Nichole R. Ijames

🇯🇲 Wife, Mother, Educator, Scholar, Destiny changer, #equity #resilience #metacognition #SEL #LearnerLeader. #HardWork & #HeartWork #SeedPlanter

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

“I’m not a ‘bang on the table leader’.....I’m a ‘set the table leader’. Set the table leaders make room for people to tell their stories.”- Dr. Krish Kandiah #GLS2019

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

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[Hickory City Schools @hickoryschools]

🎉🌟 Hickory City Schools is thrilled to kick off #BlackHistoryMonth! 📚 Join us as we celebrate the rich tapestry of African American history, contributions, and achievements that have shaped our nation. Let's honor, learn, and uplift together! 🤝✨ #CelebrateDiversity

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Good work.
Necessary work!

[EducationNC @EducationNC]

On Nov. 16 and 17, Gov. Roy Cooper’s DRIVE Task Force held their fourth and final tour stop at Winston-Salem State University. Read more here.
https://t.co/1iIgpS235L

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Great day with a great team, representing @hickoryschools at @appstate Education Career Fair!
(Added benefit of reconnecting with colleagues committed to this work👍🏾)
Recruiting to Retain is #HardWorkAndHeartWork…
Our students deserve it!

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

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#LeadersOfLearning
When Leaders learn together… we reap a harvest of growth and flourishing !
#HickoryPublicSchools leaders spent the day at the Catawba Science Center, learning, reflecting and creating a climate of “growth for all”. #GrowingForward

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Thank you, Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm @brosenbalm for facilitating and promoting the power of partnerships! Was great reconnecting with some amazing educator-friends and forging connections with new colleagues! (Also worth mentioning that there were 4 #NCTeachingFellows in this group)

[Betsy Rosenbalm @brosenbalm]

What happens when the @AppstateRCOE, @hickoryschools leaders & @lenoirrhyne leaders come together to tour the new @appstate Hickory campus?! More ideas are generated for partnerships, collaboration & innovation around having a positive impact on the Hickory community! Exciting! 💛

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

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[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

“You were created to do good work… This…is good work!”
This new notebook - chosen with great love and thoughtful care by a dear friend, is my newest “thought anchor” - positioned as a reminder that the work we do behind the scenes is destiny changing! #HardWorkandHeartWork

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Great session with Jerry Craft! Equity in literacy - both access and content. Our work should “give learners access to dream!” @ColorofEdu @DudleyFloodCtr

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Impactful learning and connections at the NCASA School Law & Policy Symposium! #HickoryPublicSchools

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

🎯“The opposite of belonging is fitting in” (or being made to fit in)!
This difference between “fitting in” and a true sense of belonging is cited as one of the most pronounced but overly dismissed barriers for people and leaders of color!
#WeBelong

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[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

The call of leadership and service to others is always superseded by the “call of Home”.
They anchor me. #ArmoredByFamily
#MyHomeBase

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

#HardWorkandHeartWork
We’re here for it!

[Hickory City Schools @hickoryschools]

🌟 Kicking off Day 1 at our Leadership Retreat with a bang! 🚀 Team-building, district vision sharing, and exciting updates were on the agenda. Big thanks to CVCC for graciously hosting us at their top-notch Corporate Development Center! 🙌 #LeadershipRetreat #Teamwork

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

Constrained? Underestimated? Counted out? … Keep growing anyway. Be undeterred! Growth is still possible!
#DefiantGrowth
#Undeterred

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[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

"Set the table" leaders... Grateful for those who continue to hold space for this type of leadership....

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

“I’m not a ‘bang on the table leader’.....I’m a ‘set the table leader’. Set the table leaders make room for people to tell their stories.”- Dr. Krish Kandiah #GLS2019

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

@Mstover23 @Mstover23 Thank you so much for your leadership, mentorship and support as a Superintendent over the past 6.5 years.

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

A new chapter awaits!
Starting July 1st…Different space, different faces, but guided by the same anchoring call to lead, learn, empower and impact the destinies of those we serve!
#Armored
#Grateful
#Grounded

[Hickory City Schools @hickoryschools]

Hickory Public Schools Welcomes Dr. Nichole Ijames to Their Leadership Team! #HPSMovingForwardTogether
https://t.co/8MtD9qkft4

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

@alanda_johnson Thank you! Looking forward to it! 👍🏾😊

[Nichole R. Ijames @NRIjames]

@ystewart1 Thank you, Friend! 😊