It is What My Community Needed with Dr Tiawana Giles Transformative Principal 378

Jan 16, 2021

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It’s what my community Needed with Dr. Tiawan Giles Transformative Principal 378

Dr. Tiawana Giles is the proud principal of George W. Carver Elementary School!! She is also a contributing author the Women Who Lead Anthology.

In the age of coronavirus.
Lead by example. Setting a great example hat people want to support.
We are better than what they say we are!
If I give you this shirt, you are part of Carver Nation!
Our community at large supported it as well.
How to make yourself stand out with tons of other schools around you.
We became part of the community that we serve because we wanted Carver to the center of the community
We had the heart to get to where we wanted to be.
Started with faith-based groups and ways they could be part of Carver Nation in ways they were comfortable with.
Warm welcome from us at the door and a Carver T Shirt.
I can’t do this work by myself - I need the help of the community.
Kiwanas - Reading books on tape and sending links to families.
Community helps clean the building, helped distribute different activities.
Quarterly parent breakfast.
Community started a foundation started with affluent community in Richmond. $107,000 raised
You do have to make far more deposits before you can make any withdrawals.
Building relationships - If you make people feel welcome, they will welcome you.
We come together for the sake of the kids.
Opportunities to build authentic relationships.
It’s what my community needed!
I asked everyone what they needed
If it will benefit our scholars, that’s what we will do!
You have to model this work with them.
Look at it from all lenses, but bring people along with you.
Making sure that people are prepared for leadership roles.
People are in Carver Gear whenever we talk about our school.
You need a variety of people on panels to help you figure things out.
You get to ask folks to come even if you don’t have the people you want there.
Inviting people builds their confidence.
Your word means a lot, use it wisely.
I have to do a lot of the work to help them be successful. Checking in and checking on your people.
how to be a transformative principal? Find something positive to tell every single person on your team.

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