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This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute. We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Terri Miller: President of SESAME
- Dirty Secrets Pittsburg Post Gazette
- NV criminalizing sexual acts with students over the age of consent
- SESAME Act designed to prevent passing the trash
- Dr. Billie-Jo Grant - board member at SESAME
- ESSA bill prohibits separation agreements and confidentiality

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This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute. We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode.

• Investigative Reporter for Business Insider - Twitter
• Investigating grooming of high school students by teachers
• Grooming the community, then grooming the family, then grooming the victim.

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In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 506 and 501

This week we check in on what Eric has going on, and talk about how to be a people leader instead of an instructional leader.

Checking back in on Eric:
- Canned responses going so well, I’ve shared it with teachers
- Email war: the war that you’ll never win!
- Didn’t talk with superintendent about exiting
- Staff moving past something

Being the Instructional Leader
- Are you an instructional leader or a people leader?

How to be a people leader?
- Focus on the individual.
- Check up on people informally.
- Morning lap
- Being visible to being impactful
- “I didn’t talk to them all week.”
- Feelings of guilt

Where can teachers learn to be better teachers?
- Colleagues
- Themselves
- Principal
- Technology
- Conferences

Teachers don’t really don’t need us to tell them how they can be better!

How does your day change as a people leader?
- Laps during prep
- Finding those who cruise under the radar
- What is a need that is unknown?
- Materials and resources for new teachers
- Find a way to buy the support they need.

How do you find out if they need something?
- Ask, What do you need?
- What else?
- What is your specific challenge?
- How can I help?
- What was most valuable today?

Focus on the individual, not the data.

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Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Dr. Erika Garcia-Niles is a principal in MIssouri.

• Erika Garcia on Twitter
   we don't remember our impact but they sure do.
• behind the scenes at new district
• better than I could have imagined.
• Focus on people - It's all about the people.
• People by day, paperwork by night.
• It's about surrounding yourself with the right people.
• Leave before you're ready.
• Don't find the next thing, find the right thing.
• Use coaching to help someone reflect on themselves.
• Ask questions of them to get them to reflect
• We can get hung up on the things we don't believe, rather than what we do believe.
• Every single child should have a person.
• I feel like school was made for me!
• Eric Makelky
• Special Education
• What teachers need from principals right now?
• How to be a transformative principal? Check in with your teachers!

 

Sponsors

Pikmykid

Improve your school dismissal and safety response with Pikmykid, the Schools Safety and Dismissal Platform. Help move your dismissal from chaos to calm, get kids to their families faster and safer.  Visit pikmykid.com/be to learn more

Transformative Principal Mastermind

Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Dr. Henry J. Turner is an award-winning high school principal, author, and nationally renowned speaker.  He is most proud of the collaborative community he works within to empower students to fight hate and bigotry in their school. Pointing to his unwavering commitment to equity and a student-centered culture, Henry was named 2020 K12 Principal of the Year by K–12 Dive.

Henry is the author of the newly released book, Change the Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School, published by DBC inc. As a national speaker, he shares his experience as an innovative instructional leader, passionate advocate, and committed antiracist educator with educators and organizational leaders. Henry works with educators, leaders, and communities on how to create a culture that commits to diversity, equity, and inclusion empowers students’ voices and addresses economic and racial disparities.

He has a biweekly newsletter, “Lessons on Social Justice Leadership” that can be found at HenryJTurner.com.

• Race is a social fabric that has been created in our society.

• If we believe in all students succeed, then we need to respond to students’ needs.

• School was founded on separating students and what systems were excluded.

• 25% of students were on IEP, 50% of black students were on IEPs.

• Racism - system of advantage based on race

• Who are we blaming for these disparities? What is wrong with these students vs. what is wrong with these schools?

• 80% of educators want to do racial justice work in their schools.

• Leaders are nervous about diving into this - how

• Teaching students to stand up for someone else.

• Start small

• How do you make sure students are seen?

• How do you pronounce your name?

• Intent is good, impact is bad.

• The way to make students feel included is to empower them.

• How do you get started?

• Creating agreements with students

• Name activity - sharing the history of your name

• This is the way to begin to talk aboutt he work.

• Talking about race really begins with talking about us.

• Focus on relationships.

• Who are we blaming for the problem?

- What did I do over the course of the year to help you feel comfortable sharing that with me?

Sponsors

Pikmykid

Improve your school dismissal and safety response with Pikmykid, the Schools Safety and Dismissal Platform. Help move your dismissal from chaos to calm, get kids to their families faster and safer.  Visit pikmykid.com/be to learn more

Transformative Principal Mastermind

Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

Dr. Henry J. Turner is an award-winning high school principal, author, and nationally renowned speaker.  He is most proud of the collaborative community he works within to empower students to fight hate and bigotry in their school. Pointing to his unwavering commitment to equity and a student-centered culture, Henry was named 2020 K12 Principal of the Year by K–12 Dive.

Henry is the author of the newly released book, Change the Narrative: How to Foster an Antiracist Culture in Your School, published by DBC inc. As a national speaker, he shares his experience as an innovative instructional leader, passionate advocate, and committed antiracist educator with educators and organizational leaders. Henry works with educators, leaders, and communities on how to create a culture that commits to diversity, equity, and inclusion empowers students’ voices and addresses economic and racial disparities.

He has a biweekly newsletter, “Lessons on Social Justice Leadership” that can be found at HenryJTurner.com.

• Race is a social fabric that has been created in our society.

• If we believe in all students succeed, then we need to respond to students’ needs.

• School was founded on separating students and what systems were excluded.

• 25% of students were on IEP, 50% of black students were on IEPs.

• Racism - system of advantage based on race

• Who are we blaming for these disparities? What is wrong with these students vs. what is wrong with these schools?

• 80% of educators want to do racial justice work in their schools.

• Leaders are nervous about diving into this - how

• Teaching students to stand up for someone else.

• Start small

• How do you make sure students are seen?

• How do you pronounce your name?

• Intent is good, impact is bad.

• The way to make students feel included is to empower them.

• How do you get started?

• Creating agreements with students

• Name activity - sharing the history of your name

• This is the way to begin to talk aboutt he work.

• Talking about race really begins with talking about us.

• Focus on relationships.

• Who are we blaming for the problem?

- What did I do over the course of the year to help you feel comfortable sharing that with me?

Sponsors

Pikmykid

Improve your school dismissal and safety response with Pikmykid, the Schools Safety and Dismissal Platform. Help move your dismissal from chaos to calm, get kids to their families faster and safer.  Visit pikmykid.com/be to learn more

Transformative Principal Mastermind

Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

New Episode of @TrnFrmPrincipal

This interview is from a recent conference that Fred and I attended called Professional Practices Institute. We had the chance to talk with some great people from around the country. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Jamie Boyd, Southern Arkansas University
- Online K–6 coursework that leads to licensure targeted at paraprofessionals
- Only university where enrollment has gone up.
- Valued as professionals
- How to solve the problem:
- Pay
- Focus in great teaching and providing autonomy

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