PMP: Spring Break Update 2022
: Play in new window | DownloadThis week I’m taking a break from posting so that I can enjoy more time with family during Spring Break. I hope you are doing the same if you are on break this time…
Principal Matters
with William D. Parker and Friends
Principal Matters Podcast
Innovative, Imaginative and Realistic ideas for school leaders.
PMP285: Retention for a Change with Principal EL, Dr. TJ Vari and Dr. Joseph Jones
: Play in new window | DownloadHow do you transform school culture so that you keep high quality teachers? Today’s guest include three education leaders: Dr. Salome Thomas-EL, Dr. TJ Vari and Dr. Joseph Jones. These men are school and…
PMP284: Triumph over Tragedy with Timothy Alexander
: Play in new window | DownloadTimothy Alexander is a bestselling writer, award-winning speaker, and life coach who thrives at the intersection of character development, counseling, and mentorship. After a life changing car accident in 2006 left him paralyzed from…
PMP283: How to Be a Transformative Principal with Jethro Jones
: Play in new window | DownloadJethro Jones is the founder of Transformative Principal, which provides leadership development, weekly masterminds, and one-on-one coaching for school leaders across the nation and internationally. In 2017, he was recognized as Digital Principal of…
PMP282: Building ‘Parentships’ with Dr. Kyle Palmer
: Play in new window | DownloadKyle Palmer is currently Executive Director of Human Resources for the Center School District of South Kansas City, MO. Before this transition, Dr. Palmer spent the previous ten years as principal of nationally recognized…
PMP281: Paradoxes of Leadership with Dr. Tim Elmore
: Play in new window | DownloadDr. Tim Elmore is the founder and CEO of Growing Leaders. His work grew out of 20 years of serving alongside Dr. John C. Maxwell. Elmore has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, the…
PMP280: The Power of Your Messaging
: Play in new window | DownloadLast month I had the privilege of presenting in a virtual event to a group of assistant principals and aspiring school leaders at Pecos Barstow Toyah ISD in Pecos, Texas. As part of a…
PMP279: Support, Empower, Engage with Chris Jones
: Play in new window | DownloadDr. Christopher Jones has been an educator in Massachusetts for 22 years. He has just finished his 14th year as a building administrator. True to his “why” of improving the educational experience for as…
PMP278: Encouraging & Motivating Staff with Jen Schwanke
: Play in new window | DownloadIn a recent article Jen Schwanke published with ASCD, First Engage Teachers: A Principal’s Role in Cultivating Staff Motivation, Jen makes the following assertion: “When principals foster a staff’s collective belief in themselves, their…
PMP277: Lessons in Leadership from a Colonial Midwife
: Play in new window | DownloadLast week a principal wrote to tell me he was short 25 teachers or staff as he ended his first week back in the new semester. Another principal wrote that he spent his first…