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Servant Leadership Institute
Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier
Director, Servant Leadership Institute
(949) 214-3256
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By Michael Schulteis Posted on 3/10/2019 - 5 minute read
As a part of my sabbatical project from Concordia University Irvine, my family and I had the opportunity to live and teach for one year in Shanghai, China. It is from that experience and continuing study that I will be speaking. Because one year is a short time, I cannot say with any confidence that I am an expert at expatriate living, but I can give you a glimpse into a possible avenue for teaching.
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By Thomas Cooper Posted on 3/1/2019 - 4 minute read
As a lifelong educator with experience as a classroom teacher in grades K – 8, a site administrator, an adjunct faculty member, and now a program director, there have been a wealth of valuable insights that have given me a greater breadth and depth of understanding, which I will collectively call–This Much I know Is True. In essence they are the core foundations instrumental in shaping my pedagogical practice and leadership philosophy.
By Tim Brooks, Rich Montgomery and Robert Miller Posted on 2/27/2019 - 2 minute read
Think of your day as a leader. Break it down. What do you spend most of your time doing? My guess is the ratio is similar to mine. You have multiple meetings scheduled where you will collaborate with colleagues around a variety of challenges or proactive strategies for the success of the organization. You will will spend time returning phone calls and responding to more emails than you realize or ever thought possible (if we actually counted them). And the day blows by. Your efforts contributed to the greater good and provided a high level of customer service to those who contacted you.
By Tim Brooks, Rich Montgomery and Robert Miller Posted on 2/26/2019 - 6 minute read
Think of your day as a school personnel administrator. Break it down. As a HumanResources leader, where are you spending the majority of your minutes, hours and days?Hopping from one meeting to the next; responding to a plethora of email requests; constantly navigating difficult conversations; investigating this; negotiating that… all the while, making literally a thousand decisions before 5:00pm.
By Tim Brooks, Rich Montgomery and Robert Miller Posted on 2/20/2019 - 4 minute read
There’s nothing like the excitement of Fight Night. “Camps” have prepared for this moment for months. Camps are the teams of people involved in training with a fighter. Specialists in kickboxing, jiu jitsu, wrestling and other disciplines train with a fighter to complete their skill set. The most difficult of physical and mental training was endured. Although the camp lasts months, years have gone into preparing to become capable of even having the option of training for a professional fight.
By A.Y. “Fred” Ramirez, Ph.D. Posted on 2/19/2019 - 6 minute read
The field of education goes through many changes, and if you stay in it long enough, you will see the recycling of theories. One thing that hasn’t changed: the “Golden Rule” in life, which says to treat others as you wish to be treated.
By Stuart Caldwell Posted on 2/12/2019 - 3 minute read
As I recall it was my father who first used the phrase “heart moment” in my hearing. He too spent many years (over four decades) teaching and leading our nation’s younger generations. Many of his students rose from humble means to great heights of public and private service. One rose all the way to the office of President of the United States (no, not our current president). When I heard my father speak of heart moments I took note and I started to see them all around in my daily work and out in my community (with my own children too, but that’s always going to be true for parents, right). So what does a heart moment look like?
By Stuart Caldwell Posted on 2/12/2019 - 4 minute read
How do we know that school leaders are successful? Improving test scores are the most obvious indicators of school leadership success. However, test scores provide a limited snapshot of school improvement. They take time to improve and there are many, many factors that go into sustainable improvements that manifest in high stakes accountability (e.g., test scores) improvement.
In our schools there are managers and there are leaders. For our students in our most struggling schools we need leaders. Moreover, we need leaders who are willing and able to take measured risks, as the status quo will not achieve the learning outcomes that we must get from our students if they are to compete and excel in our modern society.
By Sofia Kind Posted on 1/7/2019 - 4 minute read
After dedicating myself to middle school students for over two decades, I have found the power of a teacher’s smile.