

Transformative Principal
Jethro Jones
Jethro Jones interviews instructional leaders from around the nation to learn and teach what it takes to become a transformative principal. Episodes address topics like Response to Intervention (RTI), Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), the latest advances in educational research, standards-based grading, and interviews with industry leaders like Bill Daggett, Rick Wormeli, Todd Whitaker and even people outside the education like Seth Godin, JeVon McCormick, Liz Wiseman, and more.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Dec 29, 2013 • 21min
Transformative Principal 004 Bernardo Villar Part 2
In this second part of the interview with Bernardo Villar, we will learn about the following:
How Dr. Villar communicates with parents enough that they miss his communication when he leaves a school.
Twitter and Facebook
How Dr. Villar acknowledges the positve in every teacher and every student...
...which leads to improved student behavior.
What you can do to be a transformative principal, according to Dr. Villar
A focus on making sure every student feels comfortable in his school.
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Dec 22, 2013 • 27min
Transformative Principal 003 Bernardo Villar Part 1
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.
Thanks again to my sponsor: Paperless Principal
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Dec 15, 2013 • 37min
Transformative Principal 002 - Interview with Sondra Jolovich-Motes Part 2
Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District.
Here is some background information about Dee Elementary:
Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores
Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores
Dee Elementary school grade
Links that JM talks about:
Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify where they can use some help.
Annette Brinkman did some work with JM and Dee Elementary.
University of Virginia Turnaround School Program.
Books:
Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction
Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools
Sponsor:
http://paperlessprincipal.com learn how to be a paperless principal. Remove clutter, streamline your processes.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Dec 8, 2013 • 38min
Transformative Principal 001 - Interview with Sondra Jolovich-Motes Part 1
Jethro interviews Sondra Jolovich-Motes, principal of Dee Elementary in Ogden School District.
Here is some background information about Dee Elementary:
Dee Elementary, formerly dead last, sees huge gains in reading scores
Ogden schools see dramatic spike in student proficiency scores
Dee Elementary school grade
Links that JM talks about:
Teaching Channel is one way JM helps teachers identify where they can use some help.
Annette Brinkman did some work with JM and Dee Elementary.
University of Virginia Turnaround School Program.
Books:
Driven by Data: A Practical Guide to Improve Instruction
Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools
Sponsor:
http://paperlessprincipal.com learn how to be a paperless principal. Remove clutter, streamline your processes.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.

Dec 1, 2013 • 15min
Transformative Principal 000
Welcome to the Transformative Principal. In this first episode, I share my TEDxCSDTeachers talk from November about increasing our average daily attendance to 96% by doing one simple thing!
Enjoy.
Have a Good Life.
LinkedLeaders: You need support. Get just-in-time mentoring at LinkedLeaders.comWe’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers’ timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.