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 • 80 episodes

Educational Leadership with Principal JL

Latest Episodes

Episode 79: Faith & Leadership: Following Jesus as a Public School Principal

Can you be a public school principal and openly follow Jesus without crossing the line into pushing beliefs on others? We’ve been sitting with that tension for a long time, because public school leadership demands fairness, trust, and service f...

August 11, 2026 • Episode 79 • 24:55

Episode 78: Principals' Perspectives: Professional Development for School Leaders: Conferences, Staff Culture & Leadership

Most educators have felt it: you walk into a conference excited, sit through a few great moments, then go home with so many notes you can’t tell what to do first. Robert Hinchliffe and I get honest about why conferences are often hit or miss, h...

August 04, 2026 • Episode 78 • 1:13:53

Episode 77: How to Successfully Merge Two Rival High Schools: Leadership Lessons with Virginia Principal of the Year Derek Cantrell

Two rival high schools can share a zip code and still feel like different worlds. When consolidation finally becomes real, leaders inherit decades of pride, fear, and unfinished arguments, and the smallest decision can feel personal. We sit dow...

July 28, 2026 • Episode 77 • 1:03:22

Episode 76: AI in Education, SMART Habits, & Student Engagement with Kendall Terry (Part 2)

The fastest way to damage trust as a school leader is to make a big decision before you truly listen. Kendall Terry joins us for part two and gets honest about the leadership lesson he had to learn the hard way: slow down, gather more perspecti...

July 21, 2026 • Episode 76 • 44:23

Episode 75: Building a High School From the Ground Up: Leadership Lessons with Kendall Terry (Part 1)

What would you change if you could design a high school from the ground up and actually make it real? Kendall Terry has lived that challenge, moving from high school science teacher to department chair to STEM coordinator, and then into schoolw...

July 14, 2026 • Episode 75 • 43:48