Sam LeDeaux

School District Administrator. Teacher. Learner. Coach. Founder 212 Mindset. *All tweets are my own and entirely independent of my employer.

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

Clock is about to strike midnight - staff preparation & capacity as of 1st day students arrive in the fall is the everyday practice level you’ll be committed to for the duration of the year. Sept PD & Oct training is an exercise in futility for kids that walked in 2 months prior

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

We cannot expect students to thrive in environments adults themselves are struggling in #MTSS #behavior #systems

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

Wow, the solution to road rage is on #siriusxm - I guarantee if everyone listened to the #MomJeans station channel 300 all would be good on our roads!!

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

When moving to a new home, families can essentially choose which school they send their kids to. Why should their kids go to your school? What have they been missing by not attending your school? THAT - your response - should be the content of your school’s attendance letters!

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

If the ability to change—adapting to new information, environments, or altering one's beliefs—is widely considered a key sign of high intelligence, how do we explain workplace cultures that live in “we aren’t ready” & go to great lengths to protect “what we’ve always done”?

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

What was your favorite poster in school that inspired your success? What poster do you wish would’ve been on the wall that would’ve changed the trajectory of your life? Let’s invest time, effort, & energy into things that matter #relationships #MTSS for kids, families, and staff!

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

How often do we teach ELA? Do we call it a cool tool? Do we do Math “resets” after breaks? Do we teach to Science standards? When Art drawings aren’t to scale 3 x, do we call the office? Do kids get time in PE to practice before assessment? Let’s stop making behavior different.

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

ISBE released #SEL Standards in 2003. It’s now 2026. Are there teachers that “aren’t ready” to teach to ELA, Math, or any other content standards? And then going 23 years and counting without teaching them? And that being allowed as the norm? Asking for a friend.

[212 Mindset @212mindset]

Culture is a result of the conduct that is allowed #MTSS #Coaching #212Mindset

[212 Mindset @212mindset]

Would your school look different if behavior (student & adult) was viewed as communication rather than disruption? Would systems, protocols, engagement, and responses look different? #restorative #RP #MTSS

[212 Mindset @212mindset]

Athletes - and everyone - that understand this give themselves a powerful advantage over the competition https://t.co/KAva1JPjEN #212Mindset #MindsetMatters #Motivation #Inspiration #Coaching

[212 Mindset @212mindset]

As an athlete, I thought coaches were there bc they were better & more knowledgeable abt the sport than me; as a coach, I know I’m there bc I want the athletes to be better & more knowledgeable about the sport than me #212Mindset #MindsetMatters #Motivation #Inspiration #Coaching

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

Great for HS athletes!

[212 Mindset @212mindset]

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[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

I’ve never heard a student success story coming back as an adult and thanking school for discarding the outdated yellow kit in favor of the updated purple kit, or sending the automated letter to their residence mailbox. Let’s proportionally focus energy on what matters!

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

@midwestern_ope The one by me arranged movies alphabetically. I asked the worker why they weren’t by genre. He didn’t know. So, I would walk in and say, “I’m in the mood for a movie that begins with the letter H!” and he would get so mad at me.

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

@Brink_Thinker Nope. Didn’t LET us do that. MADE us do that 💪🏾

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

In crisis, being there (physically and/or emotionally) is a fast and incredibly impactful way to strengthen a relationship; not being there is a fast and incredibly impactful way to damage it.

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

We don’t have to be therapists to be therapeutic. Establish relationships of trust, listen, and allow people to show up as they are. All emotions are ok. All behaviors are not. #mtssb

[Sam LeDeaux @sledeaux84]

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