Sam LeDeaux is a principal at a K–5 school in metropolitan
Chicago. His forté is working well with his parents and staff.
62 staff members and 869 parents working together to make
things happen!
Learning that people “somewhere” doing things were actually
people who were doing these things right around him.
Twitter and Social networking have been incredibly
transformative and empowering. [#mannschool](https://twitter.com/MsKCairns/status/497443796661960704)
Transparency is what makes him effective.
Parents suggest and respond to ways to make his school better
through social media.
We can grow in ways that we never before thought was
possible.
Continuous sharing and positive collaboration makes technology
transformative.
You don’t need to have common planning periods to have time to
collaborate.
How to balance the difficult issues with being
transparent.
It is not about personal performance, it is about service to
kids.
When it is seen as a personal attack, you shut down when you
are evaluated. When you see it as improving service to kids, you
don’t get upset.
Peer observations - invite and show the value.
We do not let schedules get in our way of improving and service
to students.