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: For New Principals!
Interview Questions
I get a lot of requests for “interview questions,” and I promise you can find what you’re looking for a little later in this week’s newsletter, but I wanted to….
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!
New Teacher Support
We brought a group of excellent school leaders and current practitioners together at Brasstown Valley earlier this year. We asked them practical questions that can be of support to school….
Your Brain Needs A Break Before You Break Your Brain
If you are: finding yourself leaving school at 6:00 PM or after more than once a week (not including athletic or other events); doing work on your computer for more….
Now Available! One.
We are proud to announce the release of our much-anticipated work, One. In One, Stephen Peters and I share the power of building your classroom, school, and school system for….
Before You Get to “Who Are We?”, Spend Time on “Who Am I?”
As the new school year begins, it’s important for the principal and the administrative team to focus on the mindset of the teachers as they prepare to welcome the students….