Slow Leadership
Real questions. Thoughtful answers. Sustainable pace.
Permission to Rest: Recalibrating Before The Upcoming School Year.
This is not the year to be it all, do it all, and be it all for everyone. Actually, this might be the year to bury that mindset for good. Recalibrating your perspective of taking care of everyone else first to taking care of yourself first is going to be essential in sustaining the changes this year will bring. Admitting you need help, you don’t know it all, or you can’t do it all is the first right step.
Leading with Grace Through Stressful Situations.
You will only lead well when you want to lead from your position and in a way that is authentically you. Gaining insight and advice from others on how to handle a situation is important, taking that insight and tailoring it to your unique style is essential.
The Art of Out of Office: Creating Systems to Shut Work Off.
As educators, we can feel the pull of being connected to our students and families we serve, while also wanting to disconnect for periods of time as well.
Good, Bad………or Growth?
Reflecting after a Rough Season. How are you? No really. If I am being honest the 2020-21 school year was deflating and unstable at times. Just when I thought I had my footing something changed, a new regulation came into place,...
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Jessica is the Principal of Alternative Educations Programs in Austin, Minnesota. Previously, she was the principal of Ellis Middle School in Austin, Minnesota, and the principal of the “Happiest Place in Southeastern Minnesota,” the Woodson Kindergarten Center.





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