Classnotes Podcast (January 23, 2017) The school principal has a critical role in leading staff to educate every student on the campus. IDRA’s STAARS Leaders project has been guiding principals in San Antonio to view their work through a social justice lens by cultivating leadership competencies that lead to successful outcomes for all students, as described by the Chicago Public Education Fund. In this episode, we continue our conversation with Principal Gregory Rivers as he describes how he has brought these competencies to life in his school.In Part 2, he focuses on competencies of problem solving and building in others the confidence to lead.Gregory is interviewed Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., an IDRA senior education associate and director of IDRA’s STAARS Leaders project.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesFostering Excellence through Social Justice Principles in Schools Serving English Learnersby Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/fostering-excellence-social-justice-principles-schools-serving-english-learners/School Turnaround Leaders: Competencies for SuccessChicago Public Education Fundhttp://www.publicimpact.com/publications/Turnaround_Leader_Competencies.pdfWhat Every Principal Needs to Know to Create Equitable and Excellent Schools, First editionby George Theoharis & Jeffrey S. Brooks, Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 2012https://www.amazon.com/Principal-Create-Equitable-Excellent-Schools/dp/080775353XReaching and Teaching Students in Poverty: Strategies for Erasing the Opportunity Gapby Paul Gorski, 2013http://nsrf.iuserveit.org/sites/default/files/2013.Nov_.Connections.Book%20ReviewReachingAndTeaching.pdfThe New Meaning of Educational Change, Fifth editionby Michael Fullan, New York, NY Teachers College, Columbia University, 2016https://www.amazon.com/New-Meaning-Educational-Change-Fifth/dp/0807756806“Leaders Turn Around Schools – Transformational Equity Focus Makes College Readiness a Priority,” by Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/March_2016_College_Preparedness/Leaders_Turn_Around_Schools/“What a Principal Can Do to Create a College-Going Culture,” by Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/March_2011_Governance_Efficacy/What_a_Principal_Can_Do_to_Create_a_College-Going_Culture/Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Frameworkedited by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., & Christie L. Goodman, APR, IDRA, 2010http://www.idra.org/couragetoconnect/Video: Contagious College-Going Culture in Elementary School, Interview with Principal Rebecca Sánchezhttp://youtu.be/y6mxAblPSac“Professional Development in the 21st Century – Nine Structures for Coaching and Mentoring,” by Juanita C. García, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/February_2012_Teaching_Quality/Professional_Development_in_the_21st_Century/“Community Engagement Tool for Educators,” by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., Juanita C. García, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/IDRA_Newsletter/September_2011_Teaching_Quality/Community_Engagement_Tool_for_Educators/Your feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post A Principal on Leadership for a Turnaround School – Part 2 – Podcast Episode 169 appeared first on IDRA.