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The truth is, principal burnout is real. I can still remember going to work (in the dark) and getting home (in the dark) at 10:30 PM after my own kids had been in bed for several hours. 14 hour work day? Yes. Mom of the year? No. Those were some dark days (both literally and figuratively), but I absolutely loved being a school leader. Inspiring my teachers and students to learn/grow/ innovate, nurturing a caring school culture, calling the students’ names on graduation day—these memories still warm my heart and make me smile to this very day (tear).
So then, how can we, as school leaders, ‘work smarter not harder’ and balance a career we love and the families we love? Digital tools for the win! At my former school, I was blessed to co-pilot with a remarkable school leader, Wes Bradley, and together we sought to leverage the power of digital tools to create systems of efficiency that allowed our school to rapidly grow while giving time back to our own families.
So here’s my gift to you, school principals, 3 simple efficiency hacks using digital tools that will help you work “smarter not harder” and get some of that time back for who and what you love outside of your work:
