Dealing with Collective Trauma with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 506
Release Date: 11/17/2022
Dealing with Difficult Parents with Eric Makelky and Jethro Jones Transformative Principal 532
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This is a continuation of our coaching calls with Eric Makelky. Please check in our previous episodes , , , and In this episode we talk about dealing with difficult parents. - Celebration - Just calling someone who applied. - Someone applying - Reaching out immediately - Making it personal. - Parents - How to get them on your team? - 25–30 parents now on the advisory council. - Challenges with parents - Being a successful principal is about being popular and making everyone happy. - Parents can be really challenging. - Education is the parents’ responsibility and we are here to help...
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Implementing Distributive Leadership with Jack Arend Transformative Principal 531
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Jack Arend joined the team in July 2019. He has served in education since 1989 as an elementary, middle and high school music teacher. He began his building leadership career in the fall of 2006 as the principal of Peter G. Schmidt Elementary in the Tumwater School District. After eleven years in the principalship, he served two years at the Central Office level overseeing multiple content areas and mentoring first year teachers. Jack and his wife are both graduates of Washington State University. Jack received his Masters Degree from Western Washington University and his Administrative...
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How to Make Today a Win with Ryan Henton Transformative Principal 530
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Ryan Henton is the Assistant Principal at 450-student Castle Rock High School. He’s in his 15th year as an educator and his first year as an administrator. Previous to administration, he was an English teacher teaching everything from 6th grade to English AP, in California and now in Castle Rock. In this episode, we talk about Ryan’s experience at the ! Worksheet hanging on his wall. Helped me focus more learning on the job is so fast and furious. Show up Lead Up, Level Up Ryan’s one thing is “How to make today a WIN.” Moving from Prevention to Promotion mindset. Focusing on his...
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An Interview With Jethro and Lynn Hardin from the Principal Purpose Podcast
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In this interview, Jethro talks with Lynn Hardin about the
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Every Teacher an Intervention Expert with Shaun Cornwall Transformative Principal 529
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On this episode we talk about the , where you will learn how to show up, lead up and level up so you can move up. Are you ready to move up? Take the 2-minute assessment and see for yourself. Shaun Cornwall is a seasoned educator and administrator dedicated to delivering top-notch education to all learners. Shaun embraces a well-rounded approach to education, focusing on academic, engineering, artistic, wellness, and social-emotional aspects. With a 20-year background in education, he has served as an Assistant Principal, Dean of Students, and elementary-level classroom teacher. He is...
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Be the Head Coach of a School with Ben Ziegler Transformative Principal 528
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Ben Ziegler started his teaching career in SW Washington back in 2009. For a decade now, he has been a part of the Battle Ground School District, and for the past four years, he has been serving as an administrator. Throughout his tenure, Ben has held various positions, including a Dean for Students at the high school level, three years as an elementary AP, and currently, he is an AP at the middle school level. On this episode we talk about the , where you will learn how to show up, lead up and level up so you can move up. Are you ready to move up? Take the 2-minute assessment and see for...
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The Long Game of Recruiting and Retaining Teachers with Jethro Jones and Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 527
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Take our to see if you’re ready to become a principal! Get personalized feedback and actionable steps for improvement. Start your journey to educational leadership success today! In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes , , , and We are talking about how we finally met in person! We have known each other for years, but haven't met yet! Here's the outline of the rest of what we talk about: Recruiting and hiring What do we need to do differently to be more flexible Knowing how few applicants there are,...
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The Authority: Culture Rules with Mark Miller, WSJ Best-Selling Author and Chick-Fil-A VP
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In this episode, we’re bringing you a conversation from The Authority Podcast, part of the Be Podcast Network. Today’s guest is international best-selling author and business leader Mark Miller, Vice President of High Performance Leadership for Chick-Fil-A. Culture Rules: The Leader's Guide to Creating the Ultimate Competitive Advantage is Mark’s 11th book. He currently has over one million books in print in more than twenty-five languages. Ross and Mark discuss: 71% of U.S. leaders believe culture is their #1 most powerful tool to drive performance, but enhancing culture...
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Tackling the Teacher Shortage Problem with Michael Horn, Charles Fournier and Kevin Stoller Transformative Principal 525
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This week on Transformative Principal, Jethro Jones shares a special episode where he was on a panel to discuss the current teacher shortage and what can be done. This was recorded for the In this podcast, we discussed the following: - teachers that are leaving or doing really well. - How education has been a pink collar job and the impact that has on our day today - Empowering individuals - Addressing mentorship - Policy change vs. leadership decisions - Public Impact in North Carolina - Teacher Buy-in - Teachers want to connect - Playing with Teaching - Motivation - Leadership & culture...
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Building Skills in Executive Functioning with Dr. Karen Dudek-Brannan Transformative Principal 524
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Dr. Karen Dudek Brannan spent 14 years as a school speech-language pathologist (SLP) while working on her doctorate in special education and Director of Special Education credential. In 2015, she launched a business focused on helping IEP teams design services that support language, literacy, and executive functioning, as well as helping all team members be better leaders. She brings a valuable perspective from both the service-provider and leadership ends of special education. Dr. Karen is also the host of De Facto Leaders on the Be Podcast Network. The show is designed for teachers,...
info_outlineThis week is our next installment of seeing how Eric is doing in his new school. As a refresher, here is last month’s update.
Last time, we gave him three strategies:
- Strategy 1: add 15–30 minutes to however long you think each meeting will be.
- Strategy 2: You seem upset, what’s the best way to contact you when he gets back at X?
- Strategy 3: intentional Drive-bys - Schedule time to go be visible.
We checkin on those ideas and then talk about what he’s facing today.
Eric shared a great strategy today:
Strategy #1: Create a “canned response” in your email provider to send to people when they are upset inviting them to talk in person or on the phone.
It’s never a good idea to get in an email war. Much better to have a conversation with a person who is upset. Creating a response you send that always invites someone to meet with you and resolve differences is a sure-fire way to stop email wars and keyboard warriors.
Strategy #2: Schedule to send out that email! Don’t send it immediately after you write it. Give everyone time to cool down.
Today, Eric asks the question, “How can I help teachers have confidence that I’ll stick around so they’ll stop avoiding digging into the work?”
This is a valid question.
Teachers want to know you’ll stick around before they commit, but that is really just smokescreen for trust issues. They don’t trust you yet. People don’t actually care how long you’ll be around if they can trust you now.
Eric and I discuss some ways to make sure they are experiencing that trust, including doing the exact opposite of what a teacher specifically requests.
We highlight how to deal with past issues of traumatic experiences and how to do better in the future.
We also share one of the great books i’ve read recently: What happened to you.
Finally, I gave Eric two pieces of advice:
1. Preplan how you will exit when you do exit the school (spoiler alert: everyone leaves the school!)
2. Create different experiences around what were bad experiences!
We’ll be back with another interview with Eric at the beginning of December!
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