In this episode, Phil Boyte and Dr. John Eick, Executive Director at Westlake Charter School, share ideas on how to celebrate staff, create opportunities to share stories, and build a school culture prepared for disruptive change. Don’t miss Dr. Eick’s relationship building activity everyone can do with a photo on their cell phone.
A little more about John:
John Eick has proudly served the educational landscape of Sacramento, California for over 20 years. During this time, he has served as a Teacher, High School Principal, Director of Instructional Technology and Executive Director. As a principal his experiences included successful community and school culture building within one of the most diverse school districts in the nation, per a 2011 New York Times report. As the Director of Instructional Technology, John was recognized as an early innovator in the 1:1 movement and honored as one of only a handful of educators selected in a nation-wide search as a Google Certified Innovator in 2013.
In his role as Executive Director, he has recently led the construction of a 84,000 square foot learning center and is proud of the work he has done with his board of directors to launch a new high school in the fall of 2021. John has been honored as the administrator of the year in the Sacramento region and has been humbled to speak on the topic of education as a keynote presenter at conferences across the nation. In 2021, in the midst of a global pandemic, John was recognized in a local publication as a pandemic hero by his educational community as he led his K-12 organization through the disruptive changes associated with the pandemic while simultaneously completing his doctorate at California State University, Sacramento.
You can find all of John's resources and contact information at www.learnwithjohneick.com.