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The Assistant Principal Podcast

By: Frederick Buskey
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  • A bi-weekly podcast to improve the quality of life and leadership for assistant principals.
    Strategic Leadership Consulting, LLC
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  • "Are You Okay?" With Jamie Brown

    "Are You Okay?" With Jamie Brown
    May 7 2024
    Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Are You Okay? With Jamie Brown Power Quote: “Connection before correction” Jamie’s Student Debrief Protocol:1. Are you okay?2. What was the trigger?3. How did the behavior impact others?4. What could you have done differently? Description:Are you okay? Of course, your answer to that question may vary depending on the circumstances, but what does it signal to you when I ask that question? Are you okay? Today we’ll begin with this simple question and then build on it to create a simple process for helping break cycles of destructive and disruptive student behavior. Guest Bio:Jamie is a champion of Student Leadership and Character Education. His passion for promoting student-driven leadership led to the development of the 1st District-Wide PEER Leadership program in NJ Public School education. Jamie earned a National Promising Practice from Character.org for ACCEPT University, a three-tiered Character Education assembly series promoting inclusion, acceptance, empathy and citizenship in schools. Jamie’s career includes working at a State and National School and District of Character, where he earned Teacher of the Year. He has served as both a building and District-Level Administrator, collaborating with the New Jersey Department of Education. Jamie is a proud author for Road Awesome Publishing & Assistant Principal at Bluffton High School, SC. Warmup questions:· We always like to start with a celebration. What are you celebrating today?· Is there a story that will help listeners understand why you are doing what you do? Questions/Topics/Prompts· In moving from a “traditional” approach to discipline to a more restorative approach, how has that impacted students, teachers, and you?· You have a wonderful protocol for having a conversation with a student who is “in trouble.” Could you take us through the basics and explain your rationale behind each step?· I think teachers could also use this protocol. How might you adapt it for them and how would you teach them how to use it? Closing questions:· What part of your own leadership are you still trying to get better at?· If listeners could take just one thing away from today’s podcast, what would it be?· Before we go, is there anything else that you’d like to share with our listeners?· Where can people learn more about you and your work… I’ll include the student interview questions in the show notes. Copy, print, and try them out. If you try nothing else, begin your next discipline conversation by asking, “Are you okay?” Close· Leadership is a journey and thank you for choosing to walk some of this magical path with me.· You can find links to all sorts of stuff in the show notes, including my website https://www.frederickbuskey.com/· I love hearing from you so consider email me at frederick@frederickbuskey.com or connecting with me on LinkedIn.· My new book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose, is now available on Amazon. You can find links to it, as well as free book study materials on my website at https://www.frederickbuskey.com/reclaiming-purpose.html· Please remember to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.· Have a great rest of the week, be present for others and, more importantly, take time to reflect and recover so you can continue to live and lead better.· Cheers! Guest links:www.JamieBrownLeadership.comLinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube: (@JamieBrownLeadership) Twitter: @leadership_jb Frederick’s Links:Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.comWebsite: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsultingDaily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/fdf37cbf3aThe Strategic Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWRS2F6N?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520
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    49 mins
  • Can Frederick Hike and Coach at the Same Time?

    Can Frederick Hike and Coach at the Same Time?
    May 3 2024

    This is a bonus episode done while I was hiking and reflecting on my own training facilitation.

    Frederick’s Links:

    Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.com

    Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/

    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting

    Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/fdf37cbf3a

    The Strategic Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWRS2F6N?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520
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    21 mins
  • Who Should Drive Change? With Frederick

    Who Should Drive Change? With Frederick
    Apr 30 2024
    Show title and release date: Who Should Drive Change? With Frederick Power quote: Lighter = faster and easier with less risk of injury Show Description:In a few weeks you will hear my discussion with Dr. Chad Dumas in which we dig into PLCs. We begin by noting the “PLC” is one of the most despised buzzwords by teachers and dig into the why. In my conversation with Chad, we move from 40,000 feet to ground level multiple times. I don’t think the episode is confusing, it’s more that there are so many powerful ideas in the one episode that some of them will get lost. One of the parts I’m afraid will get overlooked is our discussion on implementation, which is fleeting and incomplete. So, I’ve recorded a follow-up – a sequel in TV jargon – that uses PLC implementation as an example of how we should – and should not – implement change. That takes us to today, the prequel to main episode in a few weeks. I want to frontload some thoughts about change, so when you hear my discussion with Chad, you will better follow what we are talking about. I also want some key ideas bouncing around in your head as you begin discussions in your leadership teams (hopefully) on what next years will look like. Celebrations: As I record this, I’ve just been hired for the first time to lead a book study of A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose with 20 assistant principals in the western region of North Carolina. I’m so excited and want to give a big shout out to Candie Sellers at WRESA. Candie, it has been a pleasure working with you and your passion for education throughout WNC inspires me to keep growing and becoming better. Disclaimer: You don’t have to agree with me, if you don’t agree with me, that doesn’t mean you are wrong. There are different ways t approach things. What I describe here is well-documented in the research and is my loved experience, but different people create different outcomes. If some of what I say does create dissonance, I ask that you analyze why and then make a conscious decision to disregard what I’ve said, withhold judgement and continue evaluating, or embrace it. The Big Idea Backpack:· Lighter = faster and easier with less risk of injury· I must pack my own pack and decide on my own gear· Sharing some gear makes things easier for everyone Corollaries:· Fewer initiatives mean better implementation with less burnout (every yes is a no to something else)· Teachers should drive the focus of PD. Three examples:o ECT struggling with CR managemento Mid-career teacher who wants more student participationo Late career teacher who is overwhelmed caring for aging parents· It is a collaborative effort When someone attempts to implement something new, there two critical variables:· Can they grow?· Will they be supported?· Growth:· Support: Four dimensions: align to the practice· Example: Restorative practices Challenges· Teachers choose the wrong thing:o Change requires trust§ Trust builds when we listen§ Trust builds when we help people decrease paino We aren’t very good at identifying “the thing”o M=V/Eo If the house is burning down we put out the fireo We can plant seeds!· Teachers don’t want to grow:o Acknowledge the traumao Acknowledge the stigma of coaching and “improvement plans”o Acknowledge the lack of resourceso Acknowledge the flavor-of-the-montho Ask, “If you could get your students to do one thing differently, what would it be?” Getting them to do “the thing” is where they want and need to grow.· Mandates and new thingso Four approaches: ignore, delay, deny, find the overlapo Leading edge versus bleeding edge· Our reading scores sucko Every teacher’s students’ scores don’t suck for the same reasono Fidelity matters, if you can’t implement with fidelity you won’t get results. Resistance and overload undermine fidelity.o A teacher who can’t manage their classroom will not be successful, no matter how good the strategies areo If a teacher wants to get better at teaching students to read, the teacher needs this training! If the teacher is more concerned with math or classroom culture, the training will be less effective. Summarizing (The big takeaway)· Change requires support (aligning purpose, structures, and resources)· And growth (knowledge, skills, dispositions and health)· The less alignment, the less effective the PD· M=V/E· Small changes, driven by teachers’ needs and desires, are more likely to have an effective implementation that has a positive impact Close· Leadership is a journey and thank you for choosing to walk some of this magical path with me.· You can find links to all sorts of stuff in the show notes, including my website https://...
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    39 mins
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