Leyden East High School Principal Jason Markey, assistant principal Anita Huffman and principal-to-be-current-special-education-teacher Meaghan O’Neil join me to talk about the

• Assistant principal for Student Services - The importance of a title
• Breakfast with students to support the new students coming in.
• ACCESS Program - extra 25 minutes for freshman to help them get acclimated.
• Hand-schedule students with ACCESS teacher so they have a single adult to
• Learning2breathe study time for students to focus on mindfulness.
• Teaching the whole child.
• “Yes, And” thinking.
• Giving kids the time and space to be creative.
• Innovation incubator.
• Disengaging from PLCs to be in a new group focused on design thinking.
• Design thinking
• Trust and vulnerability is vital.
• It is an unknown.
• What can you do to be a transformative principal:
• Work to empathize more with our students and teachers
• [#shadowastudent](http://shadowastudent.org)
• Have a PLN and connect with others to help reflect and continue to grow.
• Step out of your comfort zone and learn and grow.

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