The Imperfect Principal

Imperfect Principal, Episode 15; 11/18/2023

Waubonsie Valley High School principal Jason Stipp leads the conversation with Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom on dealing with the loss of life in a school building. How to lead during a time of grief in a school community, and what are ways as an educational leader can you help to support and heal.
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Imperfect Principal, Episode 14; 11/12/2023

Waubonsie Valley High School principal Jason Stipp and Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom discuss celebrations.
As leaders, they talk about ways in which they celebrate staff and the things in life that bring joy to their work in schools. Listen as we talk about “munch money” and celebratory events in the world of educational leadership.
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Imperfect Principal, Episode 13; 11/5/2023

In this spooky Halloween edition, Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom leads the conversation of meetings! How to organize and successfully navigate the many different meetings that we as educational leaders engage in on a daily basis in our roles.
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Imperfect Principal, Episode 12; 10/29/2023

Waubonsie Valley High School principal Jason Stipp and Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom discuss the balancing act that school leaders face in engaging in national and international events that can impact their local school communities. When and how to engage is always a challenge.

Imperfect Principal, Episode 11; 10/28/2023

Waubonsie Valley High School principal Jason Stipp and Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom continue their two-part series connecting Educational Leadership to the evaluation process. Join us as we discuss reflective conferences and on stage observations. 
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Imperfect Principal, Episode 10; 10/15/2023

Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom leads the conversation regarding the process of evaluations. How do you effectively organize your evaluations, what structures and attitudes are important when taking on the task of staff evaluations?
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The Imperfect Principal, Episode 9; 10/8/2023

Waubonsie Valley High School principal Jason Stipp leads the continued conversation with Peterson Elementary principal Alli Landstrom about engaging in difficult conversations with people under the premise of safe spaces and brave spaces. Having the courage and bravery to engage in these difficult conversations and ways to make them go as best as possible.
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The Imperfect Principal, Episode 8; 10/1/2023

Principal Alli Landstrom leads the conversation with principal Jason Stipp about “brave spaces” as opposed to “safe spaces”. How as leaders do we create spaces in our schools for conversations in which voices are valued and challenging topics are taken on?
 
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The Imperfect Principal; Episode 7; 9/24/2023

Principals Alli Landstrom and Jason Stipp talk about their efforts to limit the unavoidable distractions that come with school so that teachers can do the hard work of teaching students. What distractions do we allow? How to we prepare for distractions, and how do we talk about distractions to this valuable work? These are the questions they take on this week.
 
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The Imperfect Principal; Episode 6; 9/17/2023

In this week’s episode, Peterson Elementary School principal Alli Landstrom leads the conversation with Waubonsie Valley principal Jason Stipp on engaging students/schools in positive behaviors, and how that strengthens a school culture. The discussion focusses on structures and techniques in creating a positive school environment, helping students see their best self.   
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