A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

During a recent coaching visit as part of ongoing work with Quest Academy Junior High School, I witnessed a co-taught experience that was implemented exceptionally well. Change typically only occurs with effective leadership.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The above paragraph sets Quest Junior High School apart from many other, if not all, schools across the country and the world. It starts at the top with leadership. Principal Nicki Slaugh has engaged with her staff to create a shared vision and works tirelessly to provide support through feedback and professional learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2023

Authentic leadership is being honest and vulnerable about where you are to help others get to where they need and want to be to succeed. A standout example of this is Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah. Whether you lead a district, organization, school, or classroom, you should always strive to get better.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 23, 2022

While I presented the concept in my book, it wasn’t until recently that I saw an exemplary feedback log during a coaching cycle with Quest Academy Junior High School in Utah. Educational Leadership, 70(1), 82–83 Hattie & Timperley (2007) The Power of Feedback. Goodwin, B. & Miller, K.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

While you can read specifics by clicking on the hyperlinks above, the one common thread has been a collective belief held by all educators that improvement was and always will be a natural component of teaching, learning, and leadership. My work with Quest Academy Junior High School (UT) validates why change succeeds or fails.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Students at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona, spend a portion of their school day working on laptops. I just don’t like doing work on an online platform,” said Logan, an eighth grader at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. Logan Dubin, eighth grader at Rhodes Junior High in Mesa, Arizona. MESA, Ariz.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Heather Brantley, an instructional technologist and teacher at a Texas junior high school, recognizes the value of integrating augmented reality tools into her lessons. Some of the students were quick to step into leadership roles and tell their classmates, “Okay, guys, this is how you join a group.”

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