S11 32 Will Parker

Tim Villegas1h 4min

Tim Villegas

00:00

This is thinking cluesive. I'm Tim Vegas. I don't know about you. But around here it is close to the end of the school year, which is usually when I do a lot of reflecting, especially when I was still in the classroom. And you know what I've been thinking about lately, principals, specifically, principals that lead inclusive schools. As a special education teacher, I was focused on including my students in general education. But I often overlooked that any movement toward inclusive practices was short lived without the support and buy in from the principal. This week. My guest is Willie Parker, a former high school administrator and Executive Director for a state Principals Association. And our topic is very simple, how principals can build a culture of inclusion in their school buildings. After a short break, we're going to learn a little bit more about will and what he has to say about the transformative power of leadership in schools. Stick around we'll be right back.

Tim Villegas

01:46

Welcome back to Think inclusive our podcasts that brings you conversations about inclusive education, and what inclusion looks like in the real world. This week, we're talking to will Parker, the founder of principle matters, LLC and an educator, author, speaker, and executive coach. Will is all about school culture, leadership and communication. He's got tons of practical solutions and strategies to keep students motivated teachers inspired and communities engaged. He's been a huge help to schools worldwide, providing professional development and leadership support. William has spoken at K 12 events, education conferences, and leadership workshops, sharing his wisdom on effective practices, organizational management, and improving school communication. Starting as a teacher in Oklahoma in 1993, he was named the Oklahoma Assistant Principal of the Year in 2012. As a principal of a title one school, he made big gains in student performance through innovative collaboration, remediation and mentoring strategies. He even led the Oklahoma Association of secondary school principals and the Oklahoma Middle Level Education Association for six years. Today is company principal matters LLC offers leadership academies, masterminds executive coaching in Keynote presentations to empower educational leaders, William has written three books, and his principal matters podcast for education leaders, has been downloaded over 1.4 million times with 400 episodes available. Before we get into our conversation with Will I want to tell you about our sponsor for this week, the Described and Captioned Media Program DCMP is the nation's leading source of accessible educational videos. Membership is free for families and school personnel with at least one early learner through grade 12 student with a disability and it includes free access to 1000s of videos and educational television series with captions, audio descriptions, and American Sign Language. DCMP also provides guidelines for captioning and describing educational media as well as professional development and elearning resources. The CMP is fully funded by the US Department of Education and did I mention it services are free? Check them out@dcmp.org And now my conversation with will Parker.

Tim Villegas

04:56

Well Parker, welcome to the think inclusive podcast

Speaker 1

05:00

Tim Vegas, it's a pleasure and an honor. I've gotten to meet you one time in person, and you've been a guest on my podcast. So thank you for the privilege of being able to spend some time with you and your audience. Absolutely.

Tim Villegas

05:12

And your podcast is principle matters,

Speaker 1

05:15

right? Yeah, that's the school leaders principle matters to school leaders podcasts been around since 2016. And we're boasting 1.4 million downloads with about 400 episodes now. So it's been a wonderful adventure. That's amazing.

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