Principal Podcast Party with Keith and Alison

The principal's chair can sometimes feel like a lonely place.  One of the primary missions of P3 is to bring principals together so that collaboration can take place and best practices can be shared.  We want MORE kids to have BETTER experiences and one of the best ways for that to happen is by connecting with other principals. In this episode, Keith talks through some ways that principals can connect with principals and other school leaders locally, regionally, and nationally.     Organizations and Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Join the P3 Mailing List The KDE Summit - Executive Summary - Recordings on the KDE Media Portal UKNextGen #KyGoDigital Twitter KyGoDigital Youtube Channel EdCamp Shelby County Schools Eminence Schools - Eminence School Visit Form KASA Summit Learning One excellent resource for connecting with other principals that I did not mention in this episode is the Regional Cooperatives.  Our state cooperatives not only offer regional professional learning opportunities, but also provide MANY opportunities for principals to connect with one another.  Links to the cooperatives can be found here.    Please contact Keith with any questions, concerns, or suggestions for the P3 Podcast.  keith.griesser@education.ky.gov

In this episode, Keith has a conversation about Professional Learning Communities with Scott Hundley, the principal at Northside Elementary School in Midway (Woodford County).   About Mr. Hundley: Scott Hundley earned an Undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University followed by a Masters in Special Education at Georgetown College and most recently completed a Masters in Administration at EKU.  He served for 12 years as a high school special education teacher in Scott, Montgomery, and Woodford Counties. Three of those years he served as the Special Education department chair.  He then spent four years as the Assistant Principal at Woodford County Middle School and is now in his 2nd year as Principal at Northside Elementary in Midway, Kentucky.  He and his wife Torie have been married for 12 years.  They have a beautiful, brilliant 6 year old daughter named Adlee. You can connect with Scott by emailing him at scott.hundley@woodford.kyschools.us  In this episode Scott mentions that he and Keith coached together.  They were both assistant coaches at Scott County High School when the Cardinals won the Boys Basketball State Championship in 2007.  They then took on a new adventure together, coaching Montgomery County High School for the next three years.  Scott didn't mention that he was Mr. Kentucky Basketball in 2000 and went on to play four years at Vanderbilt University.  Hundley and Griesser remain good friends to this day - which shines through in this conversation about PLCs.  We hope you enjoy Episode 7 of the P3 Podcast - PLCs with Scott Hundley.   Resources Mentioned In This Podcast: - Northside Learning Log - DuFour PLC Resources - Marzano PLC Resources - Mattos PLC Resources Additional P3 Resources - The P3 Website *Registration for EdCamp is Now Open!   If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions for The P3 Podcast, please contact Keith Griesser (keith.griesser@education.ky.gov)

Episode 8 - Hope with host Keith Griesser Links to Resources Mentioned In This Episode "A Bad School" podcast from the Courier Journal The P3 Website

In this Episode, Keith talks with Sarah Jemison - the Program Coordinator for the Purple Star Program and Brigadier General (Retired) Steve Bullard - the Executive Director for the Kentucky Commission on Military Affairs about the Purple Star Award Program that recognizes and assists schools who make a special effort to support students of military personnel and the special challenges they face.   Links: The Purple Star Program Bio for Sarah Jemison Bio for Brigadier General (Retired) Steve Bullard The P3 Website Purple Star Award is a state-sponsored recognition for individual schools’ dedication and support of military-connected youth.  The Program started in 2016 in Ohio as a result of conversations with veterans, educators, military family members, students, service members and others about ways schools can better serve military students and their families. The Purple Star Award designation lets military parents know, whether they are on active duty or in the National Guard and Reserves, that a school is dedicated to helping their child gain the educational skills necessary to be college-, workforce- and life-ready. According to a 2020 evaluation report by the Military Child Education Coalition, 77% of Military parents whose children attended a Purple Star School reported that their children had a satisfactory to very satisfactory socio-emotional experience compared with only  54% of military children at non-Purple Star schools. The program is supported by the US Department of Defense, Military Child Education Coalition, and the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission, and currently, 33 states implement the program in their schools and school districts. Vision:   Every military-connected youth in Kentucky receives what they need to succeed. Mission: Instill a sense of connection and strengthen resilience within Kentucky’s military- connected youth. Goals: Create and sustain a statewide support system within schools and communities that work together to build resilience and support for military-connected youth in Kentucky. Increase protective factors to help prevent substance use and behavioral health challenges among military-connected youth in Kentucky. Partner with schools and communities to foster diverse, inclusive, and supportive environments for military-connected youth and families. Educate the schools and community on the challenges faced by military families

Ben Maynard and Laura Raganas, Digital Learning Coaches at KDE, will share resources, examples and videos from Kentucky principals and teachers with everything you need to tackle the blended learning journey in your building. Leaders will gain access to their google site filled with templates and even modules complete with a feedback loop. Find out how others have used the resources and modules to level up, learn and lead. Coachingplus.pro  Also check out bit.ly/KentuckyDLC Maynard, Ben  ben.maynard@education.ky.gov Raganas, Laura  laura.raganas@education.ky.gov If you would prefer to watch the video recording of this session of EdCamp, here is the link

In this episode, Jill Angelucci shares strategies for school improvement through Professional Learning Communities.   From Jill:  "In a year of transition and change, we have found new energy though a refocused and restructured PLC process. This presentation will cover our new protocol, tips for collecting and analyzing data efficiently, and how to support teachers in this process. This process started at the high school level and is now being done at all levels across the district. We are excited to share our resources with you!" About Jill Angelucci: Jill is an assistant principal at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Kentucky. A cool fact about Jill - especially with PLCs being the topic at hand:  She graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL, and Dr. DuFour was her superintendent when she was a student there. She spent 12 years as a math teacher; first in Chicago and then in Lexington.  She became an instructional coach at GRC in 2017 and then moved into the role of Assistant Principal in 2019.  In this presentation, Jill begins with a clip from Lexington principal and everyone's favorite comedian Gerry Brooks.  She then dives in to the process used for PLCs at GRC and the protocol used to guide their work. (link to the protocol is below)   This episode is the audio from Jill's prestation at ECamp.  If you'd like to see the video of the presentation, here is the link.   Link to the PLC Protocol Document Link to the Slide Deck for the EdCamp Presentation jill.angelucci@clark.kyschools.us  The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders. The vision of the Principal Partnership Project (P3) and Assistant Principal Partnership Project (AP3) is to support and develop KY public school principals and assistant principals in order to better equip KY schools with effective school leaders. Personalized support is provided, as well as quality professional learning and networking opportunities across the state. If you are searching for engaging and inspiring professional learning that enables you to connect with colleagues, P3 and AP3 is for YOU. To learn more about the work of P3 and to join the partnership, click here.  

The most important “R” in schools: Relationships with Dr. Adam Drummond From Dr. Drummond:  With everything educators must consider in 21st century teaching from technology to social emotional learning and everything in between, it can seem like an impossible task. Let’s discuss specific steps and strategies to build relationships with each student under the care of teachers and leaders. More effective feedback, finding and exploring students' interest and building small, but meaningful relationship moves within their practices whether that's in a classroom or through a device, participants will learn and take away practices they can put in place the next school day to build a foundation of trust that leads to greater achievement. This Podcast utilizes the audio from Dr. Drummond's presentation at the P3 Principal EdCamp (links to the videos for all sessions are in this link) on Jan. 19, 2022.  If you would prefer to view the video of his presentation here is the LINK TO VIDEO. Dr. Drummond’s Bio Dr. Drummond’s Website Dr. Drummond's Email:  ADrummond@leadered.com The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders. The vision of the Principal Partnership Project (P3) and Assistant Principal Partnership Project (AP3) is to support and develop KY public school principals and assistant principals in order to better equip KY schools with effective school leaders. Personalized support is provided, as well as quality professional learning and networking opportunities across the state. If you are searching for engaging and inspiring professional learning that enables you to connect with colleagues, P3 and AP3 is for YOU. To learn more about the work of P3 and to join the partnership, click here.

Brad Hughes:   eMail: bradhughes1952@gmail.com Twitter:  @gymobrad  About Brad:   - Co-author of 2020 book Maximum Impact: School boards and superintendents communicating as a team - More than 40 years in communications, news media, public affairs - Twitter education news blog @gymobrad - Trainer in communications and ethics for government officials, leaders From Brad:  For good or ill, the use of social media is a fact of life for school leaders now - and it's not going away. Nonetheless, platforms like Facebook and Twitter are important tools for connecting with key stakeholders from employees and students to parents and the community at large. Learn how to best use - and promote - social media to share information about your school, and how to handle rumors and criticism launched via social media platforms. About This Episode: This podcast is the audio of a breakout session that Brad presented at the P3 EdCamp for Principals on January 19, 2022.  If you would prefer to watch the video of that session, here is the link.   The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders. The vision of the Principal Partnership Project (P3) and Assistant Principal Partnership Project (AP3) is to support and develop KY public school principals and assistant principals in order to better equip KY schools with effective school leaders. Personalized support is provided, as well as quality professional learning and networking opportunities across the state. If you are searching for engaging and inspiring professional learning that enables you to connect with colleagues, P3 and AP3 is for YOU. To learn more about the work of P3 and to join the partnership, click here.

About This Episode: Eric Thornsbury is the principal at Tates Creek Middle School in Lexington, KY.  In this episode, Eric and I discuss his process for collaborating with his staff using the Impact Survey questions to create a rubric that clearly defines the terms in an effort to get everyone, staff and administration team, on the same page.  Eric told me outside of the interview, "Keith I have to admit that for a long time I was hurt, put off, and even had a vindictive mindset when I saw the results of these Working Conditions Surveys, but then I dug in and found out that there was so much room for interpretation from one person to the next.  I needed to know what they (the teachers) really wanted and we needed to drill down deeper than the survey questions to really figure it out.  Through this process there have been quite a few realizations for our admin team. There have also been many realizations by our teachers as they talk to each other about what constitutes feedback, what frequency is realistic for each category, and by determining how the school defines various terms within the questions of the survey.  This is all still a work in progress, but it's been very much worth the time; not to just have a better survey score, but to have these important conversations."    Resources Tates Creek Rubric with Teacher Responses (please use this as an example of work you might do with your staff, not as a rubric to implement in your school as written.  Principal Thornsbury wanted me to be clear that this is a process that must be done WITH teachers, not to them.) Impact Kentucky Website Email:  eric.thornsbury@fayette.kyschools.us  The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders. The vision of the Principal Partnership Project (P3) and Assistant Principal Partnership Project (AP3) is to support and develop KY public school principals and assistant principals in order to better equip KY schools with effective school leaders. Personalized support is provided, as well as quality professional learning and networking opportunities across the state. If you are searching for engaging and inspiring professional learning that enables you to connect with colleagues, P3 and AP3 is for YOU. 

Link to the Episode Takeaways The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders. The vision of the Principal Partnership Project (P3) and Assistant Principal Partnership Project (AP3) is to support and develop KY public school principals and assistant principals in order to better equip KY schools with effective school leaders. Personalized support is provided, as well as quality professional learning and networking opportunities across the state. If you are searching for engaging and inspiring professional learning that enables you to connect with colleagues, P3 and AP3 is for YOU. alison.gregory@education.ky.gov keith.griesser@education.ky.gov stacy.noah@education.ky.gov

Episode 17:  Happy New Year! Let's Get Organized Episode Takeaways July is a busy time for principals as you prepare for the quickly approaching school year.   1. Create and Share Your Calendar of Events 2. Create and Share Your Organizational Flow Chart 3. Create and Share Your Principal Planning Time Check out the P3 Website for TONS of resources. To Contact The P3 Team:  Alison Gregory alison.gregory@education.ky.gov  Keith Griesser keith.griesser@education.ky.gov  Stacy Noah  stacy.noah@education.ky.gov

Episode 16:  I Got the Job!  Now What??? In this episode, Alison and Keith discuss ideas for new principals (or principals going to a new school) that can set the stage for a successful start!   *What should I do first? *What do other leaders mean when they say "go for the low hanging fruit"? *How can I connect with other leaders?   *I'm first and foremost an instructional leader, but what else am I required to do? And much, much more!   Click here to access the Episode 16 Takeaways / Learner's Guide Do you have questions or suggestions?  Contact us any time:   keith.griesser@education.ky.gov  alison.gregory@education.ky.gov  stacy.noah@education.ky.gov  jenny.ray@education.ky.gov  We would love for you to like, share, subscribe, and write a review if you enjoyed this podcast.  Thanks for your help! 

The P3 Podcast for Principals and School Leaders is getting a MAKEOVER. New Name:  The Principal Party Podcast New Format:  The podcast will now be hosted by Keith Griesser and Alison Gregory We hope you enjoy the party!  Learner Guide:  Episode 15 Takeaways and Resources  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Principal Partnership Project (P3) is a division of the Kentucky Department of Education created to support principals and school leaders.  Contact a P3 Team Member: Keith Griesser email: keith.griesser@education.ky.gov Alison Gregory email:  alison.gregory@education.ky.gov Jenny Ray email:  jenny.ray@education.ky.gov Stacy Noah email:  stacy.noah@education.ky.gov