The Empowered Educator Show | Building Systems That Create Success for School Principals

Est. audience

1,200

Apple rating

5 from 24

Cadence

Weekly

Latest

2026-10-23

By

Dr. Mel Vandevort – School Leadership, Principal Coaching, Educational Consulting, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Systems

Based on

12 recent episodes

• Covers: School administration strategies, building leadership credibility, handling parent communications, data-driven instruction, and staff retention.
• For: School principals, educational administrators, and aspiring school leaders.
• Best for: New and experienced school principals seeking practical frameworks for school management and leadership.
• Skip if: Corporate executives and business managers working outside of the educational sector.

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• How Principals Should Handle Parent Complaints: Establishing a School Chain of Command #299: Managing parent complaints and establishing an effective school communication chain of command.
• Standardized Testing Data: What Principals Need to Know and Why It Matters #297: Using standardized assessment data to guide instructional decisions and improve teaching.
• Are You a Credible Principal? Building Trust in Schools with Doug Fisher #296: Building leadership credibility, strengthening staff trust, and communicating with confidence.

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