Didn’t finish last, but I did draft Nabers with my first pick. 😔

✨ I love seeing colleagues announce new roles this time of year! Jumping in mid-year can be challenging, but it’s also a great chance to listen, learn, and build trust. 🚁 I wrote about that here: ryandsmithedd.com/post/helicopte…

A new year brings new opportunities, and being an internal candidate can be uniquely challenging. Here’s a 15-second message for anyone navigating that path. 🎥 Watch below 👇 youtube.com/shorts/SfCjN6t…

I asked ChatGPT which NFL head coach does Quentin best resemble. It said Andy Reid! 🤣 #ChiefsKingdom

Lead AI with intention. Three lanes that keep AI human-centered: 1️⃣ Policy 2️⃣ Teaching & Learning 3️⃣ Productivity More on the “three lanes” here ⬇️ ryandsmithedd.com/post/leading-a…

Learned something cool about the number 6174 today.

Energized after our first-ever Guiding Coalition meeting! 40+ leaders came together to revisit our mission, vision, and values and draft an early Learner Profile. Grateful to our Board of Education and Learner-Centered Collaborative. This work builds on Dr. Erin Simon’s 100-day

Hiring decisions define culture. If they don’t reflect belief in your district’s mission and vision and alignment with core values nothing else will. I wrote about how AI can bring clarity, consistency, and intention to hiring. ryandsmithedd.com/post/ai-in-hr-…

Excellent! 👏🎉🙌🥳🥂

So proud to be named Learner-Centered Collaborative’s Catalyzer of the Month! Thank you Devin Vodicka, EdD and Katie Martin for the recognition. I’m so excited about the work that is happening in Bellflower Unified!

Let’s gooooo!

Most leaders work with HR. Very few ever lead it, and that perspective changes everything. ryandsmithedd.com/post/so-you-wa…

#TitanUp

.ESPN is trash. It’s hard to believe they are making us wait for the end of this college basketball game before beginning coverage of the #AusOpen quarterfinals. Unacceptable!

Thanks a lot ESPN for hiding this match behind a paywall so no one could watch it without paying for your crummy app. Total fail.

Everything that is being said about Southwest Airlines’s new boarding process is 100% true. An absolute disaster. What a ridiculous process! Didn’t they have more than a year to prepare?

Honored to join Dr. Dr. Frank Olmos for a roundtable discussion about AI in HR: Transforming School District Personnel Management at AASA’s #NCE2026 in Nashville! Proud to share how Bellflower Unified is innovating to turn vision into reality for students. nce.aasa.org/conference-dai…

Enroll today! Tell a friend!