The Main Idea

Leaders thinking about recruiting teachers of color need to think beyond the process of recruitment. 📙 From Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, Ph.D.'s powerful book, Support and Retain Educators of Color (ASCD)

School leaders, want to ensure that your communication is truly effective? Business management guru Patrick Lencioni says that you need to communicate your message SEVEN times. Yes, that's right, over and over and over and over and over and over and over. Otherwise, your staff will just think, this, too, will pass... 📘 Jossey-Bass Inc.

Having a hard day? I appreciate this inspiration from Adam Grant 🙂

If you were ever unsure why it’s so important that teachers encourage students to embrace their mistakes in school, take a look at this graphic from Adam Grant's Hidden Potential (Penguin Random House). We want students to jump in NOW, not wait until they are mistake-free.

We knew teacher RETENTION was an issue, but this?!? A 2022 Merrimack College survey found that 44% of teachers are LIKELY or VERY LIKELY to leave the job within the next two years. It’s time to grab some ideas to stem this tide from Chase Mielke’s Illuminate the Way: The School Leader’s Guide to Addressing and Preventing Teacher Burnout (ASCD).

Looking for a book to help your teachers and your whole school increase STUDENT ENGAGEMENT?   Carlos Johnson shares concrete ideas for K-12 schools based on experience and research in his latest book, Power Engage: Seven Power Moves for Building Strong Relationships to Increase Engagement with Students and Parents 📕 Solution Tree Anthony Muhammad

Are you or your teachers overwhelmed by initiative fatigue? When we bring new initiatives into a school, sometimes we forget to evaluate and remove those that no longer serve our students. I love the concept of a NOT-TO-DO list from Douglas Reeves. Take a look at this compiled list of initiatives from Chase Mielke and consider compiling your own and slashing:

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TOMORROW: Join Kim Marshall and me for a free, online, 1-hour Chapter Chat on our latest Best of Marshall Memo installment on TRUST & SCHOOL CLIMATE. Trust is the secret sauce that helps you build everything in your school. Learn how! Register here to join tomorrow's session: https://lnkd.in/e37iDnRr

For me, this quote from Debbie McFalone, Ph.D.’s fabulous newsletter (Leading From The Heart) is what #leadership is all about!