Jeff Evener

Husband, Father, Superintendent of Schools, Maxwell Leadership Team, Author

[Andrew Marotta @andrewmarotta21]

Are you looking for a speaker for your next event? I still have some open dates for the 26-27 school year, and I’d love to bring energy, inspiration, and actionable strategies to your team!

Whether you’re planning a summer retreat, conference, school opening, or PD day, now’s the time to lock in your date. #survivethrive

Send me a message or visit https://t.co/CQMGEoegCW to explore session topics.

Here are some great testimonials from schools, business teams, civic organizations, and more who have had me to their event: https://t.co/Hjq7Py59zm

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

Parenting is the most important leadership job you will ever have.

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

Your attitude and your effort are the only 2 things in the world you have 100% control over 100% of the time.

[Andrew Marotta @andrewmarotta21]

In today’s #LeadershipSparks I’m sharing the story of Mr. D’Amato. We’re all trying to achieve something…and when there’s an obstacle—put on a raincoat!

For more stories like this one, read my latest book The Magic Acronyms, Formulas, and Impactful Stories of Leadership. Available on:
Amazon ➡️ https://t.co/u8MLFscm1d
Website ➡️ https://t.co/CQMGEodINo
Listen on Audible ➡️ https://t.co/jTb8mokSPt

Keep surviving & thriving, friends! #survivethrive

[Outnumbered @OutnumberedFNC]

The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging educators to protect recess time, citing major benefits for child development, including:
•Communication
•Conflict resolution
•Physical activity

This comes amid reports that as many as 40% of school districts have reduced or fully eliminated recess time since the mid-2000s.

@kayleighmcenany

[Kelly Evans @KellyCNBC]

My friend literally has to email her 2nd grade teacher asking her to PLEASE not to give the kids access to their Chromebooks for free play after snack time, and to nudge them to read books instead.

Ed. Tech.

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Parents, as testing season comes to an end, remember this: a test score measures a small slice of performance on one particular day. It does not measure your child’s intelligence, potential, creativity, character, work ethic, kindness, resilience, or future success.
Some kids will score high.
Some won’t.
But years from now, nobody is going to ask the mechanic fixing your brakes…
The lineman restoring power during a storm…
The construction worker building homes…
The farmer…
The welder…
The truck driver…
The firefighter…
Or the nurse…
“What did you score on your standardized test?”
Because the world has always needed more than test takers.
It needs people who can build things.
Fix things.
Lead people.
Work hard.
Care about others.
And make a difference.
A test measures a moment.
It does not measure a life, a future, or the greatness a child may one day bring to the world

[Zac Bauermaster @ZBauermaster]

Life is full of life lessons.

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

Purpose is not having your whole life figured out. It’s having a direction.

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

People ask me all the time, “How do I keep my kids in the faith?”

The answer is simpler than most people want it to be: your example matters more than your words.

Children learn by imitation long before they learn by instruction. If you want your kids to be more grateful, let them see your gratitude. If you want them to complain less, let them see you complain less. If you want them to have faith, let them see you practice it sincerely and wholeheartedly.

A child watches the way you live far more closely than they listen to what you say.

[Light on Leadership @lightonleaders]

90% of our accomplishments result from:

1. Our Attitude
2. Our Mindset
3. Our Perspective

Too often we let what others think and say impact us. Focus on what you can control.

[Jim Tressel @JimTressel5]

".... we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance."  Romans 5:3 #QuietTime

[Alex & Books 📚 @AlexAndBooks_]

We are officially in a reading crisis.

Kids of all ages are reading less and enjoying it less.

Kids who said they enjoyed reading:

• In 2005: 51%
• In 2025: 32%

Kids who said they read daily:

• In 2005: 38%
• In 2025: 18%

This is concerning.

[Andrew Marotta @andrewmarotta21]

Leadership isn’t about avoiding mistakes—it’s about how you handle them.

Find more inspiration at https://t.co/i5pmuIowZl #survivethrive

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

What children see at home shapes them more than anything they’re told.

For boys especially, one of the strongest predictors of future success is watching their father love their mother. Not hearing about values, but seeing them lived out.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, I’ve attended a lot of sporting events over time, and one pattern I’ve consistently observed is that the less talented team or the underdog often has coaches and fans who ride the officials the hardest. I remind our coaches that constantly working the officials rarely helps the cause. Instead, pick and choose the moments that matter. When you build a level of respect and a working relationship with officials, they are far more likely to listen in key situations. At the end of the day, officials don’t lose games, lack of execution does.

[Brian Tolentino M.Ed @TolentinoTeach]

Ironically, the “old-school” skills of deep reading comprehension and strong writing ability may become the true meta-skills of the new economy—because they allow people to use AI thoughtfully rather than be replaced by it.

For this reason, schools should first develop students’ thinking, reading, and writing with limited technology—so that when technology is introduced, students know how to direct it rather than depend on it.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.”

[Andrew Marotta @andrewmarotta21]

The way you show up sets the tone for everyone around you. Make it positive. Make it contagious. #survivethrive

Find more inspiration at https://t.co/i5pmuIowZl