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Refer A Principal

A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tony Sinanis. Little did I know, that he would be named the New York Elementary Principal of the Year! So, I interviewed him before he was famous. Tony Twitter is a great principal and one who is eager to share what he is doing well. He is also incredibly humble and self-aware. I hope you enjoy his interview. I sure learned a lot from him. Here is his BrandED podcast

• Tony discusses his background and how he is a first-generation college graduate, and not only that, he is working on his PhD and already has two Masters!
• Tony still keeps in contact with his first year’s class. Wow!
• Moving into his first school. Tony’s humility recognizing that he wasn’t the right fit for the school.
• Separating Tony the principal from Tony the Person.
• Recognizing that his cultural perspectives that were wrong for his school.
• The difference between white guilt and recognizing differences.
• Education is more than just the Common Core and High-Stakes Testing. We are disconnected from what the real world is.
• We try to make kids fit into this little box, totally discongruent to how the world works.
• He calls himself the Lead Learner, not the principal, because there is a real difference between the two.
• How Cantiague gives voice to the students.
• He demonstrates his learning whenever he can. He pushes himself out of his comfort zone as often as he can.
• The post about the term Lead Learner by Pernille Ripp

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