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“An effective principal is a coach, guiding team members toward the accomplishment of shared goals. An effective principal is a psychologist, intuiting diverse motives among people and instilling a unified vision. An effective principal wrings maximum gains from data, while retaining an ability to set priorities minute by minute. In short, an effective principal is a master of managing people, data, and processes.” From “Leading Lessons,” a supplement to Principal Magazine, March/April 2019 https://bit.ly/2TX0LOl
“Research has documented what works to get kids to read, yet those evidence-based reading practices appear to be missing from most classrooms.” Jared Myracle, Brian Kingsley, and Robin McClellan
“A well-written story can not only transport the reader into new worlds but also affect how elementary-level readers see and participate in the social world around them.” Stephanie Kozak and Holly Recchia
“I want to be an advocate for the voiceless, the powerless, the hurting, and the lost. I want them to have at least one person whose support they never have to question.” Pamela Shoap, a Pennsylvania middle-school counselor, quoted in “Why School Counseling?” in ASCA School Counselor, March/April 2019 (Vol. 56, #4, p. 48)
“Justice requires that we work to restore those who have been injured.” Quoted in “Youth-Led Court Helps Students Make Amends” by Abigail Belch in Education Week, March 13, 2019 (Vol. 38, #25, p. 17), https://bit.ly/2Hx8FHM
“Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin (1962)
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