Transformative Principal League of Innovative Schools with Mary Wegner Transformative Principal 207
Mary Wegner is the Superintendent of Sitka Schools 1250 students.
- League of Innovative Schools.
- Is there support for innovation at a district level? Is the superintendent someone who can contribute to the national pool of leaders.
- Make learning group, competency based education.
- Monthly meetings to share and collaborate together on what needs to be done well in the area of focus.
- How to narrow down and focus on initiatives as a leader.
- Empowering student voice and choice.
- Rather than figure out by trial, we figure out by expertise.
- You must be an excellent talent scout.
- What are the unique contributions each teacher has to support kids? Give them a microphone.
- Whole system.
- How to be a transformative leader? Listen. Put systems in place so things are working well.
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