Summer Planning for Principals
Aren’t you amazed that people have no idea what the principal does during the summer? I remember when someone, someone nice and well-intending would ask me at awards night, “what….
Category: Leadership Development
You need solutions about… Vapes in School
If you haven’t been using Open AI’s Chat GPT to help you in your work, here’s a chance for you… I asked Chat GPT-4 (you can find it here: https://openai.com/product/gpt-4….
Problem or Annoyance?
At your friendly neighborhood wing place, you have choices of how much heat you want on your food. Most wing spots have cool (hot?) names for their levels, including “burn….
The Shortage. Three Words for 2023
No news to you, but here we are, facing an employee shortage in our schools. Bus drivers, custodians. School administrators and teachers. Let’s look at the numbers: Use the data….
Criticism, Praise, and the Space Between
If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader; sell ice cream.” –attributed to Steve Jobs. How do you handle criticism? Does it bother you when people talk….
Get Ahead with Brian Buffington
Our partner in producing Carpool Karaoke for the Department of Education, podcasts and videos for the world, and fun wherever we are, Brian Buffington is in the spotlight this week….
Schoolnights
Taylor Swift recently released her album “Midnights” which captured key moments of her life’s journey. We at the Principal Matters! are dropping this album of leadership reminders on you in….
Dream Team? Your Admin Team!
How do you account for the principal’s success in leading the school? Here’s something I’ve noticed in eleven years of coaching principals: the ones with the greatest struggles almost always….
Teacher Observations Are The Beginning…
Not The End!