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Eric Makelky Transformative

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Eric Makelky

Jethro Jones

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Take our free quiz to see if you’re ready to become a principal! Get personalized feedback and actionable steps for improvement. Start your journey to educational leadership success today! In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 523 519 514, 510, 506, and  501 We are talking about how we finally met in person! We have known each other for years, but haven't met yet! Here's the outline of the rest of what we talk about:    Schoolai.com   Chapter on hiring from How to be a Transformative Principal   Recruiting and hiring   What do we need to do differently to be more flexible   Knowing how few applicants there are, how can we recruit differently?    What is good?   Easy to fill out applications   Vacancies open sooner   Early for traditional    What do you not feel good about?   Don’t know how much difference teacher fairs make or not   Like having a presence at a job fair.    Very few graduates in programs   Internet has changed the application process   How much schools social media helps?   Suggestions for Improving   Attract people to come to your school.   Get on the phone and talk to them about what you offer at the school.    “We need a body”   Worried to non-renew a teacher because they’re not going to get any applicants.   Always be recruiting   Look for talent everywhere   Build a pipeline and keep in touch.    Letter of intent for returning to their home district and get a bonus.    Build a longer district pipeline.   SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit <a href="https://schoolai.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">schoolai.com</a> to save your teachers 10 hours per week. Take our <a href="https://moveup.transformativeprincipal.com/?utm_source=tp527" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">free quiz</a> to see if you’re ready to become a principal! Get personalized feedback and actionable steps for improvement. Start your journey to educational leadership success today! In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode523" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">523</a> <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode519" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">519</a> <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode514" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">514</a>, <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode510" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">510</a>, <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode506" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">506</a>, and <a href="https://www.transformativeprincipal.org/advanced-time-management-techniques-with-eric-makelky-transformative-principal-501/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 501</a> We are talking about how we finally met in person! We have known each other for years, but haven't met yet! Here's the outline of the rest of what we talk about:  <ul> <li> <a href="http://schoolai.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Schoolai.com</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://amzn.to/3UacSV6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chapter on hiring from How to be a Transformative Principal</a> </li> <li> Recruiting and hiring </li> <li> What do we need to do differently to be more flexible </li> <li> Knowing how few applicants there are, how can we recruit differently?  </li> <li> What is good? </li> <li> Easy to fill out applications </li> <li> Vacancies open sooner </li> <li> Early for traditional  </li> <li> What do you not feel good about? </li> <li> Don’t know how much difference teacher fairs make or not </li> <li> Like having a presence at a job fair.  </li> <li> Very few graduates in programs </li> <li> Internet has changed the application process </li> <li> How much schools social media helps? </li> <li> Suggestions for Improving </li> <li> Attract people to come to your school. </li> <li> Get on the phone and talk to them about what you offer at the school.  </li> <li> “We need a body” </li> <li> Worried to non-renew a teacher because they’re not going to get any applicants. </li> <li> Always be recruiting </li> <li> Look for talent everywhere </li> <li> Build a pipeline and keep in touch.  </li> <li> Letter of intent for returning to their home district and get a bonus.  </li> <li> Build a longer district pipeline. </li> </ul> SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI</a>. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI.com/tp</a>We're so grateful to our sponsor <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Coach by Edthena</a>. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

The Long Game of Recruiting and Retaining Teachers with Jethro Jones and Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 527

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit schoolai.com to save your teachers 10 hours per week. In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 506 and  501 This week we check in on what Eric has going on, and talk about how to be a people leader instead of an instructional leader. Checking back in on Eric: - Canned responses going so well, I’ve shared it with teachers - Email war: the war that you’ll never win! - Didn’t talk with superintendent about exiting - Staff moving past something Being the Instructional Leader - Are you an instructional leader or a people leader? How to be a people leader? - Focus on the individual. - Check up on people informally. - Morning lap - Being visible to being impactful - “I didn’t talk to them all week.” - Feelings of guilt Where can teachers learn to be better teachers? - Colleagues - Themselves - Principal - Technology - Conferences Teachers don’t really don’t need us to tell them how they can be better! How does your day change as a people leader? - Laps during prep - Finding those who cruise under the radar - What is a need that is unknown? - Materials and resources for new teachers - Find a way to buy the support they need. How do you find out if they need something? - Ask, What do you need? - What else? - What is your specific challenge? - How can I help? - What was most valuable today? Focus on the individual, not the data. Sponsors Pikmykid Improve your school dismissal and safety response with Pikmykid, the Schools Safety and Dismissal Platform. Help move your dismissal from chaos to calm, get kids to their families faster and safer.  Visit pikmykid.com/be to learn more Transformative Principal Mastermind Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do. I help you stop putting out fires and start leading. Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with SchoolAI. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to SchoolAI.com/tpWe're so grateful to our sponsor AI Coach by Edthena. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers here.

We are excited to have SchoolAI as a sponsor for the Summer of AI Series on Transformative Principal. Please visit <a href="https://schoolai.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">schoolai.com</a> to save your teachers 10 hours per week. In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.org/episode506" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">506</a> and <a href="https://www.transformativeprincipal.org/advanced-time-management-techniques-with-eric-makelky-transformative-principal-501/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> 501</a> This week we check in on what Eric has going on, and talk about how to be a people leader instead of an instructional leader. Checking back in on Eric: - Canned responses going so well, I’ve shared it with teachers - Email war: the war that you’ll never win! - Didn’t talk with superintendent about exiting - Staff moving past something Being the Instructional Leader - Are you an instructional leader or a people leader? How to be a people leader? - Focus on the individual. - Check up on people informally. - Morning lap - Being visible to being impactful - “I didn’t talk to them all week.” - Feelings of guilt Where can teachers learn to be better teachers? - Colleagues - Themselves - Principal - Technology - Conferences Teachers don’t really don’t need us to tell them how they can be better! How does your day change as a people leader? - Laps during prep - Finding those who cruise under the radar - What is a need that is unknown? - Materials and resources for new teachers - Find a way to buy the support they need. How do you find out if they need something? - Ask, What do you need? - What else? - What is your specific challenge? - How can I help? - What was most valuable today? Focus on the individual, not the data. Sponsors <a href="https://pikmykid.com/be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pikmykid</a> Improve your school dismissal and safety response with <a href="https://pikmykid.com/be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pikmykid, the Schools Safety and Dismissal Platform</a>. Help move your dismissal from chaos to calm, get kids to their families faster and safer.  Visit <a href="http://pikmykid.com/be" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pikmykid.com/be</a> to learn more <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transformative Principal Mastermind</a> Lead a school everyone can be proud of. Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do. I help you stop putting out fires and start leading. Learn more at <a href="https://transformativeprincipal.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://transformativeprincipal.com</a> SponsorsSave your teachers hours per week with <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI</a>. It's not just a tool, it's a partner in the classroom. With school AI teachers can plan courses in minutes. Get realtime learning data and provide one-on-one tutor tutoring. Plus it's free for teachers. Go to <a href="https://schoolai.com/tp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SchoolAI.com/tp</a>We're so grateful to our sponsor <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AI Coach by Edthena</a>. AI Coach enables your teachers to go through coaching cycles based on their own needs. The virtual coach guides teachers to reflect on their teaching, set a goal, and create an action plan… all based on gathering classroom evidence. It gives support between PD days  and other coaching cycles.Get a free trial for your teachers <a href="https://edthena.com/bepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.