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Welcome to Principles for Principals, a podcast for school leaders to share, learn, and connect about current ideas and best practices in school leadership. If you’re a school or district administrator, you’re in the right place. Whether you are a veteran or novice leader, this podcast is for you! We can’t wait to share tips and resources in developing or fine tuning your leadership skills.

Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw


    • Aug 20, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 15m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    New Administrator's Lens on School Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 21:39


    After a year hiatus the Principles for Principals podcast is back! Listen as hosts Julia Bridi and Dr. Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk with special guest, Brittney Wilson, Associate Principal from Federal Programming in Cardinal Schools in Ohio. Brittany is a Podcast listener and shares her story on being a first time school administrator. Want more leadership resources? Sign up for our Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet using this link.

    Family and Community Engagement

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 7:20


    In Episode 3 of Season 3, listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare, have a discussion on supports to increase family and community engagement. Listen as they talk about tools and tips on how support leaders. Happy Listening! ⁠Sign-up⁠ to received the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet Tip Sheet email: TIPsheet@sdcoe.net

    Professional Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 13:46


    In Episode 2 of Season 3, listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare, reflect and define what they mean by professional learning centered around a school focus area. In addition, they dive deep into how professional learning supports teaching and learning and explore ways to go about planning for it. Happy Listening! Sign-up to received the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet

    Interrupting Chronic Absenteeism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 9:35


    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education have a conversation with Todd Langager, Director of Implementation, Improvement and Impact to discuss Chronic Absenteeism and ways to interrupt it. Happy Listening! Sign-up to received the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet San Diego County Office of Education Improving Chronic Absenteeism (ICAN) Improvement Network

    Summer Break & Leadership Reflection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 12:38


    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education discuss the power of reflection as many of leaders are approaching Summer Break. Breaks are a wonderful time pause, take stock and plan forward. Happy Listening! Sign-up to received the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet

    Distributive Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 14:26


    In Episode 8, listen as hosts Julia Bridi, Jeff Warshaw, and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk about the importance of distributive leadership. Their discussion on distributive leadership focuses school community and how leveraging leaders within the school can lead to improving student outcomes. Sign-up to received the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet

    Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 18:06


    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) talk to Executive Leadership Coach and colleague - Bernadette Nguyen. Bernie shares her expertise with Multi Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and shares about some exciting work that is happening around MTSS. Happy Listening! Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Sign-up to receive our monthly publication of Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet here SDCOE's MTSS Webpage

    Diving Into Professional Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 17:55


    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi and Erin Dare from the San Diego County Office of Education talk with Executive Leadership Coach and colleague - Ross Godfrey. Ross dives into a discussion around professional learning verses professional development and how that relates to the daily work of an instructional leader. Listen how Ross brings to life professional learning. Happy Listening! Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Sign-up to receive our monthly publication of Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet here

    Deeper into the 5D Framework

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 14:45


    In this episode, hosts, Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education talk to colleague - Joe Frescatore. Joe has been a proponent and champion of the 5D Framework for years and uses it regularly with administrators around San Diego County in both coaching sessions and formal Professional Learning Sessions. He's here to take us deeper into the 5D and remind us how critical it is to make classrooms observations a priority for our daily work as an instructional leader. Happy Listening! Find us on Twitter 5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Framework

    Student Belonging

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 16:27


    Hosts Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE), talk with one of SDCOE's Executive Leadership Coaches from our county Equity Department - Rebecca Penh. Her recent work with the county Equity department has helped guide and support collective efforts around inclusion and creating safe spaces for students! In this episode, Rebecca talks with us about what we can do in our schools to support student belonging. Follow us on Twitter Equity Conference Registration- January 19 & 20, 2023 SDCOE Equity Blueprint for Action

    Navigating the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 17:12


    In this episode, hosts Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education, talk with SDCOE's very own coordinator of school counseling, Tanya Bulette. Prior to joining our team at the county, Tanya worked in one of our local high school districts and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience about supporting students across multiple domains, including recognition of how different times of the year may trigger different needs for students. Listen as Tanya talks about what we can do in our schools to support students during the upcoming holiday season. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals

    Feedback and Observations - 5D Framework

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 16:33


    Listen as hosts, Julia Bridi, Dr. Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education talk with Lakeside Elementary School Principal, Tiger Rowan. Tiger has made it a leadership priority to get into classrooms and observe on a regular basis. He's here to talk about how he prioritizes this practice and how he uses the Center for Educational Leadership 5 Dimensions of Teaching and Learning Framework to support his observations and teacher feedback! Want to learn more? Listen to Joe Frescatore in Season 1, Episode 1 discuss Observations and Feedback from an Executive Leadership Coach perspective. The Center for Educational Leaderships 5D Framework Targeted Feedback Professional Learning Follow us on Twitter: @sd_principals

    Belongingness and Connectedness with Students

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022 14:35


    This is the Season 2, Episode 1 launch were we have a conversation around the importance of student connection and belongingness in schools. Educational success can increase when you create school and classroom environments. When students feel connected or a sense of belonging, this can increase a students desire to want to attend school and could potentially eliminate chronic absenteeism. This is a roundtable discussion with our hosts, Julia Bridi, Erin Dare, and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE). Happy listening! Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Podcast Resources: SDCOE Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet sign-up Attendance Works 2x10 Strategy (The Greater Good)

    Gratitude and Staff Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 11:51


    In Episode 8, hosts, Dr. Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with have a conversation with Avocado Elementary principal, Joy Delgallego with the Cajon Valley School District in San Diego County. Listen as she gives her personal principal perspective on what gratitude means to her and her school community. Twitter: @sd_principals

    Asset-based Data Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 20:58


    In Episode 7, hosts, Dr. Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with the Director of Continuous Improvement with SDCOE, Dr. Deborah Hernandez. Listen as they talk about the power of asset-based data analysis. In this episode, Dr. Hernandez speaks to importance of equity-driven data analysis and student and family engagement. Please access the resources mentioned in this episode below: San Diego County Office of Education- Equity Blueprint for Action San Diego County Office of Education- Student Panels National Equity Project- Liberatory Design Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Sign-up to receive our monthly publication of Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet here

    Adaptive Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 16:55


    In Episode 6, hosts, Dr. Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with Executive Coach, Dr. Brian Butler from the SDCOE's District and School Improvement department. Listen as they talk about the power of adaptive leadership. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals

    Universal Prekindergarten and School Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 18:15


    In Episode 5, hosts, Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with Executive Director, Lucia Garay from the SDCOE's Early Education department. Listen as they discuss the implementation of universal transitional kindergarten, universal prekindergarten, P3 alignment and the implications for school leaders. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Want to learn more about the Early Years Conference? Details can be found here: https://earlyyears.sdcoe.net/ SDCOE's P3- Universal Prekindergarten Webpage: https://www.sdcoe.net/educators/p-3-alignment

    Empathetic Research and School Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 15:58


    In Episode 4, hosts, Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with Executive Leadership Coaches, Bernadette Nguyen and Anne Worrall from the SDCOE's District and School Improvement department. Listen as they discuss the importance of how empathetic research can be a powerful tool for school leaders to help them generate appropriate solutions to support student needs. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Want to learn more about Empathetic Research? Connect Bernadette Nguyen: bernadette.nguyen@sdcoe.net and/or Anne Worrall: anne.worrall@sdcoe.net

    Equity and School Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 17:30


    In Episode 3, hosts, Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) have a conversation with Dr. Fabiola Bagula who leads SDCOE's Equity department. Listen as Dr. Bagula discusses the importance for principals to be equity-centered school leaders to ensure access and opportunities for all students. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Follow the San Diego County Office of Education Equity Department San Diego County Office of Education Equity is Love Action Conference 2022

    Data and School Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 21:59


    Hosts, Erin Dare and Jeff Warshaw from the San Diego County Office of Education talk about data and school leadership with their colleague from the Senior Director of Assessment, Accountability and Evaluation department, Steve Green. Steve discusses the importance for school leaders to use data to drive strategic planning to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes for students. Stick around to the end and listen to a short plug with the band, Rusty Chicken The Band. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals Follow Rusty Chicken The Band on Facebook or Instagram

    Observations and Feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 15:00


    Our first episode for school leaders to share, learn, and connect about current ideas and best practices in school leadership. Join us for a conversation about the importance for school leaders to conduct classroom observations and provide timely feedback to teachers using the 5D Instructional Framework. Subscribe to the Today's Informed Principal (TIP) Sheet here. Follow us on Twitter @sd_principals

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