Educational Leadership with Principal JL

Principal JL is an educational leader who explores various topics facing educational leaders today! The Mission of this podcast is to inform and inspire other Educational Leaders on how to be their best for their Schools by honing their skills and talents so they may impact their teachers, staff members, students, parents/guardians, and community members positively for their School District! Come with a Growth Mindset as we journey through Educational Leadership!

Podcasting since 2022 • 74 episodes

Educational Leadership with Principal JL

Latest Episodes

Episode 73: Tough Conversations That Transform School Culture with Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns

The conversation you keep delaying is probably the one shaping your school culture right now. We talk with superintendent Erika Bare and instructional leadership coach and former principal Tiffany Burns about how educational leaders can handle ...

June 23, 2026 • Episode 73 • 1:01:39

Episode 72: Principal Mo on AI, Leadership, and the Future of Education: Practical Strategies for Today's School Leaders

Your to-do list is not the job, and it definitely isn’t leadership. Principal Mo is back, and our catch-up turns into a real blueprint for how educational leaders can protect their time, build stronger systems, and still show up for kids and st...

June 08, 2026 • Episode 72 • 1:01:37

Episode 71: The Missing Link Between PLCs and MTSS: How Schools Improve Student Achievement with Kurtis Hewson

PLCs can be strong and MTSS can be strong, and schools can still feel like they are missing the connector that turns good work into a coherent system. That “missing piece” is what Kurtis Hewson calls the collaborative team meeting, a sim...

May 18, 2026 • Episode 71 • 49:27

Episode 70: School Leadership, Culture, Social Media, and Comedy: How Nick Holtvluwer Builds Trust, Teams, and Impact

A lot of leaders feel pressure to be polished, serious, and unshakable. I do not buy that, and neither does Nick Holtvluwer, Principal of Mammoth Heights Elementary in Parker, Colorado, who somehow manages to lead a school for a decade, build a...

May 04, 2026 • Episode 70 • 1:00:31

Episode 69: Principals’ Perspectives: Hiring Teachers, Staffing Shortages & Real Talk on School Leadership

Thirteen hires by April. Internal transfers that “go over like a turd in a punch bowl.” Schools trying to keep construction, CNA, phlebotomy, and dual enrollment alive while staffing gets tighter. If you’re leading a building right now, you kno...

April 27, 2026 • Episode 69 • 1:11:46