#ELB 61 Her first go at it! A conversation with Nicole Ey, 1st year Principal at Ellenville, NY Elementary School
Education Leadership and Beyond:
Surviving & Thriving with Andrew Marotta
Blog &Podcast #61 with guest 1st yr Principal Nicole Ey
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So exciting...So energizing...So challenging starting out in your first Principalship. In this episode, we meet Nicole Ey, the dynamic and creative 1st year Principal at Ellenville Elem in NY. Nicole brings the energy and the resolve to do a great job for her staff and students and I wish her the best this year in her journey.
I describe my first year as Principal as standing on the highway on the white stripes trying to get in a car as it speeds by; everything goes so fast!
I mean it's almost October already of this school year, & 10% of the year is over! So what advice could I offer Nicole as she starts her journey? She is bright, confident, and responsive and she'll figure it out very quickly. I decided on the first five tips in my book The Principal: Surviving & Thriving to share with Nicole. There are some of the most real & practical in the whole book. And just the like golden rule in life, I think the #1 tip is the most important:
1. Treat every kid as they are your kid
2. Don't ignore small irrantants
3. Show people that you care
4. Don't be, look or act defeated
5. Beg borrow and steal ideas from other building and bring them into yours
You love kids and show people that you care about them and the school; You can't go wrong. Everything else will follow. When both parents and admins want the best for their kids, #it'sallgood!
For all of you new or first year administrators out there: Keep rolling and get after it. Do good things for kids and your school--That's your only job description! Everything else comes after that.
Thanks to Nicole Ey for coming on #ELB.
Quotes: "True leaders don't create followers. They create more leaders."
"Be the leader who invites everyone to the table."
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Andrew Marotta
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