We just finished a great Chapter Chat with Kim Marshall. Over 80 leaders from around the country joined to discuss ways to improve their school climate and trust. Great energy and ideas! ✨

✨📢 TOMORROW

Join me and Kim Marshall for our FREE Chapter Chat on building a strong climate and trust at your school at 4pm EST / 1pm PST.

Trust is the secret sauce that helps you build everything else in your school. Learn how: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

THE MAIN IDEA helps you take instructional leadership off of your “to-do list” and make it a reality!

Join us: themainidea.net

Any school leaders who are perfectionists?
Research shows it does NOT help you perform better. In fact (I laughed out loud when I read this from Adam Grant), 'If perfectionism were a medication, the label would alert us to common side effects. Warning: may cause stunted growth.'

Are you or your teachers overwhelmed by initiative fatigue?

When we bring new initiatives into a school, sometimes we forget to evaluate & remove those that no longer serve us. I love the concept of a NOT-TO-DO list from Douglas Reeves.

See these initiatives from Chase Mielke👇🏽

Anyone interested in CTE and STEAM should check out the Brooklyn STEAM Center. Great partnerships with NYC schools and it is life changing for students.

Wonderful morning hearing students talk passionately about their learning!

If you want a head start on developing TRUST and a POSITIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE for next year, please join Kim Marshall & me for our Chapter Chat on this topic next week 5/8 at 4pm EST/ 1pm PST (it's free):
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If you want to support your teachers of color so they don't leave your school, start with yourself as the leader. Are you actively creating an inclusive school or just a diverse one?

From Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, Ph.D.'s latest book, Support and Retain Educators of Color (@ASCD)

💥 Ready to discover your hidden potential?

Dive into our latest podcast episode where we discuss Adam Grant's book and insights on how to transform your approach as an educator. Don't miss out on practical strategies to achieve greater things!

🎧➡️: schoolleadershipshow.com/107-s7-e3-find…

Looking for a book to help your teachers and your whole school increase STUDENT ENGAGEMENT?

Carlos Johnson shares concrete ideas for K-12 schools based on experience and research in his latest book, Power Engage.

📕 Solution Tree Dr. Anthony Muhammad

Yes, we need to support teachers when they feel burned out for their own well-being, but did you know that research shows STUDENTS DO WORSE IN SCHOOLS when teachers are exhausted?

See Chase Mielke's book for some excellent, concrete suggestions to combat this.

🎙️ Dr. Michele Borba found that grades are not markers of success. We should be focusing on self-confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance & optimism.

Learn how these character strengths are what contribute to students' well-being: schoolleadershipshow.com/108-s7-e4-weve…

Leaders, want to ensure your communication is truly effective? Business management guru Patrick Lencioni says you need to communicate your message 7 times. Yes, that's right, over & over & over & over & over & over & over.

Otherwise, your staff will think, this, too, will pass.

Wow, the #1 reason educators of color leave our schools is because of LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS. The good news is that we CAN do something about that.

For suggestions you can implement now, check out Support and Retain Educators of Color by Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, Ph.D..

📗 ASCD

Any perfectionist principals out there? 👀

If you need a quick cure, take a look at the research on the effectiveness of perfectionism that Adam Grant includes in his book, Hidden Potential (@penguinrandom).

I love this idea from Adam Grant. Sometimes it's hard for school leaders to get honest feedback, even when they ask for it. Next time, rather than asking for feedback, try asking for ADVICE.

That small change just might do the trick 😉

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Did you miss my free, online, 1-hour Chapter Chat with Kim Marshall on our latest Best of Marshall Memo installment on TRUST & SCHOOL CLIMATE?

Don't worry, we'll have another session on Wednesday, May 8!

To join us, register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

'No area of work is more difficult than reformulating the beliefs and worldviews of educators as school districts try to develop, implement, and monitor an equity perspective and pedagogical lens.' - Edward Fergus

Hard work, but necessary work. 💪🏽💫

Leaders thinking about recruiting teachers of color need to think beyond the process of recruitment.

📙 From Andrea Terrero Gabbadon, Ph.D.'s powerful book, Support and Retain Educators of Color (@ASCD)

We knew teacher RETENTION was an issue, but this?!

A 2022 Merrimack College survey found that 44% of teachers are LIKELY or VERY LIKELY to leave the job within the next two years.

It’s time to grab some ideas to stem this tide from Chase Mielke’s Illuminate the Way (@ASCD).