Innovation Incubator with Jason Markey Anita Huffman and Meaghan O'Neil Transformative Principal 116

Leyden East High School Principal Jason Markey, assistant principal Anita Huffman and principal-to-be-current-special-education-teacher Meaghan O’Neil join me to talk about the

Assistant principal for Student Services - The importance of a title
Breakfast with students to support the new students coming in.
ACCESS Program - extra 25 minutes for freshman to help them get acclimated.
Hand-schedule students with ACCESS teacher so they have a single adult to
Learning2breathe study time for students to focus on mindfulness.
Teaching the whole child.
“Yes, And” thinking.
Giving kids the time and space to be creative.
Innovation incubator.
Disengaging from PLCs to be in a new group focused on design thinking.
Design thinking
Trust and vulnerability is vital.
It is an unknown.
What can you do to be a transformative principal:
Work to empathize more with our students and teachers
[#shadowastudent](http://shadowastudent.org)
Have a PLN and connect with others to help reflect and continue to grow.
Step out of your comfort zone and learn and grow.

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