These leadership lessons will provide any school leader the tools and awareness they need to focus on their priorities, build their teams and learn to communicate so they can work on the most critical aspects of the school’s programming.
I. Teacher Meetings
What is it that teachers are supposed to be doing during their meeting? Do you know? More importantly, do they know? This lesson will provide you the key practices and principles of effective teacher leadership meetings.
II. Seasons Of Leadership
There is a reason why the most effective school leaders have completed their hiring and program tweaking six to twelve months in advance. This teaching will teach you how to prepare on the front end so you are not spending each fall playing catch up and repairing on the back end.
III. Media Inquiries
When the opportunity comes it is too late to prepare. This lesson will ensure you and your team are always prepared and nail that 30 second sound byte when the mic is on you.
IV. Leading Through Change
In times of change it is alright to be uncertain, but is not alright to be unclear about the vision. This teaching will provide you a series of key strategies to ensure stakeholders and teams are along for the journey and have hope in you.
V. Hiring Best Practices
The only way to improve your school is to improve the people who are in it. In this lesson you will learn how the best school leaders ensure they hire the best and brightest human beings to be the difference maker at their school.
VI. Extra 100k
Every school leader wants more money, but if it was presented to you, would you know how to communicate how it would change your school’s success? Learn how in this lesson.
VII. It's a Cruel Summer
Summer time should be for relaxing at the beach and having fun with friends, not bogged down in your office. Learn how the most effective school leaders have the summer they experienced as kids...with adult responsibilities!
VIII. Building Leadership Capacity
Your ability to lead yourself, and the ability of your team to execute will be the keys to your overall success. Too many leaders get bogged down in the work. In order to be successful you must take the time to build the capacity of the people closest to you. Learn how to begin building your team today for a brighter tomorrow.
IX. 4 Types Of Essential Meetings
Having the ability to lead actionable, purposeful meetings might be one of the top three skills a leader needs to have. This lesson will teach you what I learned from expert Patrick Lencioni on how to effectively design and lead meetings that bring results to the organization you lead.
X. Keys to Driving Your Charter School Board
If you want your board to perform, they have to be equipped and clear at why they are there and how they are going to impact the school in a positive way. If they are not clear, you and I know they will definitely impact the culture. This teaching will provide you clear steps in creating and board is engaged and thrives in time of need.
XI. Everyone Communicates, Few Connect
Learn about a leadership landmine that I stepped on early in my career and the three practices and principles that my mentor taught me in order to connect better with people. You follow these principles, and people will follow you.
