Kerri Burke-Amato

Educational Leader | Bridging vision → classroom reality in schools | Portrait of a Graduate | Systems thinker | Mom x2

[Emily Paschall @EmilyAPaschall]

Leadership is hard. Nobody said it would be easy.
🔺When people talk about you, keep leading.
🔹When people compliment you, keep leading.
🔺When your hard work goes unnoticed, keep leading.

Why? Because we are in the kid business. Kids are the reason schools exist. It isn’t about you or me. It’s about kids. When things are good, bad or ugly, keep leading.

When we keep showing up to lead, that’s when success will follow. That’s when kids’ pathways will be redirected. And that is when we know we are changing the world.

KEEP. LEADING.

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

Homecoming Pep Rally this afternoon
#homeofthewildcats! @DarioBVazquez @JohnsonCityCSD

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Powerful! 🙌

[David Culberhouse @DCulberhouse]

Implementing a model is the work of management…shifting a mindset is the heavy lifting required of leadership.

[Dayzin legare @dayzin_legare]

Dear [Family and Friends/Coach Putman/Teachers/Outside Supporters], I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for all the support and encouragement you've given me as I prepare to start college. I feel so incredibly lucky to have such amazing people in my life ❤️

[Dario Vazquez @DarioBVazquez]

This smile and many others brought to you by Excellent Attendance for the month of February! Over 300 students received certificates and GIGANTIC cookies as a token of our appreciation for showing up every day! #jchs #wildcatpride @Burke132 @JohnsonCityCSD

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

“this is family, love this school, love the people here” JCHS is where it’s at! #wildcats #perseverance #teamwork @DarioBVazquez @JohnsonCityCSD

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

@JohnsonCityCSD @JCAthletics @YouTube Love this!

[Dario Vazquez @DarioBVazquez]

JCHS staff are fully in the Ho-Ho-Holiday Spirit!! We’ve decorated our doors for the annual door decorating contest and everyone is enjoying them the week before Break! @Burke132 @JohnsonCityCSD

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

@JohnsonCityCSD

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

Love seeing our wildcat community come together…once a wildcat always a wildcat..#SEL #selfcare @MariaVanAuken @jguccia @zelesnikar66

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

@MGeraldWilson @JohnsonCityCSD @1JeremyAnderson It went really well, had a front row seat was so focused I didn’t look at anyone else lol but afterwards staff said his words really resonated with them, definitely worth having him come to Greene!

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

Your conditions are not your conclusion @1JeremyAnderson kicking off todays JCSD superintendents day #SEL #nextlevelteaching #TeachByFaithNotBySight #empower @JohnsonCityCSD

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

Energized after @mctownsley
#STAGR virtual conference opening keynote #makegradesmatter shifting to standards-based grading

[Thomas Guskey @tguskey]

Let's keep this in mind!

[Kerri Burke-Amato @Burke132]

@AthleticsICSD One of my favorite quotes!

[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

Students are more than their math or reading scores...

Sketchnote via @sylviaduckworth

[Dr. Larry Dake @larrydake]

Attention School Leaders and Aspiring School Leaders! Please join us on Thurs, 10/29 for a FREE one-hour discussion on leadership stress/anxiety. See https://t.co/aM4POFnKND to register! @andrewmarotta21 @JackieLevinePNW @SAANYS @NASSP @NAESP

[✨Rachael Lehr✨ @rachaellehr]

#1: Instructional leadership is not about improving teachers; it’s about creating the conditions where teachers can improve themselves. Instructional leadership is not about BEING an expert... it’s cultivating the expertise in your (school), creating a culture of collaboration...