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Leadership Impact—Your Leadership Identity, Mission, Purpose, and Vision
Posted In: Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted May 2

Is your school a better school because you lead it? Baruti Kafele delves into this question by breaking it down into a variety of reflective...

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Stay Interviews
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted May 2

What’s it like for staff to work in your building? Why do they choose to stay? Increase levels of trust, stay in touch with staff, and foster...

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Not Letting Email Stress Us Out
Posted In: Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted May 2

Adam Grant in an NYT article discusses how we can shift our attitude toward email as urgent and take a more realistic approach to both composing and...

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Leadership-life Fit: Tension-relieving Stretches
Posted In: Asst/Assoc Principals, Elementary Principals, ML/Sec Principals, Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 14

Tame workday stress with these seven stretches! Not that you get many moments at your desk, you can use it for five minutes at any point during the...

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Leadership in light of ChatGPT and Other Tech Tools
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 14

How are you supporting staff in navigating the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology? What are the implications for you and your...

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Pointers on Principal Coaching
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 14

Consider these five suggestions for coaching focused on principals’ goals during your meetings with them this spring. These suggestions appear...

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Righting the Competitive Imbalance in Athletics
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 14

Iowa leaders discuss their experience in creating more competitive opportunities for their students. AASA’s School Administrator magazine...

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Building an Effective Summer School Program
Posted In: Superintendents,
Date posted Apr 14

Summer learning opportunities can positively impact student achievement. What are the must-have components for this to be true in your district?...

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Creating an Effective & Engaging Staff Newsletter
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted Apr 13

Wisconsin Principal Matt Renwick shares four ways he improved his newsletter and increased readership. The following is excerpted with permission...

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Teaching the Teachers
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted Apr 13

You’re likely planning for next school year and that planning includes professional learning for staff. Use this framework to support you in...

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Play as an Instructional Strategy in PK-3
Posted In: Elementary Principals,
Date posted Apr 13

School leaders can support the social, emotional, and academic development of their youngest learners through promoting purposeful play. What does...

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A Timely Intervention to Support Teenage Mental Health
Posted In: ML/Sec Principals,
Date posted Apr 12

This free course on happiness uses “TikTok-length videos to highlight common misconceptions about happiness and teach about the behaviors,...

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