Can effective leadership create ripple effects that extend beyond school walls? Join Dr. Janet Pilcher as she connects with Lisa Nellessen Savage of the Pensacola News Journal to highlight the impact of CivicCon on the Pensacola community. Continue listening as she interviews Dr. Angela Bush of Jefferson County Schools, a recent CivicCon presenter, to hear how she spearheaded school improvement efforts that became a catalyst for community transformation. Listen as Dr. Bush emphasizes how the Nine Principles® Framework has shaped her leadership and explains how the principles she hardwired at Erwin Middle School in Alabama can be replicated in any school.
Episode 338
Transform Communities by Transforming Schools
Learn how effective school leadership sparked community-wide transformation in Jefferson County, Alabama. Dr. Angela Bush shares how she spearheaded improvement at Erwin Middle School, hardwiring processes that catalyzed change beyond school walls.
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Janet Pilcher
President, Studer Education
About the Episode
What This Podcast Covers
- What are the broader impacts of successful leadership within an organization or community?
- How can well developed systems and processes be hardwired into an organization?
- What does it look like in practice to develop leaders to develop people?
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