Listen in to hear Rachael George’s incredible journey to education and her passion to pay it forward. She shares advice from her book Principaled as well as her newly released book, She Leads: The Women’s Guide to a Career in Educational Leadership, including strategies to navigate leadership positions and building school culture. Phil and Rachael also discuss the value of taking time to hear each other's stories to create a culture that puts people first.
A little more about Rachael:
From fighting wildland fires with the U.S. Forest Service to putting out fires in the classroom, education was the last place that Rachael George thought she’d end up. It wasn’t until a hard conversation with a base manager in Grangeville, Idaho did Rachael realize she needed to put her chainsaw down and make a bigger impact on the world.
Rachael is a member of the ASCD Emerging Leaders Class of 2015 and currently serves as the Executive Director of Student Services and Elementary Programs as well as a Pre-K Principal in the Oregon Trail School District. She is the past principal of Sandy Grade School and during her seven years there, they moved from being one of the lowest ranked elementary schools in the state of Oregon to performing in the top 20% of elementary schools. Sandy Grade School has been recognized by the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE) as a Model School for closing the achievement gap. Prior to serving as an elementary principal, she was a middle school principal of an “outstanding” and two-time “Level 5: Model School” as recognized by the State of Oregon. Rachael specializes in curriculum development, instructional improvement as well as working with at-risk students and closing the achievement gap.
She is the coauthor of PrincipalED: Navigating the Leadership Learning Curve and newly released She Leads: A Women’s Guide to a Career in Educational Leadership.
Connect with Rachael on Twitter: @DrRachaelGeorge