boundaries. 
• There’s no recovering from giving 110% all the time. 
• Committee chair - if I can’t be there, others can be there. 
• Exploring how leaders’ self-efficacy contributes to the culture and climate of their schools.
• Sharing practical, evidence-based strategies that leaders can employ to boost their self-efficacy.
• Look for small things you’re doing well. 
• 3 wins - can sometimes be hard to find them. 
• Your thoughts create your emotions and your actions. 
• Highlighting the outcomes of enhanced self-efficacy, including the development of a more adaptive and resilient leadership approach.

About Barbara Flowers

Barb Flowers, an educator with 6 years of experience in teaching and 8 years in educational leadership, including roles as a principal and assistant principal.Beyond her experience in education, she is a certified life coach whose core mission is to support educators and leaders by focusing on their well-being and improving their mindset, thereby boosting their career performance. She is also the host of the Principal’s Handbook and Teacher Burnout podcasts

Her passion lies in supporting individuals who struggle with recognizing their worth, feeling inadequate despite their extensive experiences and achievements. Through her coaching, she aims to address these feelings, guiding her clients toward a healthier self-perception and more effective professional engagement.

Her experience includes coaching teachers experiencing burnout, working with school leaders on prioritizing their personal well-being, and mentoring new administrators as they navigate the complexities of their roles. These experiences have enriched her understanding and approach to coaching, allowing her to offer nuanced and impactful guidance.

She would love the opportunity to work with the client or their teams, guiding them to realize their worth and attain a more rewarding professional and personal life.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Today, Damon Hargraves, host of the WorkflowED podcast turned the mic on me and interviewed me for the 100th episode of the Transformative Principal Podcast. I can’t believe I have done 100 episodes of this podcast. Thank you so much for listening to this and helping me make it better.

• RTI idea was in place, but we needed a little kick in the pants.
• Value of getting away from the day-to-day issues at school.
• How to keep it going when you come back from conferences: hang up the poster.
• Reducing ELA from 90 minutes per day to 45 minutes per day, with students who need 90 minutes still getting that much time.
• How to get teachers to agree to reduce the number of minutes for their content area.
• Yolanda Westerberg
• We can always be better, so let’s always improve.
• There is a story written before you. Accept the story that has been there before your chapter 1 starts.
• How to have solid forward momentum as you make changes, and not get stalled.
• Meeting with the correct people so you don’t get stalled.
• Getting feedback and adjusting course.
• Schedules Explained for Teachers video
• Schedules Explained for Parents video
• Making sure that the right people had the information at the right time.
• The schedule we creating had a place for every student in the school.
• How to design software for your school when you don’t have what you need.
• Having plans in place even if it is going to be very difficult.
• Guru Technologies - the company we hired to develop the app for us.
• The app you can actually use yourself: Pickr App
• Teacher choice tutorial - kids know they aren’t performing and are eager to have the extra help.
• Be simple about what you’re trying to implement.
• MVP - minimum viable product
• Goals for moving forward: anticipate needs earlier.
• The book by Austin Buffum and Mike Mattos: It’s About Time

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

This is a special episode of another show on the BE Podcast Network. I recently had John Milhalyo as a guest on Transformative Principal and to I'm sharing one of his best episodes yet on why your fundraiser flopped. 

In this episode, John Mihalyo discusses effective strategies for Catholic school leaders to analyze and improve their advancement, development, and fundraising efforts. 

Drawing from his experience and expertise, John highlights common pitfalls in setting goals that are either too high or too low and emphasizes the importance of realistic planning, communication, sponsorship, budgeting, and offering desirable items or experiences at fundraising events. 

He also stresses the significance of timing, venue selection, and the power of saying 'thank you' to sponsors and donors. 

Throughout the episode, John offers practical advice on creating a culture of giving and forging strong community partnerships to support Catholic education worldwide.

00:00 Introduction to the Catholic School Leaders Podcast

00:34 Reflecting on the School Year and Advancement Efforts

01:06 Analyzing Fundraising Efforts and Identifying Improvement Areas

02:19 Common Reasons for Not Meeting Fundraising Goals

05:01 The Importance of Proper Event Planning and Timing

07:16 Maximizing Communication and Sponsorship Opportunities

16:49 Ensuring Your Fundraising Offers What People Want

20:29 Choosing the Right Venue and Recognizing Sponsors

24:43 Avoiding Donor Fatigue with Strategic Fundraising

27:18 Budgeting and Event Feedback for Future Success

31:05 Conclusion and Invitation to Connect

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

• The difference between a catholic school and a public school. 
• System of Schools rather than a school system. 
• Creating a culture of giving in the school community.
• What’s the cost to educate?
• How to be clear on what you’re doing as the advancement progresses.
• Friendraising vs. Fundraising 
• The foundations we have come from elementary schools
• It takes time to grow the office, have a clear purpose for the goals of the offices. 
• Catholic Schools compete against themselves in fundraising. 
• Get everyone on the same page. 
• Moved their role from fundraising entities to friendraising entities. 
• Have the vision
• Help people put their guards down and put the vision of the school first. 
• It’s very personal to them. 
• Bring them into the fold and have them help the advancement office. 
• No Fuss Fundraising 
• Tie it to a vision and people get the value. 
• Don’t put your fundraising into salaries. 
• 90% of problems - consistency, communication, curb appeal.
• Connecting Catholic School Leaders
• Needing to refresh and grow together. 

About John Mihalyo

John Mihalyo has served as a Catholic school principal for the past 15 years. In that time, he worked for preschools, K-8 schools, and a high school. He has worked for six pastors, two bishops, five superintendents, two dioceses in multiple states, and thousands of parents and constituents. He has found new and creative ways to partner with parents to keep Christ’s light alive in our parochial schools. After 15 years in Catholic schools and 25 years in education, he created Elementary Advancement Solutions LLC as a way to help other school leaders win in advancement, leadership, and recruitment! 

As principal, he has overseen the creation of two Advancement Offices. His schools have raised over $1.8 million in funding through annual funds, special events, grants, and other programs by using the methods being offered to you through Elementary Advancement Solutions LLC. He also led a $6 million renovation to his first school as a high school principal. In addition to his successful track record in fundraising, his schools have seen an average increase in enrollment of 21% from his start date to the end of his tenure. 

John has worked with and been trained by numerous organizations over his 15 years. He has seen what works and what doesn’t and has developed a strategy specific to teach elementary schools to win at advancement, recruitment, and leadership not just today, but for the future! He is eager to bring this strategy to individual schools to work directly with them to help them meet their advancement needs. He believes in taking a personal approach to help each school he works with find its success based on its specific needs.

We’re proud to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.