Haley Spira-Bauer Is Clear: Adaptability Is Not Optional

by APC Leadership Collaborative | Mar 3, 2026 | Podcast

This week on An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast I’m joined by Hayley Spira-Bauer, COO and Chief Academic Officer at Fullmind and host of the Learning Can’t Wait Podcast. In a world where the education landscape is constantly...

Beyond the “Testing Obsession”: A Conversation with Dr. Jason Van Heukelum

by APC Leadership Collaborative | Feb 24, 2026 | Podcast

I recently sat down with Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Superintendent of Winchester Public Schools, to talk about what it really means to lead in a messy, high-pressure moment for public education. Jason embraces being an “imperfect” leader. In a field often...

Ted Dintersmith on Building Schools Full of Purpose and Promise

by APC Leadership Collaborative | Feb 17, 2026 | Podcast

🚨 Are schools preparing students for a world that no longer exists? I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Ted Dintersmith, the force behind Most Likely to Succeed and Multiple Choice, and author of What School Could Be (with a new book on math coming...

Winning Screen Time: Patrick Green on Curiosity, Creativity, and Student Agency

by APC Leadership Collaborative | Feb 10, 2026 | Podcast

In the latest episode of An Imperfect Leader, I sat down with Patrick Green, author of Classroom Management in the Digital Age, to explore how schools can move beyond compliance and toward deeper focus, connection, and self-management in the digital age. Here are...

The Tightrope of Leadership with Dr. Larry Cuban

by APC Leadership Collaborative | Feb 3, 2026 | Podcast

Leadership isn’t about finding the perfect solution. It’s about learning from the daily grind of complexity. In this week’s episode of An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast, I had the chance to speak with Dr. Larry Cuban,...