HeyJaredThe Assistant Principal Workshop
The Assistant Principal Workshop is a mentor-style leadership podcast for current assistant principals and aspiring school leaders navigating the messy middle of school leadership.
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The Honeymoon Is Over: Handling Conflict as an Assistant Principal (opens the original)
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The honeymoon period is over. Staff are tired, students are testing boundaries, parents have concerns, and sooner or later, someone is going to be frustrated with you. In this episode of The Assistant Principal Workshop, we talk about handling conflict without inheriting everyone else’s emotions. From student discipline and frustrated teachers to parent concerns and staff disagreements, we explore when to listen, when to coach, when to intervene, and when a problem needs to move up the chain. Pl
You Don’t Have to Answer Right Now: Making Better Decisions as an Assistant Principal (opens the original)
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Making decisions is the name of the game in school leadership—but good leadership doesn’t mean having an immediate answer for everything. In this episode of Assistant Principal Enlightenment , Mark breaks down how assistant principals can slow down when needed, prioritize decisions, gather the right information, and “think tank” with others before making the call. He also discusses what happens when you get a decision wrong, how those experiences prepare you for greater leadership responsibiliti
Five Classroom Walkthroughs a Week: A Real-Life System for Assistant Principals (opens the original)
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How do assistant principals consistently complete classroom walkthroughs when discipline, meetings, parent concerns, and daily emergencies keep interrupting the plan? In this follow-up to Classroom Walkthroughs Explained , Mark shares the practical system he uses to make walkthroughs part of his week. He discusses using a clipboard and paper observation sheet, recording hard evidence, varying classroom visits across different periods, mapping student discourse, transferring notes into digital to
Classroom Walkthroughs Explained: What Assistant Principals Should Look For (opens the original)
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Assistant principals are often expected to complete classroom walkthroughs, but simply stepping into a classroom and checking a box isn’t instructional leadership. In this episode, I break down what administrators should actually be looking for during classroom visits, including five quick areas to notice: purpose, student thinking, academic discourse, checks for understanding, and classroom climate . I also share how I’m approaching classroom visibility this year with a 60/30/10 model of quick
Year Two Is Harder Than Year One: How Assistant Principals Keep Growing (opens the original)
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Year one comes with a built-in challenge: survive, learn the building, and figure out the job. But year two is different. You’re not new anymore—so how do you avoid getting comfortable and actually keep moving the needle? In this 11-minute episode of The Assistant Principal Workshop , Mark reflects on the difference between being busy and being transformational, the hidden mental load of the AP role, and why freedom of time doesn’t always mean free time. This week’s Workshop: Identify one thing
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