One person in pursuit of excellence raises the standards of everyone around them. Be that one person today.

Schools/Districts, If any of these are your goals: -Increased achievement -Higher growth -Closed gaps -Fewer discipline issues -Better morale -Positive climate There's only one place to start: TIER 1 LEARNING Commit to designing it for all learners & you WILL see results.

At some point, when more & more kids need interventions, we must stop & refocus our work. Move away from interventions for their learning & towards intervening in our work designing a Tier 1 that is effective in the first place. If we don't, they can't.

📣 Coach K said, "You can either lower your goals to match your effort, or you can raise your effort to match your goals." Everything starts with your commitment level. Are you willing to put in the time and effort needed to succeed? NO Deposit - NO Return!

2024 Texas Teacher of the Year Taniece Thompson-Smith Abilene ISD @Region14ESC will represent Texas in the national teacher of the year competition! #txed #TXTOY #InspiringLeaders #TeachersCan

See photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAYCYx of today’s #txed Teacher of the Year awards luncheon, where Taniece Thompson-Smith of Abilene ISD was named 2024 TX Teacher of the Year + Naveen Cunha Naveen Cunha of Bryan ISD named 2024 TX Secondary Teacher of the Year. #TXTOY #InspiringLeaders

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. #education #teachers #leadership #sped #autism #teachertwitter

When our kids are too dependent on us for answers, next steps, engagement & feedback, a half-year's learning potential is lost. (Effect size= -0.24) We MUST design for learning & the heavy lifting of the learning to be taken on by THE LEARNERS.

Research says it can take a new principal 3 to 4 years to get their school culture to where they want it to be. Trust the process and keep striving to be a positive leader! 🚌 • • • #EnergyBusSchools #Leadership #PowerofPositivity #EnergyBusForSchools

One more time.... We are not here to teach; we are here to design learning. Teach, and we guess if learning happened. Design, and we guarantee that it does.

🔍 Gone are the days when the purpose of #assessment was to #grade and rank #students. Assessment is part of the instructional process--#feedback is the priority, not a grade. #LeadInclusion #EdLeaders #Teachers #SBLchat #TG2Chat #TeacherTwitter

Do you remember the 3 big ideas of a PLC? If not, here’s a refresher! These ideas capture the essence of the PLC at Work® process. 💡 bit.ly/3NzaqTk #ATPLC #PLCatWork

New: A Travis County judge has blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing its ratings of the state’s school districts and campuses for a second year in a row. texastribune.org/2024/08/12/tex…

NOT AGAIN. 😣😣

Being "nice" is hurting your leadership - Nice leaders want to be liked. Kind leaders build trust Choose the harder path. Be kind. Please repost to help others out there! ♻️

Productivity isn't about doing more. It's about doing what matters… Master the Eisenhower Matrix to work smarter:

It's heartbreaking when a building filled with millions of dollars worth of degrees focuses more on where a kid comes from than the potential they carry. That kind of mindset creates its own trauma. #RuthlessEquity #StartWithTheCrown

The easier you are to lead, the further you will go. #DailyWisdom

Great cultures don't allow moments of mediocrity. #DailyWisdom

I admit a few times I had to “fix the fix”.