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Beth Houf

@bethhouf.bsky.social

Boy mom, high school principal, passionate leader & learner, forever teacher, ‘22 @NASSP National Principal of the Year, Board of Directors, co-author #LeadLAP

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Time for spring break! We will be taking the rest of March off for some rest and recalibration. #leadlap

15.03.2025 12:47 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thank you all for taking time to discuss the importance of advocacy! We are all advocates and our voices have never been more important! Have a great week! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

A3: Build your own table and invite others in! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:57 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Q3 is here! #leadlap #principalsadvocate

08.03.2025 15:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2

A2: Another topic is ensuring ALL students have opportunity for career connected learning! As a good friend of mine always says, you can’t be what you can’t see! #leadlap #principalsadvocate

08.03.2025 15:51 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

This! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A2: The teacher pipeline will always be a continual focus for me. Great teachers matter! #leadlap #principalsadvocate

08.03.2025 15:49 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Q2: #leadlap #principalsadvocate

08.03.2025 15:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 4

A1: Less is more. Choose one topic and build a compelling why, the solution and pay special attention to emotions. Don’t forget you are the expert! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:43 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A1 Frame advocacy with a positive lens.
Share the successes.
Predict the successes.
Let others be part of the potential success.
#LeadLAP

08.03.2025 15:40 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Advocacy Organization Advocacy Organization The What: The Issue at Hand The Why: What Makes it Important The How: Proposed Solution The Feeling: Body Language, Triggers, Etc. @BethHouf

A1: Here is a helpful organizer that I use: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:41 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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Q1 is here! How do you advocate like a pro? #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 4

So glad you could join us! #leadlap

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Ugh!! Moving is tough! Thank you for being here my friend! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great to have you here!!! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’m Beth, proud principal, author and advocate! I also happen to love shoes! #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:32 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Here we go! Who’s joining us today? #leadlap

08.03.2025 15:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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We Are All Advocates 'Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.' —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Principal Beth Houf speaks at the National School Leaders Advocacy Conference. I was honored to...

We’re back this morning and talking advocacy! I hope you can join us at 9:30am central! #leadlap #edusky

www.nassp.org/2023/04/11/w... @burgessdave.bsky.social

08.03.2025 14:47 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I was reminded that if we’re lucky we can do things within our control in a time that feels chaotic. Inspired by one line I felt driven to write. #leadlap @bethhouf.bsky.social @burgessdave.bsky.social @jaybilly2.bsky.social

The Work We Hold Onto- takeittotheclassroom.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/t...

02.03.2025 13:13 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Have a great week, #leadlap family. Take time for you so you can take time for others next week.

01.03.2025 16:01 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

A3: Keep helping students and staff navigate hard topics by taking time to listen and talk through concerns. #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:59 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

A3: Keep celebrating and embracing diversity, equity, equality, inclusion, belonging, and the belief that we are truly better together. These words and practices have been weaponized and the effects are already crushing. #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:58 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Q3: What must we ensure that we KEEP doing in spite of these changes? #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 2

Good morning!!! #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Glad you jumped in Hallie! #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A2) when kids are influenced by what they hear without fully grasping the depth of what they are saying we have the responsibility to teach them to honor ALL human beings and although this should not be political our current reality can make it challenging to guide these conversations #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:49 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A2: The hardest thing has been the normalization of hate/bullying/rudeness that can spill over to students. The modeling of leadership matters so much. #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:50 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Q2: What has been the hardest part of these political changes for you as an educator? #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 2

I’m going to throw a couple more questions out but this is more of a conversation and support group than traditional chat this morning. #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Same. I make myself stay up on what’s happening around me but prefer my happy place of school. I just know that there is no time more important than now to stay informed and advocate for what we know is right in education. #leadlap

01.03.2025 15:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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