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It’s our job to help you lead better and grow faster. Leadership might be complex but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Our models for leadership are simple and applicable in any school or district.
Here’s how you can enjoy the site. Each month, we start with a new leadership model built on the core tenements of leadership and based on both research and evidence from practice. Here’s what you can expect from our newsletter.
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Our Vision: To create an international network of leaders who are dedicated to improvement for the betterment of all people.
Our Purpose: To develop leaders by getting to simple so that they can lead better and grow faster.
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Leading Tomorrow’s Schools Today with Dr. Michael Lubelfeld
Our guest for this episode of FocusED is superintendent and author Dr. Michael Lubelfeld. He shares how leaders can build “tomorrow’s schools today” through change leadership, coalition-building, and real-world case studies—while preparing students for both future-ready skills and multiple pathways beyond graduation.
Raising Creative, Curious, and Caring Kids with Gregg Behr
Our guest for this episode of FocusED is Gregg Behr, executive director of the Grable Foundation and co author of When You Wonder, You’re Learning. Gregg joins Joe and TJ to reflect on the lessons of Fred Rogers, exploring how curiosity, creativity, and care can shape meaningful learning and leadership in schools today.
Transforming Your School Culture with Principal EL
Our guest for this episode of FocusED is Principal EL. Principal EL believes every child deserves at least one adult who is “crazy about them,” and that leaders must be intentionally curious about students’ lives outside of school to build belonging.
How We Got Started
TheSchoolHouse302 started on the trails of White Clay Creek, during what we call “write-and-runs.” We love to run and found that sharing thoughts and ideas was incredibly easy and cathartic. As leaders, educators, presenters, and thinkers, we often find ourselves discussing work, innovative ideas, political trends, organizational design, leadership theory, and more. As a result, we started a write-and-run series during our long runs with pit stops when the ideas from our conversations prompt a topic to write about. We joke that we have more ideas than people who will listen to them. And, we both love to write. That’s how this site and subsequent consulting venture got started.
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