Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Will the Real PLC Please Stand Up? with Dr. Chad Dumas Power Quote: “Clarity precedes confidence” Description: I’m giving you fair warning – today’s show is loaded with both big ideas and small techniques. The discussion will feel like it is meandering a bit but stay with us because it all comes together into a powerful conclusion. As your thoughts are being stimulated and questions and ideas are firing off, be patient and just enjoy learning. At the end of the...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 202
Show Title: Celebrating 200 with Frederick and Mara Power Quote: People are the purpose Guest Bio: Frederick Buskey helps school leaders reclaim their purpose! Building on 33 years of k-12 and higher education leadership experience, Frederick provides simple frameworks and practical tools to help leaders make immediate incremental improvements. His new book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose , helps leaders master six stages to move from spending time putting out fires to investing t...
May 14, 2024•36 min•Ep. 200
Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Are You Okay? With Jamie Brown Power Quote: “Connection before correction” Jamie’s Student Debrief Protocol: 1. Are you okay? 2. What was the trigger? 3. How did the behavior impact others? 4. What could you have done differently? Description: Are you okay? Of course, your answer to that question may vary depending on the circumstances, but what does it signal to you when I ask that question? Are you okay? Today we’ll begin with this simple question and then bu...
May 07, 2024•49 min•Ep. 199
This is a bonus episode done while I was hiking and reflecting on my own training facilitation. Frederick’s Links: Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.com Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/fdf37cbf3a The Strategic Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWRS2F6N?ref_=pe_93986420_774957520...
May 03, 2024•21 min•Ep. 201
Show title and release date: Who Should Drive Change? With Frederick Power quote: Lighter = faster and easier with less risk of injury Show Description: In a few weeks you will hear my discussion with Dr. Chad Dumas in which we dig into PLCs. We begin by noting the “PLC” is one of the most despised buzzwords by teachers and dig into the why. In my conversation with Chad, we move from 40,000 feet to ground level multiple times. I don’t think the episode is confusing, it’s more that there are so m...
Apr 30, 2024•39 min•Ep. 198
Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Mastermind! With Dr. Nick Davies Power Quote: Be willing to fail Description: When I say the word “mastermind”, what thoughts spring into your head? Do you picture the head of a shadowy criminal enterprise, or the 1980’s colored-dot guessing game (think WORDL with colors). Or maybe you think about a special club for people in similar roles to come together and help each other grow. Of course, it is this third option we dive into on today’s show. So stick around...
Apr 23, 2024•31 min•Ep. 197
Outline and Show Notes Show Title: Three questions with Dr. Brandon Beck Power Quote: “Our ultimate goal is to unlock unlimited potential in others” Description: Today’s show is going to inspire you. It will take you deep into yourself, maybe places you go every day, but also to places within that you haven’t visited in a while. I guarantee after today’s show you are going to want to invest some time in reflecting. Today you will hear three questions you need to ask yourself – three questions to...
Apr 16, 2024•44 min•Ep. 196
Interview Tip: Tell the Story that Drives You! The Big Idea · Interview tips for aspiring APs (Dos vs. don'ts, or any stories of a successful interview or an interview that did not go well) o Remember you are interviewing them o Be authentic – if you compromise in the interview you can never get it back o Tell what you have done, not what you would do o Tell the story that drives you · What catches the attention of an interview committee that makes them say "we got our person?" I know a lot is i...
Apr 11, 2024•32 min•Ep. 195
A Human Approach to Schooling with Dr. Faiza Jamil Power Quote: We lose our ability to see the whole Description: You can think of today’s show as a bit of a thought experiment. What changes if we make relationships, at every level of the school, THE priority? It is a thought experiment, but we also have lots of experience that tells us how that experiment could turn out. Guest Bio: Faiza M. Jamil is a former K-12 teacher and currently serves as Associate Professor of Education and Human Develop...
Apr 02, 2024•46 min•Ep. 194
Power quote: If you don’t have a relationship, you aren’t coaching… your telling. Show Description: The foundation of coaching. That’s today’s topic, although it wasn’t what I had planned. This episode was scheduled to be about coaching fundamentals, but as I began working on the first part of the show – I realized the foundation needed more than a couple lines. So, once again, we will be talking about relationships on this show. Why? Because relationships are the vehicle that allow us to grow p...
Mar 26, 2024•22 min•Ep. 193
Investing in Growth with Dr. Nick Davies Power Quote: Control What you can Description: If you don’t grow, how can you get better? Yet, in a job where you can’t ever get everything done, how do you find time to grow? Today we have the 2024 Washington State Elementary Principal of the Year here to help us figure out how to prioritize growth. Guest Bio: Dr. Davies is an associate principal for Vancouver Public Schools and an adjunct Faculty Member at Pacific University. He has a Ph.D. in Education...
Mar 19, 2024•50 min•Ep. 192
Description: Today’s show is guest hosted by Mara Buskey, the Inclusion Strategist at Strategic Leadership Consulting. Frederick’s new book, A School Leader’s Guide to Reclaiming Purpose, is out and we thought it would be fun to celebrate by turning the tables and having Mara be the guest host to interview Frederick about the book. Enjoy! Guest Bio: Frederick Buskey helps assistant principals live and lead better. Building on 32 years of k-12 and higher education leadership experience, Dr. Buske...
Mar 12, 2024•28 min•Ep. 191
Guest: Andrea Bitner Show Title: We Are the Ticket with Andrea Bitner Power Quote: “Lack of language does not equal lack of intelligence” Description: I love doing shows where you, my colleague, can walk away with concrete steps to use in making immediate incremental improvements. The only thing better than those shows are the ones offering a transformative shift in perspective – where you can see an issue or topic from a radically different point of view that changes how you perceive and think....
Mar 05, 2024•42 min•Ep. 190
Show Title: Run to the Complexity with Jason McKenna Power Quote: STEM is a mirror of our world” Description: STEM has been around for awhile, but I’ll be honest – I don’t actually know what stem is. It is a process? A product? A package? And who can do STEM? And, as school leaders, how do we know if STEM is worth encouraging and, if it is, how do we support teachers who wade into the STEM arena? I’m so excited to have today’s guest on to help me, and I hope you, answer some of these questions. ...
Feb 27, 2024•44 min•Ep. 189
Description: Today’s show is completely different from anything I’ve done in the past. Our guest took my free course on building a positive classroom culture and reached out to share how he used what he learned and to pick my brain about next steps, so what you are going to hear today is a coaching call of sorts. Before we dive into the call, I need to set the context for you by providing an overview of the course. The free course (link in the show notes), serves as….· Frameworks around using di...
Feb 20, 2024•26 min•Ep. 188
The Solution Starts with Us with Charle Peck Power quote: “The solution starts with us” Show Description: Is your school community thriving? How do you know? More importantly, how do you – how can you – be a powerful agent for building a thriving school community? The wonderful thing about the answers to these questions is they are so, so simple. We are joined today by a wonderful soul and I guarantee you will leave the show feeling uplifted and inspired. Charle Peck is the co-creator of Thrivin...
Feb 13, 2024•41 min•Ep. 187
“Let’s do this together” with Dr. Nate Regier Power Quote: Conflict has a purpose Description: One of the most frequent things I’m asked about is how to have difficult conversation. I have some thoughts, but I’m not an expert. That’s why today’s guest is here. What if we looked at conflict as an opportunity? What if accountability was something we did with people instead of to them? And what if through the process of helping people be responsible, we were also helping them be authentic human bei...
Feb 06, 2024•48 min•Ep. 186
Show Notes, Episode 184: The Power of Presence with Kelly Scarbrough It’s always fun to sit down with another consultant or author and dive into their field of expertise to find powerful ideas and tools you can use to improve your life and leadership. However, some of the best ideas come, not from experts, but from you, and our other colleagues who are still in classrooms and buildings. Today’s conversation meanders like a pleasant stroll alongside a slow-moving stream, and like any fall time hi...
Jan 30, 2024•50 min•Ep. 185
Outline and Show Notes Guest: Tomeka Love Links and promo stuff? Preferred name/title? Relax and laugh Will be video recording and may use small or big pieces Small things won’t be edited If there is a gaff – long pause Intro-interview-outro Questions for me? FB hit record Show Title: South Carolina Assistant Principal of the Year Tomeka Love Power Quote: “I choose joy” Frederick’s Links: Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.com Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin...
Jan 21, 2024•43 min•Ep. 184
Originally aired as episode 125 on May 16, 2023. This is one of my all-time favorite episodes. Enjoy! Frederick’s Links: Email: frederick@frederickbuskey.com Website: https://www.frederickbuskey.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/strategicleadershipconsulting Daily Email subscribe: https://adept-experimenter-3588.ck.page/fdf37cbf3a Tequila's Links: Website: https://www.tequilalamar.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tequilalamar/...
Dec 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 183
Description: Back in episode 141, Dr. Helen Kelly and I talked about burnout and the things school leaders can do to help recover from work and avoid burnout. Helen noted in that show, that recovery was only 20% of the antidote, because the problem of burnout is not an individual problem – it is an organizational problem. So, if 80% of burnout is due to factors within the organization – your district or your school – what can you, my school leader colleague, do to change your organization? It is...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 182
Today’s show begins with a 40,000-foot view of student voice and then takes us right to ground level to break down implementation of a specific practice for elevating not only student voice, but also teacher voice. Are you ready? Connect with Lyndsay: Website: https://www.lindsaybethlyons.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lindsaybethlyons LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaybethlyons Podcast: Time for Teachership Resources (I'll add a staff meeting series with agendas + slide decks plus a Circle Pl...
Nov 28, 2023•42 min•Ep. 181
Hello Colleagues and welcome to this week’s 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Actually, this will be our last episode of 5fF and instead of recapping… explain how I reached this decision. Lens of 3 epiphs: 1 2 3 Here’s the story: MM complaining too much to do… Jeff asked, I said… Daily em 2 pod episodes Ldr program Course dev Courses on building CRC 1st Epiph: too much to do Jeff suggested ways to streamline – time management But I was trying to do it all 2 epiph: I get to...
Nov 24, 2023•9 min•Ep. 180
Culture, specifically, organizational culture. It’s part cliché, part elusive whale, and part obsession. We all work (or have worked in my case) within schools or educational organizations which have a culture and we all know how powerfully that culture influences what happens within the school. The cliché: Culture is the key to a great school The elusive whale: What is school culture? The obsession: How can we create a culture of learning? Today, I will unpack for you the secrets of school cult...
Nov 21, 2023•25 min•Ep. 179
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… Those of you reaching out to me via email and LinkedIn! It inspires me to keep going. Specifically, I’d like to thank: Darius Coulibaly Kelly Scarbrough Valerie Jones Annette Brown And a special thanks to Tammi Barker who wrote: I listen to your podcasts on my way to work as I just promoted to a VP in July. Your podcasts motivate and reinspire me when I’m feeling overwhelme...
Nov 17, 2023•20 min•Ep. 178
177: Leaning In and Listen with Alex Auriemma About this show (Teaser from outline) I am keeping this teaser short because I cannot wait to get into today’s conversation. Back in August I encouraged listeners to ask their veteran teachers three questions. The questions were designed to help you learn more about your teachers and to help them feel listened to and valued. Today’s guest, a practicing assistant principal, used those questions and she’s here to share how it went, what she learned, an...
Nov 14, 2023•48 min•Ep. 177
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! Today’s shout out goes to… my incredible book reviewers. My book on how to move from spending time on tasks to investing time in people id tentatively scheduled for publication in March. One way to tell if people really care about you is to ask for critical feedback. People who aren’t really invested with say things like, “great job” or “looks good.” People who care about you will make specific sugge...
Nov 10, 2023•15 min•Ep. 176
For years I have done management and discipline trainings for new teachers. For years, those trainings changed little. Recently though, by approach has shifted. I’m now focusing on helping teachers build positive classroom cultures, by attending to three elements: 1. First and most importantly are relationship 2. Second is classroom management 3. Third is classroom safety, which is more accurate term than discipline. I’m in the process of developing a series of virtual courses for teachers, but ...
Nov 07, 2023•10 min•Ep. 175
Hello Colleagues and welcome to another 5 for Friday episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! The week’s emails: What makes a good hike? The impact of alignment on culture The 3-day pocket door series Made a mistake – what should I do? The importance of information, especially opportunity cost We must know others to understand their opportunity cost (e.g. new teacher who is struggling with what to focus on)...
Nov 03, 2023•20 min•Ep. 174
Today’s show will touch on a number of important things:· Why do great teachers leave their schools, or education? What makes a great leader? If you don’t trust a teacher to manage their own growth, what can you do about it? What do teachers want?If any of those sound interesting to you, then you should definitely enjoy today’s show! Notable Quotes Guest: Caitlin Mitchell “But I wasn't getting a ton of support from my admin and about three and a half years into being a teacher, I left” I knew th...
Oct 31, 2023•47 min•Ep. 173
