Episode Details

Ryan Henton is the Assistant Principal at 450-student Castle Rock High School. He’s in his 15th year as an educator and his first year as an administrator. Previous to administration, he was an English teacher teaching everything from 6th grade to English AP, in California and now in Castle Rock.

In this episode, we talk about Ryan’s experience at the Move Up workshop which you can join virtually starting next week!

• Worksheet hanging on his wall.
• Helped me focus more learning on the job is so fast and furious.
• Show up Lead Up, Level Up
• Ryan’s one thing is “How to make today a WIN.”
• Moving from Prevention to Promotion mindset.
• Focusing on his destination.
• Did I make the right move?
• So many hats to wear and so many things to do.
• I always went home feeling not successful.
• The workshop helped me see things in a different way.
• Connecting with other assistant principals.
• Format | Calendar | popped up | | ———– | ———————- | | Podcast | bullying investigation | | JV Practice | Meet with parents |
• This workshop was an upgrade in my thinking!
• Making me think and reflect day-to-day
• Forces me to reassess my goals for that day.
• How the one thing has impacted his leadership
• The principal has seen it, but he isn’t sure if the staff sees it.
• My world was my classroom
• Your classroom is your priority. I’ve become more attentive, more focused
• Important to you, but not important to the whole
• How to be a transformative principal? Lean into your strengths!

Lead a school everyone can be proud of.

Being a principal is tough work. You’re pulled in all kinds of directions. You never have the time to do the work that really matters. Join me as I help school leaders find the time to do the work they became principals to do.

I help you stop putting out fires and start leading.

Learn more at https://transformativeprincipal.com

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