Kim lives near the beach, and one of her children has grown up to be a teacher (1:50)
Kim became a teacher later in life after realizing how much her children were going to be influenced by teachers in their lives, and then going back to college (3:02)
Kim traces her career path in education after graduating from college as a non-traditional student (6:30)
Why Kim decided to go into administration after being in a classroom for 23 years (10:44)
How to stay connected with students after becoming an administrator (14:21)
If you want to get your foot in the administration door, volunteer at every opportunity (16:50)
How Kim faced the challenge of landing her first admin job against tough competition (21:52)
On her first day as a school administrator, Kim had to deal with a phoned in bomb threat (26:21)
The creative way Kim uses a daily check list (29:08)
Keep your best teachers in mind | Don’t make blanket statements | Do the little things that will help your best teachers (34:35)
It’s important to stay in touch with classrooms and curricula after becoming an admin (36:27)
Kim’s book recommendations for current and aspiring school leaders (37:04)
Be careful and think twice about making changes when you’re a new administrator (38:14)
“My teacher thought I was better than I was. So I was.” – anonymous 5 year old student (39:17)
If Kim had a time machine, here’s the advice she would go back and give her younger self when she was just starting out in administration (39:45)
Books mentioned in this episode
Shifting the Monkey: The Art of Protecting Good People From Liars, Criers, and Other Slackers by Todd Whitaker
What Great Principals Do Differently: Eighteen Things That Matter Most by Todd Whitaker
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
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