A school’s Aspirational Environment cannot exist without the staff, or High-Performing Team. As a leader in this time of crisis, how do you get teachers invested in doing all the necessary work to create a new school environment? How do you invest them in rolling up their sleeves, even if the union contract says it’s not …
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Janai Douglas Ryan Fellow / Principal, Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary One of the biggest challenges school leaders face is building a strong culture at the schools they lead. Perhaps nothing is more important than the team who will be executing on the leader’s vision and strategic plan. But how can you know you’re on the right …
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Dr. Catherine Burns Chief Academic Officer I have a question for leaders in education. What happens when we avoid difficult conversations or, worse, have the conversation, but do it poorly? Have you ever experienced a conversation like this? Leader: (at the end of a coaching meeting) Great, so I’ll be by your room tomorrow to …
James Troupis Chief Talent Officer, The Noble Network of Charter Schools The increasing decline of people entering the teaching profession and the acutely felt pain of teacher shortages has been well-documented of late. Most school leaders I speak with would say that we’ve already arrived at the place where they can’t find a talented teacher to …
Owen Ricciardi Class of 2014 Ryan Fellow / Principal, Aspire – Coleman Elementary We caught up with Owen Ricciardi, Ryan Fellow principal of Aspire Coleman Elementary School in Memphis, to talk about how retreats can build stronger teams, especially with first-year teams. Mr. Ricciardi’s retreats are about more than team building and having fun, …
