Jody Spiro

The last Leadership Teams column, “Strong teams start with collective vision and early wins,” described how it is helpful for teams to see early progress toward achievement of the members’ vision. Early wins should be tangible, observable, evidence-based, and accomplished in just a few weeks. This helps create and maintain […]

In summer 2023, we shared an overview of why leadership teams are important for school success on Learning Forward’s blog (Spiro & Fisher, 2023). We are pleased to have the opportunity to write a recurring column for The Learning Professional to explore leadership teams in more depth, focusing on what […]

School leaders have a major impact on student achievement and schoolwide improvement, but they can’t achieve success by acting alone. Excellent results require a team effort. High-functioning leadership teams are built intentionally and are, on average, five times more productive than average teams (Keller, 2017). Even when leaders recognize the […]

The last couple of years have brought unprecedented challenges to us all, especially to the dedicated educators who lead and teach our children. For all educators, change has been constant and the issues to address are many, including student health and safety (physical, emotional, and mental), educator well-being and burnout, […]