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The School Improvement Plan No One Reads.

The School Improvement Plan No One Reads.

And if you’re not careful, you’ll walk into next year with a document that meets every requirement—but does nothing to actually move student learning.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
Hiring & RetentionHiring & Retention
Hiring With Purpose: Building Culture Through Every Interview

Hiring With Purpose: Building Culture Through Every Interview

This summer's most important decisions might be sitting across from you.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
LeadershipLeadership
We Made It (Mostly): Wrapping Up, Recharging, and Rebuilding

We Made It (Mostly): Wrapping Up, Recharging, and Rebuilding

If you’re reading this, congratulations—you made it. Kind of.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin

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LeadershipLeadership
We Made It (Mostly): Wrapping Up, Recharging, and Rebuilding

We Made It (Mostly): Wrapping Up, Recharging, and Rebuilding

If you’re reading this, congratulations—you made it. Kind of.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
PodcastPodcast
School Improvement Planning With Purpose

School Improvement Planning With Purpose

The Principal School Podcast - Episode 40

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
Hiring & RetentionHiring & Retention
Hiring With Purpose: Building Culture Through Every Interview

Hiring With Purpose: Building Culture Through Every Interview

This summer's most important decisions might be sitting across from you.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
PodcastPodcast
The Principal's Calendar: How to Take Control of Your Time.

The Principal's Calendar: How to Take Control of Your Time.

The Principal School Podcast - Episode 39

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
LeadershipLeadership
The School Improvement Plan No One Reads.

The School Improvement Plan No One Reads.

And if you’re not careful, you’ll walk into next year with a document that meets every requirement—but does nothing to actually move student learning.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
Hiring & RetentionHiring & Retention
What Appreciation Looks Like (After the Balloons Deflate).

What Appreciation Looks Like (After the Balloons Deflate).

Teacher appreciation is not a one-week PR campaign.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
LeadershipLeadership
The Cost of "It's Always Been This Way" Leadership.

The Cost of "It's Always Been This Way" Leadership.

But here’s the truth nobody says out loud:“It’s always been this way” is a leadership choice. And it’s a dangerous one.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
Deeper LearningDeeper Learning
Why "Doing School" Still Isn't Enough.

Why "Doing School" Still Isn't Enough.

Students are doing what we ask. They’re passing assignments. They’re meeting the standards we set. However, the bar was never high enough to begin with.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
ChangeChange
When to Push, When to Pull Back.

When to Push, When to Pull Back.

Relentless pressure doesn’t create relentless improvement.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
CultureCulture
Dismantling the Culture of Apology.

Dismantling the Culture of Apology.

Special Series: A New Book is Coming - And You're Getting the First Look.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
LeadershipLeadership
What I Wish I Knew My First Year as Principal

What I Wish I Knew My First Year as Principal

Let’s get one thing out of the way: You will not be ready. No course, no certification, no mentor will fully prepare you. This job has to be lived.

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
CultureCulture
What I Learned About Being a Leader on a Cruise Ship

What I Learned About Being a Leader on a Cruise Ship

We don’t need a research study to tell us that visibility matters (although they exist).

Michael Meechin
Michael Meechin
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