Episode Details

Ben Jones knew he was going to be a principal when he was in 3rd grade. His entire school career, while a bit tumultuous at times, gave him experiences that helped him become an impassioned educator. After graduating from the University of Georgia in December of 2002, he began teaching at Carson Middle School in Greene County, GA.

After getting married in 2004, Ben and his wife moved to Forsyth County, GA where Ben began teaching at Liberty Middle School. In 2010, Ben became the Graduation Coach at LMS where he supported students, parents, and teachers. In 2012, he had the privilege of being named one of the Assistant Principals at SilverCity ES. 4 years later, he was named AP at South Forsyth Middle School. In 2019, he was named the Principal at Shiloh Point ES where he proudly remains today.

Ben is a faithful Christ follower, loves to read, watch movies with his family, and eat Twizzlers. He is also a member of the Guiding Principals Mastermind that meets on Wednesday nights!

Show Highlights

• Created your "core team" to connect and move your school forward.

• Be the chief repeating officer for showing and connecting the vision of your school.

• Use the "Constellation Mindset" for that interdependence piece for your leadership team.

• The playbook for leaders to create agreements connected to your vision for essential conversations with your community.

• "Teaching sprints" will transform the classroom and impact students.

• Dial in your staff. Hear how 99% of Ben's decisions are not made in isolation.

• Invested in your continuous growth, challenge the status quo and design the future of school.

• The importance of passing the leadership baton.

"'I don't affect anybody else. I don't have any power over anything. My actions don't matter.' That couldn't be farther from the truth. We're all connected in some way to our kids, our staff, our community. Every choice we make, every time we show love and kindness, every time we show respect, every time we're selfless, every time we serve, it means something."

-Ben Jones

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