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https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hw7jp-1ae02a1     When principals step into leadership, it often starts with the best intentions. You want to help. You want to support your staff. You want to solve problems, remove obstacles, and make life easier for the people around you. But over time, that desire to help can quietly turn into something else—the belief…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-g7qzh-1ac0886 Special education teachers are often some of the most dedicated people in a school—but they’re also carrying responsibilities that many others never fully see. In this episode, Sarah and Andra sit down with Brandie Rosen to talk about what special education teachers really need from school leaders. From overwhelming caseloads and competing responsibilities to…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-g7qzh-1ac0886 Special education teachers are often some of the most dedicated people in a school—but they’re also carrying responsibilities that many others never fully see. In this episode, Sarah and Andra sit down with Brandie Rosen to talk about what special education teachers really need from school leaders. From overwhelming caseloads and competing responsibilities to…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8mtej-1acaac2     When schools feel stressful, chaotic, or emotionally heavy, principals often absorb that pressure without even realizing it. In this episode, we explore the difference between thermometer leadership and thermostat leadership — and how the emotional energy principals bring into a building shapes the culture around them. From reacting to stress and urgency…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q7ar8-1acf71e For many principals, leadership can start to feel like survival mode. You’re solving problems, putting out fires, answering questions, and just trying to make it to Friday—while the bigger vision for your school keeps getting pushed further down the list. In this episode, Sarah and Andra sit down with Dr. Ruthie Walker to talk…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yp36p-1acf713 As the school year comes to an end, many principals immediately shift into planning for next year. But before jumping ahead, there’s value in slowing down long enough to intentionally close out the year you’re still in. In this solo episode, Andra shares seven simple but powerful ways principals can reflect, reset, and finish…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c6z5f-1ac0860 Most principals didn’t step into leadership to spend their days buried in emails, meetings, discipline, and constant interruptions. They stepped into leadership to support teachers, strengthen instruction, and impact students. But somewhere along the way, the work that matters most started getting pushed aside. In this Real Talk episode, we sit down with school…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hxjq4-1ac07bc Student engagement is one of the biggest conversations happening in schools right now — and honestly, we understand why. Between behavior challenges, short attention spans, constant distractions, and increasing student disengagement, many teachers and principals are asking the same question: How do we get students genuinely connected to learning again? This week, we’re bringing…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-qkfaj-1ac0832 Every student. Not most students. Not the ones who are easiest to serve. Every single one. In this episode, Sarah and Andra sit down with Eric Griffin — superintendent, former principal, and opening keynote speaker at this summer’s Built Different conference — for a conversation that gets to the heart of why so many…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ag2vd-1ab8d61 You’ve built a community. 25,000 downloads, hundreds of principals connecting weekly, a movement that grew because it felt real — that’s TPE Nation. And somewhere in celebrating that milestone, we started thinking about the schools that need this same energy with their families.  In this episode, we talk about what makes community actually work,…