Building staff morale? Invite your team to identify their “principles of practice.”

Leaders like you often lead from your core values – with guiding principles shaping your work. For leader Peg Grafwallner, an important piece of school leadership is inviting teachers to identify and celebrate their own guiding principles.

Her process, carried out over a staff meeting or two, can strengthen your team’s shared foundation.



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Leading through seasons of change

by  |  11.17.25

I joined our building in the middle of the 2024-2025 school year, and I knew how important it would be to lean into building relationships. Ensuring that our school community could connect with me, establish trust and believe in my commitment and ability to follow through were my top priorities from day one. My focus […]

Connection is the cornerstone of school leadership

by  |  10.7.25

Those of you reading this know: As school leaders, we can feel isolated. Especially as principals, we can feel like everything falls on our shoulders. That can feel like a lot of pressure. But the truth is, we don’t have to do this work alone. I’m very passionate about the power of connection as a […]