Jill Tully

Thank you so much @bethhouf.bsky.social @burgessdave.bsky.social and the #LeadLAP crew-appreciate these moments to step back and refocus. Have a great weekend all!

That’s really cool-such a. Great way to keep you informed! #LeadLAP

“keep our focus on the needs of our students, staff, and families” #LeadLAP

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A2 One of the hardest parts is the political divide it creates w/ Fs. We are clear about our commitment to inclusive communities, & some Fs will bring that into the convo when they are feeling upset about something else. It becomes ammunition that distracts from the real work we are doing . #LeadLAP

A1 I feel very lucky to work in a district that stands by its core values & keeps us informed on the most recent news that may potentially impact our schools & families. District team communicates out what we believe as a school system which helps me to be able to focus on the work. #LeadLAP

Good morning #LeadLAP! Jill, Elementary principal from MA here to glean some wisdom from this community. Hope you all are well.

Thank you for sharing Vicky! 🤗
My admin team just decided this week that we are going to read that book together -starting our own little book club to help us through this! #LeadLAP

Thank you @bethhouf.bsky.social and the awesome #LeadLAP crew for listening and sharing! 🙏
Have a great weekend!

A4 Looking forward to our February break this week. I have LOTS of formatives to write so I’ll spend some time catching up & doing that AND also take a few days with family to unplug in ski country! #LeadLAP

A3 My biggest “problem” right now is ensuring my time in classrooms. There have been so many “fires” to put out my AP & I have not been able to get in to see learning & give feedback. Trying to have my staff, who are tired, feel supported AND develop their ability to respond to Ss’ needs. #LeadLAP

Thank you so much for sharing this! #LeadLAP

I had to have a hard conversation with a teacher this week about some concerns. Try my best to let them know we will work on it together and support but also need to be clear. Finding that balance of care and clarity can be hard. #LeadLAP

We really want to help our Ts learn how to better use all their data-we have lots of information/assessing that we are doing and not enough PLC time to unpack it all. This sounds like great work. #LeadLAP

Yes! “Special” days that are different are usually not that special for many. Routine is so critical for students (& frankly for me, too!). #LeadLAP

Yes! Our 4th graders had their city-wide concert this week. LOVE watching them play-SO great to see our kids taking risks and learning something new! #LeadLAP

Something good from this week was our early childhood expo where prospective PreK and K parents get to hear a little bit about each school-love getting to share about our community & grateful for my team who came to tell what is special about our school.

Happy Saturday #LeadLAP!
Jill, elementary principal from MA excited to be here to refresh my mindset after a long week and learn from you all!

Teaching Young Students How to Overcome Cognitive Overload Teachers can help students develop the metacognitive skills to avoid becoming overwhelmed by school demands.

Great post with some 👍 ideas & concrete resources!

Teaching Young Students How to Overcome Cognitive Overload
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Agreed! This #LeadLAP chat always helps me feel excited about the work! Grateful for all of the ideas shared today. Have a great weekend all!

Our district has been working using the RELAY Weekly data meeting format of See It-Name It-Do It to look at Student work and plan for reteaches. #LeadLAP
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Love that! The moose is awesome! #LeadLAP

Really engages students & families-they turn it in when it is filled and they are entered into a raffle for a prize like book, experience, etc. #LeadLAP

A2 I want to figure out PD structures that will allow us all to be on the same page AND give everyone the professional learning they need AND give them choice. #WorkInProgress #LeadLAP

A strong identify is so important! #LeadLAP

Love this! We did something similar at our Open House-we created a Bingo Board where Ss walked around with their families to check off tasks to get to know our school & systems better! #LeadLAP

When I first started, staff said did they didn’t feel like they connected to/owned our core values…so we made new ones! Had it fit to our theme (PAWS for Huskies!) -this drives our SEL/PBIS work and our norms & helps to shape our identity as a school. #LeadLAP

Good morning #LeadLAP! Jil, PreK-5 principal from chilly MA!

Thank you so much @bethhouf.bsky.social @burgessdave.bsky.social & the #LeadLAP crew for helping remind me that I need to get back to reading #edubooks. Articles are great but a book immerses you in a topic & reignites the fire of my why (which I could definitely use right now!).