Principals of Success

In this episode with Dr. Aleli Vazquez, you will learn:
1. Investing in Teacher Empowerment: How does Dr. Vazquez make sure her teachers build strong relationships with students and feel empowered in their roles?
2. Creative Outreach Strategies: How does she use creative activities and themes to engage her staff and build a strong school community?
3. Magic Makers: What is Dr. Vazquez's approach to including support staff in school activities, and what is her philosophy on recognizing everyone as "magic makers"?

Dr. Aleli Vazquez is an 18-year education veteran and principal of the Orange County Public School District in Florida. She takes a new approach to traditional leadership, investing in her teachers and creating a joyful and supportive environment for her staff and students.

In this episode with Dr. Aleli Vazquez, you will learn:
1. Investing in Teacher Empowerment: How does Dr. Vazquez make sure her teachers build strong relationships with students and feel empowered in their roles?
2. Creative Outreach Strategies: How does she use creative activities and themes to engage her staff and build a strong school community?
3. Magic Makers: What is Dr. Vazquez's approach to including support staff in school activities, and what is her philosophy on recognizing everyone as "magic makers"?

Dr. Aleli Vazquez is an 18-year education veteran and principal of the Orange County Public School District in Florida. She takes a new approach to traditional leadership, investing in her teachers and creating a joyful and supportive environment for her staff and students.

This is the second part of our conversation with Dr. Yolanda Rios, a middle school principal in Houston, Texas.  In this episode, we continue our conversation about her strategies to stay organized and focus.  You will hear about:

Strategies  Dr. Yolanda Rios uses to manage her time and organize her responsibilities as a school leader
How Dr. Rios uses new tools to communicate with her staff
What tips Dr. Rios has for creating a positive work-life balance and staying productive.

This is the second part of our conversation with Dr. Yolanda Rios, a middle school principal in Houston, Texas.  In this episode, we continue our conversation about her strategies to stay organized and focus.  You will hear about:

Strategies  Dr. Yolanda Rios uses to manage her time and organize her responsibilities as a school leader
How Dr. Rios uses new tools to communicate with her staff
What tips Dr. Rios has for creating a positive work-life balance and staying productive.

Yolanda Rios, a Middle School Principal in Houston, Texas, strives to stay organized and focused amidst the chaos of school leadership, but discovers her own unique strategies to level up her school and her leadership when she learns that organization is make or break.
You will learn how to utilize organizational strategies to revolutionize your school leadership and achieve success.

Mentioned in this epsiode
Trello
Google Spaces (how to)
Taskboard

Yolanda Rios, a Middle School Principal in Houston, Texas, strives to stay organized and focused amidst the chaos of school leadership, but discovers her own unique strategies to level up her school and her leadership when she learns that organization is make or break.
You will learn how to utilize organizational strategies to revolutionize your school leadership and achieve success.

Mentioned in this epsiode
Trello
Google Spaces (how to)
Taskboard

For today’s episode, I am honored to be joined by Liz Garden.  Liz is an elementary principal on the East Coast and today we are having a conversation about the human side of education.   Liz has been a principal for over 15 years and we explored the challenge of being a principal after returning from the pandemic and the ways she communicates to staff, and herself, that taking care of yourself is a priority.  This is a perfect conversation to end this year with as we reflect on what we do every day and how we remember kindness and grace for those we serve and ourselves.  

For today’s episode, I am honored to be joined by Liz Garden.  Liz is an elementary principal on the East Coast and today we are having a conversation about the human side of education.   Liz has been a principal for over 15 years and we explored the challenge of being a principal after returning from the pandemic and the ways she communicates to staff, and herself, that taking care of yourself is a priority.  This is a perfect conversation to end this year with as we reflect on what we do every day and how we remember kindness and grace for those we serve and ourselves.  

In a world where books are often mirrors of our own experiences, Dr. Alice Lee brings literacy to her school with the intention of creating compassion, connection, and community through books that window into other cultures and journeys.

Dr. Alice Lee is a former elementary school principal in El Segundo School District in California and now serves as a Director of Secondary Education in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.

In a world where books are often mirrors of our own experiences, Dr. Alice Lee brings literacy to her school with the intention of creating compassion, connection, and community through books that window into other cultures and journeys.

Dr. Alice Lee is a former elementary school principal in El Segundo School District in California and now serves as a Director of Secondary Education in Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District.