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Cheers to 10 Years

#educationreform #fullserviceschools Can’t believe it has been 10 years since we launched Brooklyn Center Community Schools, with the idea of using collaboration to serve students and families holistically. Grateful to Superintendent Keith Lester – an unwavering beacon of possibility. It was an honor to work side by side with you to open to school to 100 city, nonprofit, faith, and corporate partners. Together we established health clinics, resource centers, recreation center, teen parent child care center, and dozens Read more

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Lessons for 2020

Anyone else feeling the weight of closing out 2019 and diving into 2020? I’ve been teetering between vacation mode and wanting to get a jump start on 2020. Then I realized 2019 has been a big year, culminating in the successful launch of my consulting firm Leadership Savvy — which is when it hit me: my lessons are right in front of me, learnings that got me here. Here are 8 tips that will serve Read more

By Leadership Savvy, ago

Growth Mindset: Early Lessons

My emotional intelligence has been called into perspective lately. I’m teaching a class focusing on it, then my daughter’s school principal presented on growth vs. fixed mindset, and it had me thinking. What were some of my early experiences that helped me have a growth mindset? I can feel my nature has plenty of fixed mindset, but I’ve worked hard over the years to have a stronger EQ. That said, when I really dig deep, Read more

By Leadership Savvy, ago

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