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In this second part of the interview with Bernardo Villar, we will learn about the following:

• How Dr. Villar communicates with parents enough that they miss his communication when he leaves a school.
• Twitter and Facebook
• How Dr. Villar acknowledges the positve in every teacher and every student...
• ...which leads to improved student behavior. 
• What you can do to be a transformative principal, according to Dr. Villar
• A focus on making sure every student feels comfortable in his school. 

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This great interview with Bernardo Villar is broken up over two episodes. I hope you enjoy it. It was a great interview for me. 

Bernardo Villar is the principal of the Title I school Vae View Elementary in Layton, UT. In this interview, you will learn about the following ways Dr. Villar is a transformative principal:

• Word of the year: rigor
• How to get teachers to ask for help
• How to not be defensive
• How to ask for help and thus generate buy-in
• How to run data team meetings
• How to create an environment that invites students and parents to be a part of the school community. 

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Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District. 

Here is some background information about Dee Elementary: 

Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores

Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores

Dee Elementary school grade

Links that JM talks about:

 Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify where they can use some help. 

 Annette Brinkman did some work with JM and Dee Elementary.

 University of Virginia Turnaround School Program. 

Books: 

Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction

Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools

Sponsor: 

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Do you know someone who is a transformative principal? Please let me know who you think I should interview next!

Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District. 

Here is some background information about Dee Elementary: 

Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores

Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores

Dee Elementary school grade

Links that JM talks about:

 Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify where they can use some help. 

 Annette Brinkman did some work with JM and Dee Elementary.

 University of Virginia Turnaround School Program. 

Books: 

Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction

Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools

Sponsor: 

http://paperlessprincipal.com learn how to be a paperless principal. Remove clutter, streamline your processes. 

Check out this episode!

After much contemplation, I have decided to start doing a podcast. It is called Transformative Principal. Each month, I will interview a principal that is making a real difference in students' lives. I hope that you enjoy it. First episode is embedded below. This is the RSS feed: http://transformativeprincipal.libsyn.com/rss