by APC Leadership Collaborative | Jun 16, 2026 | Podcast
Is the era of the public school monopoly officially dead? According to my guest, Brian Stephens, the answer is a resounding yes. And if school leaders don’t adapt, they risk becoming “dinosaurs.” Brian is a combat veteran, attorney, and the leader of...
by APC Leadership Collaborative | Jun 9, 2026 | Podcast
Are we settling for “belonging” in our schools while leaving student brainpower underdeveloped? I recently had a deep, transformative conversation with Zaretta Hammond, author of Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power. We moved past the surface-level...
by APC Leadership Collaborative | Jun 9, 2026 | Podcast
Are we settling for “belonging” in our schools while leaving student brainpower underdeveloped? I recently had a deep, transformative conversation with Zaretta Hammond, author of Rebuilding Students’ Learning Power. We moved past the surface-level...
by APC Leadership Collaborative | Jun 2, 2026 | Podcast
What does it actually mean to be a “resilient” leader? Is it just about weathering the storm, or is it about what you build while the storm is still raging? I recently had a conversation with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural...
by APC Leadership Collaborative | Jun 2, 2026 | Podcast
What does it actually mean to be a resilient leader? Is it just about weathering the storm, or is it about what you build while the storm is still raging? I recently had a conversation with Dr. Melissa Sadorf, Executive Director of the National Rural Education...
by APC Leadership Collaborative | May 26, 2026 | Podcast
What does it mean to be a nationally recognized rural leader while navigating the messy, imperfect realities of the superintendency? In the latest episode of An Imperfect Leader, I sit down with Heidi Sipe, Superintendent of Umatilla School District, to discuss how...
