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 Book Update!

Imperfect Leaders! You can order my book, An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action. Click on the link here. Or if there is no hyperlink, please go to Amazon or Barnes & Noble or peterstiepleman.com to order a copy.

AND if you liked it, would you please leave a positive review? I’m hoping to get 35 positive reviews on Amazon. Thanks!

Imperfect Leaders!

In this episode, Dr. Gladys Cruz is my guest. Dr. Cruz is the District Superintendent for Questar III, based In Castleton, NY. In addition to that role, Dr. Cruz serves as a lead teacher for the AASA Aspiring Superintendents Academy for Latino and Latina Leaders and is a mentor in the AASA National Superintendent Certification Program. Dr. Cruz is also the President-Elect of AASA, the School Superintendent’s Association.

After reading her blog posts, and most recently, seeing her presentation in San Antonio, Dr. Cruz brings awareness (and a plan) for addressing superintendent turnover. As an aside, that topic is exactly why I created this podcast. The national average for school superintendents is around three years, and if you’re a woman or a leader of color, it’s even less. In her speech, she mentioned the turnover in New York and Maine and Oregon, so in our conversation, she took a moment to tell us about the theme for her presidency: “Leading in a New Era: New Challenges, New Approaches” and the foundation she hopes to lay for new and aspiring superintendents.

In her After Action Review, she describes the tensions she had to manage during a major construction project. The first site fell through, and she risked losing her the trust of her communities. Thanks for tuning in!

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An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action is supported by ILAA, LLC, a firm dedicated to supporting aspiring, new, and established leaders. For more information, please find them at www.human-centeredleaders.com.

Music for An Imperfect Leader was written and arranged by Ian Varley.

Sam Falbo created our artwork, a wood-print inspired daruma doll butterfly.

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Book Update! You can preorder my forthcoming book, An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action. Click on the link here. Or if there is no hyperlink, go to peterstiepleman.com and order it there.

Imperfect Leaders! This week on an Imperfect Leader, Dr. Vickie Murillo is my guest. Dr. Murillo has served as the Superintendent of the Council Bluffs Community School District in Council Bluffs, Iowa since July of 2017. 

As Superintendent, Dr. Murillo has charted a course to ensure all students are future ready. She has done this by championing Early College Academy located on the campus of Iowa Western Community College (allowing high school students to graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree). She has proudly supported innovative programming like TradeWorks Academy, which is a certified pre-apprenticeship program for high school sophomores and juniors. 

In her After Action Review, she describes the creation of Diploma Plus One Pathways and for every good reason, she’s is so excited about one her district’s kid from Council Bluffs, Iowa who is a Quest Bridge Scholar. I’ve linked to Quest Bridge in the episode notes so you know what a BIG deal that is.

Her list of achievements and interests are really impressive. Thanks for listening!

In this episode of An Imperfect Leader: Leadership in (After) Action, Dr. Kim Pietsch-Miller joins us. Dr. Pietsch-Miller is the Superintendent/CEO of Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools in Columbus, Ohio. I ask Kim to talk about the distinction between planning vs preparing (the topic of a recent article she wrote). Kim talks about establishing values with her community (and living them). Kim also describes the importance of serving children first, and how sometimes that requires courage. 

BIO: Dr. Kim Pietsch-Miller is the Superintendent/CEO of Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools in Columbus, OH. She was previously the superintendent of Bexley City Schools in Columbus, Ohio and prior to earning positions as superintendent, she served as Chief Academic Officer, as an assistant superintendent, a principal, an assistant principal, and an English teacher. Check out Kim's blog for inspired reflections on education and leadership.