Transformational school leaders know that you need to get culture right before you will see gap-closing academic gains. To this end, schools are increasingly adopting responsive approaches to discipline that are centered around social and emotional development. Read more about how Valor Principal Jackson Sprayberry's wholistic approach to education is making a difference.

Ryan Fellow Gretchen Larsen now has a whole new level of confidence as a leader, thanks to her cohort and Advisors at The Ryan Fellowship. It reminds her of the confidence she had as a 5th grader—dressed as Yogi Bear.

Las Vegas Ryan Fellow Gretchen Larsen thinks back on her days organizing a theater program from scratch as she creates her Leadership Playbook, a "script" for her debut as a principal.

Our winter strategic planning retreat reminds Ryan Fellow Gretchen Larsen of her experience in improv comedy, where everyone has your back and are ready to jump in with a "yes, and..."

Ryan Fellow Gretchen Larsen tells us about her "mini-movement". It's important practice for leading school-wide movements as a principal next year.

On this month's Ryan Fellow Blog, Gretchen Larsen looks back on the hard work that got her where she is today - and the even harder work ahead after her first assessment.