What Great Principals Do Differently: Fifteen Things That Matter Most By Todd Whitaker
#1  It's People, Not Programs
#2  Who is the Variable?
#3  Treat Everyone With Respect, Every Day, All the Time
#4  The Principal is the Filter
#5  Teach the Teachers
#6 Hire GREAT Teachers
#7  Standardized Testing
#8  Focus on Behavior, 
Then Focus on Beliefs
#9  Loyal to Whom?
#10  Base Every Decision on your Best Teachers
#11  In Every Situation, Ask Who is Most Comfortable and Who is Least Comfortable
#12  Understand High Achievers
#13  Make It Cool to Care
#14  Don't Need to Repair- Always Do Repair
#15  Set Expectations at the Start of the Year
It's people that determine the quality of a school.
Not what is the variable, but WHO.
We never forget that one time.
We decide the tone of our school.
The sense of calm.
Teachers do the best
 they know how.
we can't teach from the office.
Experience is not the best teacher; 
the best teacher is the best teacher.
Hire for talent.
Wanted: Leaders!
Effective principals keep 
testing in perspective.
A change in behavior naturally
leads to a change in beliefs.
To the students.
Effective principals always consider
what their best teachers will think.
make people who do the right thing feel comfortable.
Ignore minor errors,
 provide autonomy & recognition.
Just do what is right, no matter what others do around you.
Some never need to repair- but always do;
some always need to repair- but never do.
5 little words: "I am sorry that happened."
Clearly established, focused on the future, 
and consistently reinforced.
this is both reasonable and fair.
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