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Thank you so much @bethhouf.bsky.social @burgessdave.bsky.social and the #LeadLAP crew-appreciate these moments to step back and refocus. Have a great weekend all!

That’s really cool-such a. Great way to keep you informed! #LeadLAP

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“keep our focus on the needs of our students, staff, and families” #LeadLAP

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A2 One of the hardest parts is the political divide it creates w/ Fs. We are clear about our commitment to inclusive communities, & some Fs will bring that into the convo when they are feeling upset about something else. It becomes ammunition that distracts from the real work we are doing . #LeadLAP

A1 I feel very lucky to work in a district that stands by its core values & keeps us informed on the most recent news that may potentially impact our schools & families. District team communicates out what we believe as a school system which helps me to be able to focus on the work. #LeadLAP

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Good morning #LeadLAP! Jill, Elementary principal from MA here to glean some wisdom from this community. Hope you all are well.

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Thank you for sharing Vicky! 🤗 My admin team just decided this week that we are going to read that book together -starting our own little book club to help us through this! #LeadLAP

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Thank you @bethhouf.bsky.social and the awesome #LeadLAP crew for listening and sharing! 🙏 Have a great weekend!

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A4 Looking forward to our February break this week. I have LOTS of formatives to write so I’ll spend some time catching up & doing that AND also take a few days with family to unplug in ski country! #LeadLAP

A3 My biggest “problem” right now is ensuring my time in classrooms. There have been so many “fires” to put out my AP & I have not been able to get in to see learning & give feedback. Trying to have my staff, who are tired, feel supported AND develop their ability to respond to Ss’ needs. #LeadLAP

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Thank you so much for sharing this! #LeadLAP

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I had to have a hard conversation with a teacher this week about some concerns. Try my best to let them know we will work on it together and support but also need to be clear. Finding that balance of care and clarity can be hard. #LeadLAP

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We really want to help our Ts learn how to better use all their data-we have lots of information/assessing that we are doing and not enough PLC time to unpack it all. This sounds like great work. #LeadLAP

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Yes! “Special” days that are different are usually not that special for many. Routine is so critical for students (& frankly for me, too!). #LeadLAP

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Yes! Our 4th graders had their city-wide concert this week. LOVE watching them play-SO great to see our kids taking risks and learning something new! #LeadLAP

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Something good from this week was our early childhood expo where prospective PreK and K parents get to hear a little bit about each school-love getting to share about our community & grateful for my team who came to tell what is special about our school.

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Jill Tully @jillrt.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Happy Saturday #LeadLAP! Jill, elementary principal from MA excited to be here to refresh my mindset after a long week and learn from you all!

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Great post with some 👍 ideas & concrete resources! Teaching Young Students How to Overcome Cognitive Overload www.edutopia.org/article/cogn...

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Teaching Young Students How to Overcome Cognitive Overload

Teachers can help students develop the metacognitive skills to avoid becoming overwhelmed by school demands.

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Agreed! This #LeadLAP chat always helps me feel excited about the work! Grateful for all of the ideas shared today. Have a great weekend all!

Our district has been working using the RELAY Weekly data meeting format of See It-Name It-Do It to look at Student work and plan for reteaches. #LeadLAP docs.google.com/file/d/1wFeN...

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Love that! The moose is awesome! #LeadLAP

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Really engages students & families-they turn it in when it is filled and they are entered into a raffle for a prize like book, experience, etc. #LeadLAP

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A2 I want to figure out PD structures that will allow us all to be on the same page AND give everyone the professional learning they need AND give them choice. #WorkInProgress #LeadLAP

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A strong identify is so important! #LeadLAP

Love this! We did something similar at our Open House-we created a Bingo Board where Ss walked around with their families to check off tasks to get to know our school & systems better! #LeadLAP

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When I first started, staff said did they didn’t feel like they connected to/owned our core values…so we made new ones! Had it fit to our theme (PAWS for Huskies!) -this drives our SEL/PBIS work and our norms & helps to shape our identity as a school. #LeadLAP

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Good morning #LeadLAP! Jil, PreK-5 principal from chilly MA!

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Thank you so much @bethhouf.bsky.social @burgessdave.bsky.social & the #LeadLAP crew for helping remind me that I need to get back to reading #edubooks. Articles are great but a book immerses you in a topic & reignites the fire of my why (which I could definitely use right now!).

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A3 I would love to see a book that really helps Ts connect the work of academics AND behavior. We don’t “fix” behavior and then dig into academics- both of these things need to happen simultaneously and we ALL need to part of the work. #LeadLAP.

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This looks like a good one I need to add to my list. Need to get stronger at those conversations that call people out for not following our agreements and then calling them in to join us in the work. #LeadLAP

I’ve seen this one-I need to add it to my list! #LeadLAP

A1 Used to be so much better always reading an #edubook but have fallen behind. I used to be part of a Twitter chat book club which kept me committed to reading. I have so many I want to dig into-I think the one I want to read next is _What Makes a Great Principal_by George Courus & Allyson Apsey.

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I have to work on those this weekend, too! #LeadLAP

Good morning #LeadLAP! Jill, elementary principal from a chilly MA here to learn with you all!

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Thank you @bethhouf.bsky.social & @burgessdave.bsky.social for brining us over to #EduSky! Glad to still have the chance to learn from this #LeadLAP crew. Have a great weekend all!

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Our district has a job alike time for just principals as well as time for the entire district leadership team to come together. Appreciate the time to collaborate and alignment it provides #LeadLAP

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A3 What are ways you empower you ILT to take ownership and step up to lead change? We talk about and design the work together but they seem hesitant to step up and be the voice for our school with their colleagues. I know I need to a better job of fostering this-any tips? #LeadLAP

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Wow! That is AMAZING!!! Would love to hear more about your work around this. This is a big area of focus at my school and I want to support my team in getting stronger. #LeadLAP

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A2 Grateful to be in year 2. Teams are starting to work together better and will hopefully give us the chance to take our work to the next level. Have been able to get into classrooms more and have even had a chance to do some modeling work n classrooms with a new ELA routine we are using. #LeadLAP

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Agreed! Every time I prioritize something, then it often later feels Ike I also should have prioritized something else. Hard to have the “one thing” when this work is so complex and there are SO many important pieces to this work. #LeadLAP

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A1 SO much keeps me up at night (hence the melatonin!). Our school has so many areas for growth to best support the growth of our students & the sense of urgency is REAL, but durable change takes time and staff already feel overwhelmed w/ how much we’re trying to do. #LeadLAP

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