Grateful for my Southwest MO group! Each of these leaders is amazing and I am blessed to have learned from each of them over the last year. Special thank you to Kevin, Annette and Toni for your support 🤩 #MLDS #MOLA37 @klfreeman Annette Cozort Toni Bass Amanda Hambey, Ed.D. Brad Owings

“Clarity comes from conversation, not presentation.” Excellent keynote by Dr. Michael McDowell to kick off GOCSD’s Innovation Summit! #GOInnovate23

Learners. Leaders. Life Changers. #GOInnovate23 #BelieveinBlue @FordlandR3Schools Fordland Secondary Fordland Elementary

COST ASSOCIATED WITH LEADERSHIP "Have to make hard decisions that'll negatively affect people you care about... Be disliked despite your best attempt to do the best for the most... Be misunderstood and not always have the opportunity to defend yourself." ~ Kirby Smart

It was an awesome day with my Fordland Elementary team 🤩 Looking forward to a fantastic school year!

We are so excited to welcome back our Eagles! What a great first day! #BelieveinBlue

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“Learn how to generate light” - Great Keynote by Emeka Nnaka #LeadersOfHope

“Leading is about putting people first,” and “having empathy for the hidden stories inside others.” Thank you Thomas C. Murray for a fantastic keynote! #LeadersOfHope MAESP

Oh my. Wow. Elementary Principals are my people!! What an absolute blast being with MAESP yesterday for their conference. So. Much. Fun. What a group!! So grateful. 🙏🏻J Anderson National Assoc. of Elementary School Principals L. Earl Franks, Ed.D., CAE

We are thrilled to have Jessica Cabeen Ed.D. as our closing keynote! “Don’t make the mistake of connecting your identity to your title.” #LeadersOfHope #WeLeadMO

And that’s a wrap for the #LeadersOfHope Conference! Time to return to Inspire, Believe, & Lead back home. The things we hope for matter, and putting our hope in people matter most! #WeLeadMO

“Rigor through relevance.” Learning with Dr. Holly 🆂🅲🅷🆁🅰🅶🅴 and the Lebanon School District leadership at the Competency-Based Education Essentials conference 🐝

“As you’re drawing a letter or writing a word, you’re taking this perceptual understanding of something and using your motor system to create it. That creation is then fed back into the visual system, where it’s processed again.” (Sophia Vinci-Booher, Sci Am, May, 2024)

Blessed! Great day of learning/collaboration with leaders from 9 area SDs about how to navigate difficult dialogue (NDD). We got better today & that is winning BIG. Tabitha Foraker 🅱️en Yocom 🙏 Merlyn Johnson Traci Mitchell, Ed.D. MASA Leaders MoASSP MAESP Amy Ruzicka MSBA #GetFiredUP🔥

It warms our heart ♥️ to see #GOCSD member @FordlandR3Schools implementing strategies from The 4 Essential Roles of Leadership. Don't miss out on this chance to #LearnWithGOCSD Register for our June session: greaterozarkscsd.org/page/111924-fr… #LearnWithGOCSD @FranklinCovey

📢 Shoutout to our amazing teachers who led insightful presentations during yesterday’s professional development! 👏 Their expertise and dedication help us grow as educators and strengthen our school community! @FordlandR3Schools Stephanie Vickers Fordland Elementary

Fordland paraprofessionals are truly amazing, making a difference every day! If you see them, be sure to wish them a happy Paraprofessional Day! 🎉💙