Dr. Jill Siler served as the Superintendent of Gunter ISD for nearly ten years and now serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Professional Learning for the Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA). Jill has been serving as an educator for 25 years, beginning her career as a high school social studies teacher and coach before she became a campus … Read More
Episode #156: Bill Renner
Bill Renner is principal and chief storyteller of The Amazing Spencer Elementary in Brighton, Michigan. He serves his elementary school with a daily focus on relationships by laughing together, focusing on success, and learning from failure. Whether serving lunch, helping his staff reach their goals, or offering to assist a student with a task, it’s daily servanthood for Bill. In … Read More
Episode #144: Merlyna Valentine
MORE EPISODES Merlyna Mathieu Valentine is an international speaker, author, and consultant. She retired after thirty years having served as a teacher, principal, and executive director in an extraordinarily successful school district in Louisiana. Her transformational leadership as a school principal resulted in her school’s recognition as a “Top Gains” school. Ms. Valentine has received numerous state, national, and international … Read More
Episode #134: Allyson Apsey
Allyson Apsey has been an educator for more than 23 years; a school leader for nineteen of those years. Despite the fact that she never wanted to set foot in a school again after high school graduation, there is nowhere else she’d rather spend her days than in classrooms. The challenges and delights of being a principal fill her days … Read More
Episode #2: Anitra Gallegos
Anitra Gallegos is the principal of Panorama Middle School in Colorado Springs, CO. She has 10 years’ leadership experience and 7 years’ experience as a classroom teacher. She has worked w/ non-profit organizations on race-conscious pedagogy and educational equity. She holds a MA from Capella University where she conducted research on assessment practices and data disaggregation. She has recently been … Read More