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Join Jeff & Adam as we chat with Jason Leahy, who is the Executive Director for the Illinois Principals Association.  Learn about Jason and the IPA, as he discusses his role within the Principals organization, including: Providing leadership and counsel to IPA Members, Board, and staff regarding Association matters Developing and leading processes to continuously improve Association effectiveness Providing constant … Read More

Join Jeff & Adam as we chat with our friend and fellow principal, Jay Posick! Principal of Merton Intermediate School in Merton, WI, Jas has spent 33 years in education, 30 of them at the middle school level Other Things we talk with Jay about: Author of “Principals in Action” – how did that come about? Strong Twitter participant – … Read More

Join Adam & Jeff as we have an incredible chat with Pre-K – 5 Principal Paul Erickson! Some notes from our chat: Kansas Elementary School Principal of the Year – 2014 Twitter Chats – co-hosts #leadupchat (all about building leadership skills) How he uses Twitter (classroom) Leading through COVID Collective Efficacy – writes about this a lot Leadership Challenge: What … Read More

Join Adam & Jeff as we chat with our good friend Raymond Porten!  Ray is currently an elementary principal in Round Lake, IL. Prior to serving in this role, he was a middle school assistant principal as well as elementary teacher. More from Ray: Didn’t see himself as principal at first He is a Golden Apple scholar. Runs two podcasts … Read More

Join Adam & Jeff as we speak with educator and author Jeff Kubiak! Jeff taught for ten years as an elementary school teacher in grades 4, 5, and 6 and has eight years of administrative experience. Jeff strives to connect with students by bringing real world experiences to them, getting to know their names, engaging in lessons and play, and … Read More