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If you're ever in Lexington, KY, go check out Lex ReCreate! This store revives and resells used art supplies.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If you're ever in Lexington, KY, go check out Lex ReCreate! This store revives and resells used art supplies.
We were never meant to be evaluators — we’re wired for purpose.
When you reconnect to why you teach, you stop chasing compliance and start changing lives.
#RuthlessEquity
When you reconnect to why you teach, you stop chasing compliance and start changing lives.
#RuthlessEquity
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We were never meant to be evaluators — we’re wired for purpose.
When you reconnect to why you teach, you stop chasing compliance and start changing lives.
#RuthlessEquity
When you reconnect to why you teach, you stop chasing compliance and start changing lives.
#RuthlessEquity
True educators look around the room and know they have the power, the skill, and the teamwork to bring that brilliance to life.
#RuthlessEquity
#RuthlessEquity
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
True educators look around the room and know they have the power, the skill, and the teamwork to bring that brilliance to life.
#RuthlessEquity
#RuthlessEquity
I've seen some powerful work coming from the educators at Williams Wells Elementary!
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I've seen some powerful work coming from the educators at Williams Wells Elementary!
You don’t need to overhaul everything to grow — just aim to be 1% better each week.
Small wins stacked over time lead to massive change.
Stay consistent, stay focused, and watch your achievement flourish.
#RuthlessEquity
Small wins stacked over time lead to massive change.
Stay consistent, stay focused, and watch your achievement flourish.
#RuthlessEquity
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You don’t need to overhaul everything to grow — just aim to be 1% better each week.
Small wins stacked over time lead to massive change.
Stay consistent, stay focused, and watch your achievement flourish.
#RuthlessEquity
Small wins stacked over time lead to massive change.
Stay consistent, stay focused, and watch your achievement flourish.
#RuthlessEquity
The word EXPERT isn’t just art on a page, it’s a reminder that great teachers don’t just teach — they master their craft. The more expert you become, the greater your students’ chances of success.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The word EXPERT isn’t just art on a page, it’s a reminder that great teachers don’t just teach — they master their craft. The more expert you become, the greater your students’ chances of success.
Excellence requires focus.
You can’t master everything—but you can master what matters most.
Be ruthless about your priorities.
You can’t master everything—but you can master what matters most.
Be ruthless about your priorities.
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Excellence requires focus.
You can’t master everything—but you can master what matters most.
Be ruthless about your priorities.
You can’t master everything—but you can master what matters most.
Be ruthless about your priorities.
If we truly believe teachers are doing the best they know,
then our job as leaders is to grow what they know.
Build their confidence → build their efficacy → build their results.
then our job as leaders is to grow what they know.
Build their confidence → build their efficacy → build their results.
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If we truly believe teachers are doing the best they know,
then our job as leaders is to grow what they know.
Build their confidence → build their efficacy → build their results.
then our job as leaders is to grow what they know.
Build their confidence → build their efficacy → build their results.
I want you to see yourselves as experts.
Because the more expert you become,
the better chance your students have of getting it.
Expert teachers change outcomes.
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
Because the more expert you become,
the better chance your students have of getting it.
Expert teachers change outcomes.
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I want you to see yourselves as experts.
Because the more expert you become,
the better chance your students have of getting it.
Expert teachers change outcomes.
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
Because the more expert you become,
the better chance your students have of getting it.
Expert teachers change outcomes.
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
Inspired just listening to these folks from Manassas City schools share their expertise.
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Inspired just listening to these folks from Manassas City schools share their expertise.
Ownership is power.
The moment you blame someone else, you give that power away.
The moment you blame someone else, you give that power away.
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ownership is power.
The moment you blame someone else, you give that power away.
The moment you blame someone else, you give that power away.
Loved connecting with these educators from Manassas City Schools!
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Loved connecting with these educators from Manassas City Schools!
We all have that one person — someone who saw more in us than we ever saw in ourselves.
That’s what great teachers do.
They look past the behavior, the background, the noise… and see the potential waiting to be believed in.
That’s what great teachers do.
They look past the behavior, the background, the noise… and see the potential waiting to be believed in.
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We all have that one person — someone who saw more in us than we ever saw in ourselves.
That’s what great teachers do.
They look past the behavior, the background, the noise… and see the potential waiting to be believed in.
That’s what great teachers do.
They look past the behavior, the background, the noise… and see the potential waiting to be believed in.
Great leaders don’t search for flaws — they pan for gold.
They know every teacher, every student, and every situation holds value worth uncovering.
They know every teacher, every student, and every situation holds value worth uncovering.
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great leaders don’t search for flaws — they pan for gold.
They know every teacher, every student, and every situation holds value worth uncovering.
They know every teacher, every student, and every situation holds value worth uncovering.
When you don’t start with the crown, you start with your bias.
Every student deserves expectations rooted in belief — not assumption. 👑
Every student deserves expectations rooted in belief — not assumption. 👑
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
When you don’t start with the crown, you start with your bias.
Every student deserves expectations rooted in belief — not assumption. 👑
Every student deserves expectations rooted in belief — not assumption. 👑
Teachers don’t need principals who say they’re about kids.
They need leaders who are about them.
Be about teachers.
When they thrive, kids win every time. 👑
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
They need leaders who are about them.
Be about teachers.
When they thrive, kids win every time. 👑
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
November 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Teachers don’t need principals who say they’re about kids.
They need leaders who are about them.
Be about teachers.
When they thrive, kids win every time. 👑
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
They need leaders who are about them.
Be about teachers.
When they thrive, kids win every time. 👑
#BetterTeachersBetterResults
Check out these awesome examples from our visioning session at the OCM Boces Equity Conference.
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Check out these awesome examples from our visioning session at the OCM Boces Equity Conference.
Principals are the only ones who can move the whole system.
They’re the vision-casters, the culture-builders, the pace-setters.
It’s the blessed burden of leadership —
to see what others can’t,
and to lead them there anyway.
#RuthlessEquity
They’re the vision-casters, the culture-builders, the pace-setters.
It’s the blessed burden of leadership —
to see what others can’t,
and to lead them there anyway.
#RuthlessEquity
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Principals are the only ones who can move the whole system.
They’re the vision-casters, the culture-builders, the pace-setters.
It’s the blessed burden of leadership —
to see what others can’t,
and to lead them there anyway.
#RuthlessEquity
They’re the vision-casters, the culture-builders, the pace-setters.
It’s the blessed burden of leadership —
to see what others can’t,
and to lead them there anyway.
#RuthlessEquity
Great connecting with Dave Phetteplace at the BOCES Equity event!
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Great connecting with Dave Phetteplace at the BOCES Equity event!
Belonging isn’t a “soft skill.”
It’s the foundation of equity.
Ruthless educators know that when students feel seen, valued, and safe, they don’t just show up — they thrive.
It’s the foundation of equity.
Ruthless educators know that when students feel seen, valued, and safe, they don’t just show up — they thrive.
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Belonging isn’t a “soft skill.”
It’s the foundation of equity.
Ruthless educators know that when students feel seen, valued, and safe, they don’t just show up — they thrive.
It’s the foundation of equity.
Ruthless educators know that when students feel seen, valued, and safe, they don’t just show up — they thrive.
Had an excellent session talking about #RuthlessEquity at Williams Wells Elementary.
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Had an excellent session talking about #RuthlessEquity at Williams Wells Elementary.
Stop using subgroup data as a shield.
It’s not a reflection of the students — it’s a reflection of our impact.
Equity isn’t about identifying who’s behind. It’s about taking responsibility for who’s teaching.
It’s not a reflection of the students — it’s a reflection of our impact.
Equity isn’t about identifying who’s behind. It’s about taking responsibility for who’s teaching.
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Stop using subgroup data as a shield.
It’s not a reflection of the students — it’s a reflection of our impact.
Equity isn’t about identifying who’s behind. It’s about taking responsibility for who’s teaching.
It’s not a reflection of the students — it’s a reflection of our impact.
Equity isn’t about identifying who’s behind. It’s about taking responsibility for who’s teaching.
When a principal is about teachers, they own it all — the wins and the losses.
Because their job is simple: make teachers better.
But when a principal is about kids, accountability disappears.
It becomes easy to excuse failure by pointing to background or circumstance.
Because their job is simple: make teachers better.
But when a principal is about kids, accountability disappears.
It becomes easy to excuse failure by pointing to background or circumstance.
November 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
When a principal is about teachers, they own it all — the wins and the losses.
Because their job is simple: make teachers better.
But when a principal is about kids, accountability disappears.
It becomes easy to excuse failure by pointing to background or circumstance.
Because their job is simple: make teachers better.
But when a principal is about kids, accountability disappears.
It becomes easy to excuse failure by pointing to background or circumstance.
Legacy Sketch presentations at Williams Wells Elementary. These folks are awesome!
November 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Legacy Sketch presentations at Williams Wells Elementary. These folks are awesome!
What if you could increase student engagement by 20%,
reduce disruptive behaviors by 9%,
and gain an entire extra hour of academic engagement every single day?
That’s not theory — it’s what happens when equity stops being a buzzword and becomes your mindset.
reduce disruptive behaviors by 9%,
and gain an entire extra hour of academic engagement every single day?
That’s not theory — it’s what happens when equity stops being a buzzword and becomes your mindset.
November 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What if you could increase student engagement by 20%,
reduce disruptive behaviors by 9%,
and gain an entire extra hour of academic engagement every single day?
That’s not theory — it’s what happens when equity stops being a buzzword and becomes your mindset.
reduce disruptive behaviors by 9%,
and gain an entire extra hour of academic engagement every single day?
That’s not theory — it’s what happens when equity stops being a buzzword and becomes your mindset.