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Language of Great School Leaders:
1. How can I help?
2. What do you think?
3. Your work is changing lives!
4. I trust you
5. I appreciate your commitment
6. Thank you for working hard
7. I was wrong
8. I'm sorry
9. Do you have the tools you need?
10. I've got your back
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I can tell if a school has effective admin within minutes of walking into the school. I watch the office staff, custodians & faculty interact in the hall, their demeanor & interactions w/other staff & students. It's true everyone impacts culture, but Leadership is the thermostat!
Well said, @DrBradJohnson I like to ask teachers, “How do students know you like what you do?” Then I ask site administrators, “How do students, families, and staff know you like what you do?” Simple questions that deserve reflection and answers.
Education is not teacher centered or even student centered, but it is relationship centered. Teachers thrive w/ positive admin relationships & students thrive w/ positive teacher relationships. Relationships drive education.
Educating everyone is no longer one size fits all. The challenges & rewards of public education are plenty- and it’s all worth it. Please take time today read the words of Dr. Pearlman. SoWorthIt. @ilprincipals@MOASSP
Supporting a student with challenging behaviors isn’t about choosing one philosophy—it’s about pulling the best tools from many. A Maslow Before Bloom lens reminds us to meet basic needs first; Love and Logic teaches us to set firm limits with empathy; The 7 Habits guide students to pause, reflect, and make proactive choices; Boys Town provides the explicit social skills they were never taught; trauma-informed practices help us see the pain beneath the behavior; and restorative approaches help repair the harm and rebuild trust.
When a student like James storms out of class and slams the door, it’s not one program that helps—it’s the combination: noticing he skipped breakfast (Maslow), calmly offering choices instead of consequences (Love and Logic), helping him identify a better next step (7 Habits), reteaching the replacement skill of leaving appropriately (Boys Town), acknowledging the stress he carries from home (trauma-informed), and guiding him to make things right with peers and staff (restorative).
The magic happens when we stop looking for the strategy and start using every strategy that helps a child feel safe, capable, and ready to grow.