J Alexander
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Surround yourself with people who push you to do and be better. B.M., M.A.E., M.Ed. Ed.D-2026 Recovering Principal, Chaos Coordinator
Joined June 2019
"In baseball and in life, the people who swing hardest tend to miss more often.".
Failure. It is simply a part of being a leader. The thing some leaders forget in the midst of the chaos, is that often times the amount of eventual success is proportional to the amount of risk and failure we endure along the way. Read more:.
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🤣🤣🤣.
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Beautiful evening for a bit of pedaling and a lot of stopping to take pictures.
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PBIS works when the plan is thorough, implemented well, and utilizes consequences, including exclusion. Restorative practices DO NOT work. My system is proven strong and effective, but as soon as admin are bullied out of giving consequences, it's over.
city-journal.org
Since at least 2022, the education world has been preoccupied with the “teacher exodus”: a troubling trend of teachers quitting at record rates. Though attrition has eased somewhat since its pandemic...
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Teaching kids to read is the best SEL strategy out there.
Don't know where to start. Flipflops, Starbucks, or ABCs. File under "When kids grow up and express themselves."
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RT @Established1865: @MrZachG Public education, at least here in the U.S., is allergic to strong leadership. It is why it is easier to get….
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Beautiful day to pedal up into the big mountains. Getting a little stronger every ride.
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I need to reread Jurassic Park. Michael Crichton is a genius.
the raptor population recount scene in the novel is still, to this day, one of the most chilling things i’ve ever read.
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RT @rpondiscio: I don't want to pretend this problem is exclusive to public schools, but no good outcome can come from a chaotic, poorly ru….
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RT @tgrierhisd: As a leader, you can’t reach the top with people who are content staying at the bottom. Surround yourself with those who sh….
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RT @E_Sheninger: Why School Leaders Need a Coach: The Critical Role of Job-Embedded and Ongoing Professional Learning .
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RT @Cyclingnewsfeed: Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Kate Courtney sets new women's record in debut at high-elevation endurance race https://t.co….
cyclingnews.com
Defending champion Melisa Rollins second after late pass of US gravel champion Lauren Stephens, who was later disqualified
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Y'all. pumpkin season has begun! Hallefreakinpumpkinlujah!
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Well-articulated post and comments about policy, behavior and relationships.
Is there a correlation between relationship and behaviour?. On average, my opinion is yes, but that correlation is negative. Why?. Because the biggest driver of positive behaviour is a good policy, consistently applied. And the biggest driver of negative behaviour is a bad.
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I might have been guilty once or twice of saving them from what would not have been a fatal mistake. I won't let someone make a fatal mistake. too much damn paperwork and headache.
A painful lesson for most leaders: dropping down to help does more harm than good. Your intentions are good, but you build yourself into the system. You make the team dependent on you. And who is doing your job while you do theirs? Coach. Adjust. Encourage. But let them work.
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Solid thread about what PLCs really should be. But I will add, you must first establish a foundation of effective Tier 1 instruction and teachers have to learn how to have collegial discussion surrounding instruction and data. Then, your PLCs will roll.
Why don’t more schools use PLCs for collaborative planning & curriculum-based professional learning? It’s not because we don’t want to. It’s because we haven’t cleared the roadblocks. Let’s talk about the barriers—and the solutions. 🧵 #edutwitter #PLCs #MTSS.
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Yes.
people who can eat at restaurants alone can literally do anything in life.
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I've made some crazy moves the last several years. What's next?!
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