Episode description
Lori Villanueva has been in education for 25 years, starting as a high school Biology, Music and AVID Teacher, and now serves as Superintendent in a rural district of 4500 in sunny central California. She keeps kids at the center of her decisions, and loves working with educators to provide kids what they need to grow and thrive.
Show Highlights
- The importance of getting early wins as a leader. Especially facing reopening.
- How a Ruckus Maker builds an under radar network of resources for her school
- Planting a tree can inspire the district to invest in the look and feel of a school
- A principal who finds solutions to “no” is a powerful resource for transformation.
- How one principal turned her school into a hub of essential services for the learning community.
- The questions Lori asks her principals to get what they need for students
- Lori provides effective teacher recruitment strategies for rural areas to get top tier teachers
- Lori shares 2 reasons Organized Binders is an essential tool she has used in all her schools
“I didn't come into this profession to help the superintendent look good. I didn't come into this profession for the glamour of the money. I came for kids. When I feel that kids need something and I feel that it's the proper and right thing to do I will move forward taking action and I can sleep really well at night.”
-Lori Villanueva
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Lori Villanueva’s Resources & Contact Info:
- https://www.betterleadersbetterschools.com/attracting-great-teachers/
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