This great interview with Bernardo Villar is broken up over two episodes. I hope you enjoy it. It was a great interview for me. 

Bernardo Villar is the principal of the Title I school Vae View Elementary in Layton, UT. In this interview, you will learn about the following ways Dr. Villar is a transformative principal:

• Word of the year: rigor
• How to get teachers to ask for help
• How to not be defensive
• How to ask for help and thus generate buy-in
• How to run data team meetings
• How to create an environment that invites students and parents to be a part of the school community. 

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