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Leading with Purpose: Insights for Principals in 2025 · The Wheelhouse

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  In
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  part
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  two
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  of
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  our
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  conversation
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  with
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  Dr.
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  Shavita
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  west
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  and
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  Dr.
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  Opal
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  Davis
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  Dawson,
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  we
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  asked
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  them
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  what
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  advice
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  they
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  have
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  for
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  principals
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  as
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  the
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  20252026
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  school
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  year
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  begins.
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  What
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  do
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  they
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  have
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  to
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  say?
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  Find
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  out.
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  A
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  new
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  episode
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse
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  begins.
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  Thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  taking
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  time
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  out
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  of
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  your
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  busy
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  day
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  to
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  give
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  us
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  a
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  listen.
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  Season
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  10
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  features
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  a
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  team
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  of
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  four
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  like
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  minded
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  friends
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  and
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  colleagues.
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  Kathy
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  Mone,
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  Michael
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  Pipa,
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  Dr.
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  Alicia
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  Munro
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  and
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  yours
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  truly.
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  We've
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  opened
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  the
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  conversation
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  this
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  season
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  to
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  thinking
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  about
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  empowering
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  educators
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  to
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  cultivate
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  open
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  doors
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  and
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  unlimited
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  possibilities
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  for
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  each
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  student.
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  The
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  Wheelhouse
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  exists
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  to
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  create
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  an
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  inclusive
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  community
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  of
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  empowered
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  educators
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  who
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  believe
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  that
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  together
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  we
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  can
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  disrupt
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  the
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  transactional
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  hurting
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  nature
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  of
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  schooling.
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  To
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  create
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  districts,
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  schools
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  and
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  classrooms
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  where
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  each
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  student
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  feels
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  confident,
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  optimistic,
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  capable,
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  well
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  supported
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  and
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  emboldened
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  to
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  be
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  and
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  to
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  become
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  who
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  they're
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  meant
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  to
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  be.
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  Episodes
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse
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  will
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  explore
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  bodies
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  of
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  knowledge
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  and
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  expertise
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  that
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  align
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  to
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  this
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  vision
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  and
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  are
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  guiding
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  principles.
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  Our
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  team
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  and
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  our
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  guests
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  are
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  committed
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  to
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  this
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  fundamental
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  challenge
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  to
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  realize
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  what
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  we
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  want
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  for
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  each
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  student
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  to
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  experience
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  in
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  school.
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  Today's
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  episode
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  is
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  part
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  two
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  with
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  our
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  special
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  guests,
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  Dr.
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  Shavita
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  West,
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  a
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  performance
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  coach,
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  faculty
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  member
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  at
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  ASCD,
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  the
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  founder
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  of
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  SL
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  West
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  Consulting.
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  She
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  spends
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  her
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  time
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  empowering
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  school
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  leaders
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  to
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  build
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  sustainable
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  systems
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  and
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  lead
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  with
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  impact.
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  Her
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  research
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  centers
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  on
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  creating
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  safe
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  spaces
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  to
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  support
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  students
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  sensory
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  sensitivity,
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  especially
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  for
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  boys
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  of
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  color.
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  And
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  our
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  other
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  special
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  guest,
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  Dr.
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  Opal
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  Davis
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  Dawson,
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  President
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  of
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  Dawson
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  and
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  Associates
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  and
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  she's
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  an
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  instructional
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  leadership
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  coach.
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  She's
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  the
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  co
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  founder
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  of
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  the
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  Best
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  College
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  Match
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  Foundation.
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  An
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  ASCD
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  faculty
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  member,
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  a
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  curriculum
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  strategist,
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  she
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  spends
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  her
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  time
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  advancing
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  innovation
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  and
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  educator
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  growth
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  across
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  K12
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  classrooms
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  and
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  post
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  secondary
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  pathways.
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  As
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  we
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  jump
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  back
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  into
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  our
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  conversation
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  with
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  Dr.
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  West
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  and
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  Dr.
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  Dawson,
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  the
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  Wheelhouse's
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  own
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  Michael
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  Pipa
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  had
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  just
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  asked
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  them
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  how
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  important
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  they
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  thought
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  authentic,
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  meaningful
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  feedback
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  and
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  coaching
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  from
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  principals
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  to
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  their
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  teachers
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  is
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  to
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  ongoing
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  growth.
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  Let's
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  find
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  out
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  how
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  they
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  respond.
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  And
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  now,
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  episode
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  eight
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  in
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  a
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  great
• 2:53
  conversation
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  with
• 2:54
  our
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  special
• 2:54
  guests,
• 2:55
  Dr.
• 2:55
  Shavita
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  west
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  and
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  Dr.
• 2:57
  Opal
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  Davis
• 2:58
  Dawson
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  and
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  our
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  Wheelhouse
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  team,
• 3:00
  Kathy
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  mone,
• 3:01
  Michael
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  Pipa,
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  Dr.
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  Alicia
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  Monroe
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  and
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  me.
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  You're
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  not
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  going
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  to
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  want
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  to
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  miss
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  it.
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  Take
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  a
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  listen.
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  You
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  know,
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  I
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  believe
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  in
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  giving
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  feedback.
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  I
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  believe
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  feedback
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  should
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  be
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  timely,
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  that
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  it
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  should
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  be
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  specific
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  and
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  it
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  should
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  be
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  action
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  oriented.
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  One
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  of
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  the
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  things
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  that
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  I
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  do
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  with
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  my
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  principals
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  in
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  Atlanta
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  is
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  when
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  we're
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  doing
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  our
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  walkthroughs
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  or
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  our
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  learning
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  walks,
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  identifying
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  those
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  common
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  threads
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  in
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  classrooms
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  that
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  we
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  see
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  that
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  are
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  Working
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  really,
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  really
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  well.
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  And
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  then
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  where
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  we
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  find
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  there's
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  opportunity
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  to
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  grow
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  and
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  we
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  calibrate.
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  We
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  do
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  those
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  walkthroughs
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  together
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  initially
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  to
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  calibrate
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  and
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  to
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  give
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  feedback
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  to
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  their
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  staffs.
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  And
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  what
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  I
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  say
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  to
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  them
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  is,
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  you
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  give
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  classroom
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  feedback
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  and
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  I
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  give
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  feedback
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  to
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  you.
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  And
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  then
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  when
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  we
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  find
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  those
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  practices
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  that
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  are
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  strong,
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  I'm
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  encouraging
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  them
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  to
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  share
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  those
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  with
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  colleagues.
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  And
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  sometimes
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  I'll
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  share
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  with
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  their
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  colleagues.
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  I'm
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  like,
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  hey,
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  over
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  at
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  this
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  school,
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  they're
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  doing
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  this
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  really,
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  really
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  well.
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  Let
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  me
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  connect
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  the
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  two
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  of
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  you
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  together
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  so
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  that
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  you
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  can
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  spend
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  some
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  time
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  collaborating
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  and
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  talking.
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  And
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  that
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  has
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  been
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  something,
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  honestly,
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  over
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  the
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  last
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  year
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  that
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  I've
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  seen
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  more
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  traction
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  around.
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  And
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  it's
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  a
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  practice
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  that
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  wasn't
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  necessarily
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  as
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  strong
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  before.
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  And
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  so
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  I
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  think
• 4:38
  that
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  it
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  is
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  up
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  to
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  leaders,
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  and
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  I
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  say
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  leaders
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  broadly,
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  for
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  those
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  who
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  are
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  going
• 4:44
  in,
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  coaching
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  principal
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  leaders,
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  evaluating
• 4:47
  principal
• 4:48
  leaders,
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  who
• 4:49
  indirectly
• 4:50
  supervise
• 4:50
  principal
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  leaders,
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  that
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  we
• 4:52
  have
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  to
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  intentionally
• 4:53
  set
• 4:54
  stages
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  for
• 4:55
  them
• 4:55
  to
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  be
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  able
• 4:56
  to
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  do
• 4:56
  collaborative
• 4:57
  work,
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  just
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  like
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  we
• 4:58
  do
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  with
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  classroom
• 4:59
  teachers.
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  And
• 5:01
  I
• 5:01
  think
• 5:02
  that
• 5:02
  takes
• 5:02
  us
• 5:02
  modeling
• 5:04
  what
• 5:04
  that
• 5:04
  looks
• 5:04
  like,
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  but
• 5:05
  also
• 5:06
  removing
• 5:06
  barriers.
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  Right.
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  I
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  don't
• 5:08
  do
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  it
• 5:09
  under
• 5:09
  the
• 5:09
  lens
• 5:10
  of,
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  this
• 5:12
  is
• 5:12
  ineffective
• 5:13
  here.
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  You
• 5:14
  should
• 5:14
  be
• 5:14
  trying
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  this,
• 5:15
  because
• 5:15
  this
• 5:16
  works
• 5:16
  well
• 5:16
  over
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  there.
• 5:17
  It
• 5:18
  is
• 5:18
  about
• 5:18
  building
• 5:19
  strong
• 5:19
  practices
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  across
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  our
• 5:22
  district,
• 5:23
  across
• 5:23
  our
• 5:24
  schools.
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  And
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  means
• 5:25
  that
• 5:26
  we
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  are
• 5:27
  intentional
• 5:28
  about
• 5:28
  laying
• 5:29
  the
• 5:29
  groundwork
• 5:30
  of
• 5:30
  what
• 5:30
  we
• 5:31
  find
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  be
• 5:32
  really
• 5:32
  strong,
• 5:33
  effective
• 5:33
  practices
• 5:34
  that
• 5:34
  we
• 5:34
  know
• 5:36
  are
• 5:36
  rooted
• 5:37
  in
• 5:37
  research
• 5:38
  that
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  is
• 5:39
  working
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  well
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  in
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  certain
• 5:41
  schools.
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  And
• 5:42
  we're
• 5:42
  making
• 5:43
  that
• 5:43
  available
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  everybody.
• 5:45
  We're
• 5:45
  not
• 5:45
  holding
• 5:45
  it
• 5:46
  to
• 5:46
  ourselves.
• 5:47
  I
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  remember
• 5:48
  I
• 5:48
  came
• 5:48
  into
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  principalship,
• 5:51
  and
• 5:51
  I
• 5:51
  was
• 5:51
  so
• 5:51
  fortunate
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  have
• 5:53
  so
• 5:53
  many
• 5:53
  strong
• 5:53
  leaders
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  that
• 5:55
  was
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  around
• 5:55
  me
• 5:55
  that
• 5:56
  they
• 5:57
  was
• 5:57
  more
• 5:57
  than
• 5:58
  willing
• 5:58
  to
• 5:58
  share.
• 5:59
  And
• 5:59
  one
• 5:59
  of
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  the
• 6:00
  things
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  I
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  always
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  remember
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  is
• 6:02
  that
• 6:03
  they're
• 6:03
  like,
• 6:03
  you
• 6:03
  do
• 6:03
  not
• 6:03
  have
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  struggle
• 6:04
  in
• 6:04
  this
• 6:05
  job.
• 6:06
  You
• 6:06
  do
• 6:07
  not
• 6:07
  have
• 6:07
  to
• 6:07
  struggle
• 6:08
  in
• 6:08
  this
• 6:08
  job.
• 6:08
  You
• 6:08
  can
• 6:09
  ask
• 6:09
  for
• 6:10
  support
• 6:10
  and
• 6:11
  help,
• 6:11
  and
• 6:11
  I'm
• 6:12
  setting
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  same
• 6:12
  stage.
• 6:13
  You
• 6:13
  don't
• 6:14
  have
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  struggle
• 6:14
  in
• 6:14
  this
• 6:15
  job.
• 6:15
  Ask
• 6:15
  me
• 6:16
  for
• 6:17
  help,
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  if
• 6:18
  I
• 6:18
  don't
• 6:18
  know,
• 6:18
  I'm
• 6:19
  going
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  connect
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  with
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  right
• 6:20
  people
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  be
• 6:21
  able
• 6:22
  to
• 6:22
  support
• 6:22
  and
• 6:23
  help
• 6:23
  you.
• 6:23
  And
• 6:24
  I
• 6:24
  think
• 6:24
  that
• 6:24
  that
• 6:25
  is
• 6:25
  somewhat
• 6:25
  of
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  little
• 6:26
  shift,
• 6:26
  if
• 6:27
  I'm
• 6:27
  honest,
• 6:28
  is
• 6:28
  because,
• 6:29
  you
• 6:29
  know,
• 6:29
  principals
• 6:30
  for
• 6:30
  so
• 6:30
  long
• 6:31
  have
• 6:31
  been
• 6:31
  afraid
• 6:32
  to
• 6:32
  admit
• 6:33
  when
• 6:33
  they're
• 6:33
  struggling,
• 6:35
  and
• 6:35
  then
• 6:36
  they
• 6:36
  do
• 6:36
  so
• 6:37
  at
• 6:37
  their
• 6:37
  own
• 6:37
  detriment.
• 6:39
  And
• 6:39
  so
• 6:40
  we've
• 6:40
  got
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  create
• 6:41
  cultures
• 6:41
  where
• 6:43
  that's
• 6:43
  not
• 6:43
  the
• 6:44
  norm.
• 6:44
  That's
• 6:44
  not
• 6:44
  what
• 6:45
  we
• 6:45
  do.
• 6:46
  We
• 6:46
  support
• 6:47
  and
• 6:47
  we
• 6:47
  help
• 6:47
  each
• 6:48
  other.
• 6:48
  Why
• 6:49
  because
• 6:49
  it
• 6:49
  makes
• 6:49
  us
• 6:50
  better
• 6:50
  as
• 6:51
  a
• 6:51
  system
• 6:51
  of
• 6:51
  schools,
• 6:52
  but
• 6:52
  it
• 6:53
  also
• 6:53
  makes
• 6:53
  each
• 6:53
  school
• 6:54
  system
• 6:55
  inside,
• 6:56
  internally,
• 6:57
  better
• 6:57
  when
• 6:58
  they
• 6:58
  have
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  support
• 6:59
  that
• 6:59
  they
• 6:59
  need.
• 7:01
  I
• 7:01
  love
• 7:01
  that
• 7:02
  response.
• 7:02
  Right.
• 7:03
  Because
• 7:04
  what
• 7:04
  you're
• 7:04
  tracking
• 7:05
  is
• 7:05
  exactly
• 7:06
  what
• 7:06
  Opal
• 7:06
  and
• 7:07
  I
• 7:07
  call
• 7:07
  her,
• 7:07
  Dr.
• 7:07
  Dawson
• 7:08
  in
• 7:09
  official
• 7:09
  space.
• 7:10
  But
• 7:10
  please
• 7:11
  bear
• 7:11
  in
• 7:11
  mind
• 7:12
  that
• 7:12
  I
• 7:12
  love
• 7:12
  and
• 7:13
  adore
• 7:13
  Opal
• 7:14
  and
• 7:14
  Shavita.
• 7:16
  It's
• 7:16
  feeling.
• 7:17
  It's
• 7:17
  mutual,
• 7:17
  for
• 7:18
  sure.
• 7:19
  Honoring
• 7:19
  the
• 7:19
  title.
• 7:20
  Amen.
• 7:21
  So
• 7:22
  Dr.
• 7:22
  Dawson
• 7:23
  talked
• 7:23
  about
• 7:24
  the
• 7:25
  fundamentals
• 7:26
  of
• 7:26
  building
• 7:27
  relationship.
• 7:28
  I
• 7:29
  can
• 7:29
  only
• 7:29
  feel
• 7:30
  that
• 7:30
  I
• 7:30
  can
• 7:30
  trust
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  be
• 7:31
  safe
• 7:32
  in
• 7:32
  spaces
• 7:33
  where
• 7:34
  there
• 7:34
  is
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  valid,
• 7:36
  legitimate
• 7:37
  relationship.
• 7:39
  And
• 7:39
  that
• 7:39
  takes
• 7:40
  us
• 7:40
  from
• 7:40
  coming
• 7:41
  out
• 7:41
  of
• 7:41
  our
• 7:42
  comfort
• 7:42
  zones
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  those
• 7:43
  silos
• 7:44
  of
• 7:45
  those
• 7:46
  compact
• 7:47
  principals
• 7:48
  offices
• 7:49
  or.
• 7:49
  Or
• 7:50
  your
• 7:50
  AP
• 7:51
  corridor
• 7:52
  or
• 7:52
  your
• 7:53
  classroom
• 7:54
  and
• 7:54
  being
• 7:55
  brave
• 7:56
  enough
• 7:57
  and
• 7:57
  courageous
• 7:58
  enough
• 7:58
  to
• 7:59
  come
• 7:59
  into
• 8:00
  community.
• 8:01
  But
• 8:01
  just
• 8:02
  like
• 8:02
  you
• 8:02
  said,
• 8:02
  Dr.
• 8:03
  West,
• 8:04
  we
• 8:04
  have
• 8:04
  to
• 8:04
  have
• 8:05
  a
• 8:05
  culture
• 8:06
  that
• 8:06
  truly
• 8:07
  supports
• 8:08
  it.
• 8:08
  That
• 8:09
  love
• 8:09
  has
• 8:10
  to
• 8:10
  be
• 8:10
  baked
• 8:11
  into
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  walls
• 8:12
  to
• 8:13
  make
• 8:13
  sure
• 8:14
  that
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  question
• 8:16
  and
• 8:16
  an
• 8:17
  ask
• 8:17
  is
• 8:18
  valid
• 8:18
  and
• 8:19
  legitimate.
• 8:20
  So
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  saw
• 8:22
  Dr.
• 8:22
  Dawson
• 8:23
  getting
• 8:23
  ready
• 8:24
  to
• 8:24
  respond,
• 8:25
  but
• 8:25
  I
• 8:25
  just
• 8:26
  wanted
• 8:26
  to
• 8:26
  add
• 8:27
  that
• 8:27
  piece
• 8:28
  because
• 8:28
  I
• 8:28
  think
• 8:28
  that's
• 8:29
  so
• 8:30
  important
• 8:31
  when
• 8:31
  we're
• 8:31
  talking
• 8:32
  about
• 8:32
  a
• 8:32
  humanizing
• 8:34
  approach
• 8:35
  to
• 8:35
  education.
• 8:37
  Exactly.
• 8:38
  And
• 8:40
  as
• 8:40
  you
• 8:40
  all
• 8:41
  were
• 8:41
  talking
• 8:42
  and
• 8:42
  I
• 8:42
  was
• 8:42
  taking
• 8:43
  notes,
• 8:43
  and
• 8:43
  I
• 8:43
  was
• 8:44
  like,
• 8:44
  no,
• 8:44
  Oprah,
• 8:44
  you
• 8:44
  need
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  really
• 8:45
  listen
• 8:46
  so
• 8:46
  that
• 8:46
  the
• 8:46
  notes
• 8:47
  make
• 8:47
  sense.
• 8:48
  And
• 8:48
  I
• 8:48
  think
• 8:48
  that's
• 8:48
  what
• 8:49
  happens
• 8:49
  is
• 8:49
  oftentimes
• 8:51
  we're
• 8:51
  listening
• 8:51
  to
• 8:52
  respond
• 8:53
  as
• 8:53
  opposed
• 8:53
  to
• 8:54
  listening
• 8:54
  to
• 8:54
  understand.
• 8:55
  And
• 8:56
  so
• 8:56
  I
• 8:56
  think
• 8:56
  that's
• 8:57
  critical.
• 8:57
  One
• 8:58
  thing
• 8:58
  that
• 8:58
  we
• 8:58
  did
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  help
• 8:59
  build
• 8:59
  that.
• 9:00
  And
• 9:00
  everyone
• 9:01
  talks
• 9:01
  about
• 9:01
  PLCs,
• 9:02
  but
• 9:03
  in
• 9:03
  our
• 9:03
  PLCs,
• 9:04
  and
• 9:04
  in
• 9:05
  our
• 9:05
  staff
• 9:05
  meeting,
• 9:06
  we
• 9:07
  did
• 9:07
  something
• 9:08
  with
• 9:08
  the
• 9:08
  Success
• 9:09
  Analysis
• 9:10
  protocol.
• 9:11
  And
• 9:11
  that
• 9:11
  was
• 9:12
  simply,
• 9:12
  okay,
• 9:12
  let's
• 9:13
  find
• 9:13
  what
• 9:13
  that
• 9:13
  success
• 9:14
  is,
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  then
• 9:15
  let's
• 9:15
  plan
• 9:16
  from
• 9:16
  that
• 9:17
  success
• 9:17
  what
• 9:17
  it
• 9:17
  took
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  get
• 9:18
  there.
• 9:19
  And
• 9:19
  so
• 9:20
  at
• 9:20
  least
• 9:21
  once
• 9:21
  a
• 9:21
  month,
• 9:21
  we
• 9:22
  would
• 9:22
  do
• 9:22
  that
• 9:22
  protocol.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:23
  it
• 9:23
  worked
• 9:24
  really
• 9:24
  well,
• 9:24
  because
• 9:24
  what
• 9:25
  it
• 9:25
  did
• 9:25
  was
• 9:25
  it
• 9:25
  shifted
• 9:26
  how
• 9:27
  teachers
• 9:27
  thought
• 9:27
  about
• 9:28
  their
• 9:28
  practice.
• 9:29
  Because
• 9:29
  we're
• 9:30
  conditioned
• 9:30
  to
• 9:30
  see
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  glasses
• 9:31
  half
• 9:32
  empty.
• 9:32
  That's
• 9:32
  just
• 9:33
  in
• 9:33
  our
• 9:33
  minds.
• 9:33
  We
• 9:34
  do
• 9:34
  that.
• 9:34
  But
• 9:35
  how
• 9:35
  do
• 9:35
  we
• 9:35
  shift
• 9:36
  them
• 9:36
  to
• 9:36
  understand?
• 9:36
  Really,
• 9:37
  it's
• 9:37
  half
• 9:37
  full.
• 9:38
  And
• 9:38
  that's
• 9:39
  okay,
• 9:39
  even
• 9:39
  if
• 9:39
  it's
• 9:40
  a
• 9:40
  drop
• 9:40
  in
• 9:40
  there
• 9:40
  and
• 9:41
  it's
• 9:41
  full,
• 9:41
  some
• 9:42
  water
• 9:42
  in
• 9:42
  there,
• 9:42
  no
• 9:43
  matter
• 9:43
  what.
• 9:44
  Then
• 9:46
  when
• 9:46
  I
• 9:46
  saw
• 9:46
  that
• 9:46
  that
• 9:47
  Success
• 9:47
  Analysis
• 9:48
  protocol
• 9:48
  was
• 9:48
  a
• 9:48
  little
• 9:49
  overwhelming
• 9:49
  because
• 9:50
  of
• 9:50
  how
• 9:50
  I
• 9:50
  organized
• 9:51
  it.
• 9:51
  We
• 9:51
  just
• 9:52
  did
• 9:52
  something
• 9:52
  called
• 9:52
  wow,
• 9:53
  Wednesdays,
• 9:54
  where
• 9:54
  they
• 9:54
  brought
• 9:54
  one
• 9:55
  success
• 9:55
  they
• 9:55
  had
• 9:55
  had
• 9:56
  that
• 9:56
  week.
• 9:57
  They
• 9:57
  could
• 9:57
  choose
• 9:57
  whatever
• 9:58
  it
• 9:58
  was
• 9:58
  and
• 9:59
  share
• 9:59
  how
• 10:00
  they
• 10:00
  did
• 10:00
  it.
• 10:00
  If
• 10:00
  they
• 10:00
  didn't
• 10:01
  want
• 10:01
  to
• 10:01
  share
• 10:01
  it,
• 10:01
  they
• 10:01
  could
• 10:01
  put
• 10:02
  it
• 10:02
  up
• 10:02
  on
• 10:02
  the
• 10:02
  chart,
• 10:02
  because
• 10:03
  some
• 10:03
  people
• 10:03
  don't
• 10:03
  want
• 10:03
  to
• 10:04
  speak
• 10:04
  in
• 10:04
  front
• 10:04
  of
• 10:04
  audiences,
• 10:05
  but
• 10:05
  they
• 10:06
  teach
• 10:06
  every
• 10:06
  day.
• 10:06
  So
• 10:06
  that's
• 10:07
  always
• 10:07
  lost
• 10:07
  on
• 10:07
  me.
• 10:08
  And
• 10:08
  so,
• 10:09
  yeah,
• 10:09
  that
• 10:10
  part
• 10:10
  of
• 10:10
  it,
• 10:11
  what
• 10:11
  I
• 10:11
  saw,
• 10:11
  though,
• 10:11
  in
• 10:12
  talking
• 10:12
  about
• 10:12
  it
• 10:13
  with
• 10:13
  a
• 10:13
  teacher
• 10:13
  I
• 10:13
  worked
• 10:14
  with
• 10:14
  in
• 10:14
  a
• 10:14
  district
• 10:14
  last
• 10:15
  year,
• 10:16
  she
• 10:16
  started
• 10:17
  something
• 10:17
  that
• 10:18
  she
• 10:18
  called.
• 10:18
  She
• 10:18
  would
• 10:19
  flash
• 10:19
  a
• 10:19
  picture
• 10:19
  up
• 10:20
  on
• 10:20
  the
• 10:21
  board
• 10:21
  when
• 10:21
  she
• 10:22
  was
• 10:22
  in
• 10:22
  a
• 10:23
  faculty
• 10:23
  meeting,
• 10:24
  and
• 10:24
  it
• 10:25
  was
• 10:25
  based
• 10:25
  on
• 10:25
  whatever
• 10:26
  the
• 10:26
  focus
• 10:27
  was
• 10:27
  for
• 10:27
  learning.
• 10:29
  It
• 10:30
  was
• 10:30
  called
• 10:30
  claim
• 10:30
  it,
• 10:31
  name
• 10:31
  it,
• 10:31
  and
• 10:32
  explain
• 10:32
  it.
• 10:33
  So
• 10:33
  if
• 10:33
  that
• 10:33
  was
• 10:33
  something
• 10:34
  in
• 10:34
  your
• 10:34
  classroom,
• 10:35
  you
• 10:35
  said,
• 10:36
  oh,
• 10:36
  my
• 10:36
  goodness,
• 10:36
  that's
• 10:37
  my
• 10:37
  classroom.
• 10:38
  And
• 10:38
  then
• 10:38
  she
• 10:38
  would
• 10:38
  say,
• 10:38
  oh,
• 10:39
  wonderful,
• 10:39
  tell
• 10:40
  us
• 10:40
  about
• 10:40
  it.
• 10:41
  And
• 10:41
  then
• 10:41
  she
• 10:42
  would
• 10:42
  say,
• 10:43
  then,
• 10:43
  you
• 10:44
  know,
• 10:44
  be
• 10:44
  like
• 10:44
  a
• 10:45
  big
• 10:45
  celebration
• 10:45
  and
• 10:46
  everything.
• 10:46
  But
• 10:46
  what
• 10:46
  that
• 10:47
  did
• 10:47
  was
• 10:48
  it
• 10:48
  was
• 10:48
  a
• 10:48
  safe
• 10:49
  space
• 10:49
  that
• 10:49
  had
• 10:50
  been
• 10:50
  created,
• 10:51
  and
• 10:51
  it
• 10:51
  allowed
• 10:52
  teachers
• 10:53
  to
• 10:53
  see,
• 10:54
  oh,
• 10:54
  you
• 10:55
  know
• 10:55
  what?
• 10:55
  She
• 10:55
  was
• 10:55
  in
• 10:56
  my
• 10:56
  classroom.
• 10:56
  Oh,
• 10:56
  my
• 10:56
  goodness,
• 10:57
  she
• 10:57
  took
• 10:57
  a
• 10:57
  picture
• 10:57
  of
• 10:58
  something.
• 10:58
  And
• 10:59
  so
• 10:59
  then
• 10:59
  it's
• 11:00
  seeing
• 11:00
  the
• 11:00
  success
• 11:01
  through
• 11:01
  our
• 11:02
  lens
• 11:02
  as
• 11:03
  leaders,
• 11:03
  because
• 11:03
  we
• 11:03
  put
• 11:04
  the
• 11:04
  picture
• 11:04
  up
• 11:04
  there,
• 11:05
  but
• 11:05
  then
• 11:05
  it's
• 11:05
  showing
• 11:06
  them,
• 11:06
  oh,
• 11:06
  yeah,
• 11:07
  you
• 11:07
  see
• 11:07
  all
• 11:07
  this
• 11:07
  good
• 11:07
  stuff
• 11:08
  going
• 11:08
  on
• 11:08
  in
• 11:08
  your
• 11:08
  classroom.
• 11:09
  And
• 11:09
  she
• 11:09
  was
• 11:10
  pretty
• 11:10
  intentional
• 11:10
  about
• 11:11
  making
• 11:11
  sure
• 11:12
  that
• 11:12
  she
• 11:12
  got
• 11:13
  into
• 11:13
  every
• 11:13
  classroom.
• 11:14
  At
• 11:15
  one
• 11:15
  point,
• 11:16
  there
• 11:16
  were
• 11:16
  so
• 11:16
  many
• 11:17
  good
• 11:17
  things
• 11:17
  happening.
• 11:18
  She
• 11:18
  said,
• 11:18
  you
• 11:19
  know
• 11:19
  what?
• 11:19
  You
• 11:19
  all.
• 11:19
  I
• 11:19
  started
• 11:20
  off
• 11:20
  with
• 11:20
  just
• 11:20
  doing
• 11:21
  one,
• 11:21
  but
• 11:22
  then
• 11:22
  I
• 11:22
  realized
• 11:22
  that's
• 11:23
  not
• 11:23
  possible.
• 11:24
  So
• 11:24
  this
• 11:24
  week,
• 11:24
  we're
• 11:24
  going
• 11:25
  to
• 11:25
  do
• 11:25
  about
• 11:25
  four
• 11:25
  of
• 11:25
  you
• 11:26
  all.
• 11:26
  They
• 11:26
  were
• 11:26
  like
• 11:26
  four
• 11:27
  of
• 11:27
  us.
• 11:27
  Oh,
• 11:28
  my
• 11:28
  goodness.
• 11:28
  You
• 11:29
  know,
• 11:29
  that
• 11:29
  kind
• 11:29
  of
• 11:29
  thing.
• 11:30
  And
• 11:30
  so
• 11:30
  it's
• 11:30
  just
• 11:31
  those
• 11:31
  types
• 11:31
  of
• 11:32
  words
• 11:32
  where
• 11:32
  you're
• 11:33
  hyping
• 11:33
  them
• 11:33
  up,
• 11:33
  if
• 11:34
  you
• 11:34
  will,
• 11:34
  and
• 11:35
  getting
• 11:35
  them
• 11:35
  to
• 11:35
  believe
• 11:35
  in
• 11:36
  themselves,
• 11:36
  because
• 11:37
  everyone,
• 11:37
  just
• 11:38
  like
• 11:38
  the
• 11:38
  kids,
• 11:38
  don't.
• 11:39
  They
• 11:39
  don't
• 11:39
  come
• 11:39
  with
• 11:40
  a
• 11:40
  boatload
• 11:40
  of
• 11:41
  confidence.
• 11:42
  They
• 11:42
  don't
• 11:43
  valet.
• 11:44
  Students
• 11:44
  don't
• 11:44
  come
• 11:44
  knowing
• 11:45
  how
• 11:45
  to
• 11:45
  behave.
• 11:45
  You
• 11:45
  got
• 11:45
  to
• 11:46
  teach
• 11:46
  them
• 11:46
  what
• 11:47
  that
• 11:47
  behavior
• 11:48
  looks
• 11:48
  like,
• 11:48
  how
• 11:48
  to
• 11:48
  do
• 11:49
  school,
• 11:49
  the
• 11:49
  same
• 11:49
  way
• 11:49
  you
• 11:49
  would
• 11:50
  teach
• 11:50
  them
• 11:50
  to
• 11:50
  read.
• 11:51
  So
• 11:51
  I
• 11:52
  want
• 11:52
  to
• 11:52
  kind
• 11:52
  of
• 11:53
  bring
• 11:53
  this
• 11:53
  part
• 11:53
  of
• 11:54
  the
• 11:54
  conversation
• 11:54
  to
• 11:56
  an
• 11:56
  ending.
• 11:56
  I
• 11:57
  have
• 11:57
  one
• 11:57
  final
• 11:57
  question,
• 11:58
  and
• 11:58
  then
• 11:58
  I
• 11:58
  want
• 11:58
  to
• 11:59
  talk
• 11:59
  a
• 11:59
  little
• 11:59
  bit
• 11:59
  about
• 12:00
  your
• 12:00
  own
• 12:00
  individual
• 12:01
  work
• 12:02
  before
• 12:02
  we
• 12:02
  wrap
• 12:02
  up
• 12:02
  today.
• 12:04
  One
• 12:04
  of
• 12:04
  the,
• 12:04
  you
• 12:04
  know,
• 12:05
  the
• 12:05
  wheelhouse
• 12:06
  is
• 12:06
  all
• 12:06
  about
• 12:06
  disrupting
• 12:07
  this
• 12:07
  transactional
• 12:08
  hurting
• 12:09
  nature
• 12:09
  of
• 12:09
  school.
• 12:10
  One
• 12:10
  of
• 12:10
  the
• 12:11
  four
• 12:11
  guiding
• 12:11
  principles
• 12:12
  that
• 12:12
  we're
• 12:12
  really
• 12:13
  focusing
• 12:13
  on
• 12:14
  today
• 12:14
  is
• 12:15
  the
• 12:15
  very
• 12:16
  first
• 12:16
  principle,
• 12:17
  which
• 12:17
  is
• 12:17
  that
• 12:18
  we
• 12:18
  believe
• 12:18
  that
• 12:18
  educating
• 12:19
  our
• 12:19
  children
• 12:20
  should
• 12:20
  be
• 12:20
  a
• 12:21
  humanizing,
• 12:21
  relational,
• 12:22
  and
• 12:22
  transformational
• 12:23
  endeavor,
• 12:23
  and
• 12:24
  that
• 12:24
  all
• 12:24
  else
• 12:24
  is
• 12:24
  secondary.
• 12:25
  And
• 12:26
  we've
• 12:26
  really
• 12:27
  encapsulated
• 12:28
  a
• 12:28
  lot
• 12:28
  of
• 12:28
  that
• 12:28
  conversation.
• 12:29
  But
• 12:29
  I
• 12:30
  want
• 12:30
  to
• 12:30
  ask
• 12:30
  a
• 12:30
  really
• 12:30
  difficult
• 12:31
  question.
• 12:33
  This
• 12:33
  is
• 12:33
  2025,
• 12:36
  and
• 12:36
  there
• 12:36
  are
• 12:37
  by
• 12:38
  nature
• 12:38
  of
• 12:38
  the
• 12:38
  date
• 12:39
  on
• 12:39
  the
• 12:39
  calendar,
• 12:40
  there
• 12:40
  are
• 12:41
  all
• 12:41
  sorts
• 12:41
  of
• 12:43
  intriguing
• 12:44
  challenges
• 12:45
  to
• 12:46
  being
• 12:46
  humanizing
• 12:48
  for
• 12:48
  each
• 12:49
  and
• 12:50
  every
• 12:51
  student
• 12:52
  in
• 12:53
  2025.
• 12:54
  What
• 12:55
  advice,
• 12:56
  what
• 12:56
  one
• 12:57
  piece
• 12:57
  of
• 12:57
  advice
• 12:58
  would
• 12:59
  each
• 12:59
  of
• 12:59
  you
• 13:00
  give
• 13:00
  to
• 13:01
  principals
• 13:03
  about
• 13:03
  that
• 13:04
  guiding
• 13:04
  principle,
• 13:05
  about
• 13:06
  humanizing
• 13:07
  the
• 13:07
  environment
• 13:08
  for
• 13:09
  children
• 13:09
  and
• 13:10
  for
• 13:10
  teachers
• 13:12
  in
• 13:12
  light
• 13:13
  of
• 13:14
  where
• 13:15
  we
• 13:15
  are
• 13:16
  in
• 13:16
  the
• 13:16
  calendar
• 13:18
  and
• 13:19
  the
• 13:19
  beginning
• 13:19
  of
• 13:19
  this
• 13:20
  school
• 13:20
  year?
• 13:21
  So
• 13:22
  I
• 13:22
  think
• 13:22
  what
• 13:23
  immediately
• 13:24
  pops
• 13:24
  in
• 13:25
  my
• 13:25
  mind
• 13:25
  is
• 13:26
  being
• 13:26
  able
• 13:27
  to
• 13:28
  clarify
• 13:28
  your
• 13:28
  purpose,
• 13:29
  your
• 13:29
  why.
• 13:30
  Why
• 13:30
  are
• 13:30
  you
• 13:30
  there?
• 13:32
  Is
• 13:32
  it
• 13:32
  just
• 13:33
  to
• 13:35
  roll
• 13:35
  out
• 13:35
  initiatives
• 13:38
  and,
• 13:40
  you
• 13:40
  know,
• 13:40
  stay
• 13:40
  in
• 13:41
  your
• 13:41
  office
• 13:41
  and
• 13:42
  push
• 13:42
  paper,
• 13:43
  or
• 13:43
  is
• 13:44
  your
• 13:44
  why
• 13:45
  to
• 13:45
  truly
• 13:46
  see
• 13:46
  your
• 13:46
  school
• 13:46
  community
• 13:47
  thriving,
• 13:48
  to
• 13:48
  be
• 13:48
  better?
• 13:49
  And
• 13:50
  what
• 13:51
  does
• 13:51
  that
• 13:51
  look
• 13:51
  like
• 13:52
  for
• 13:53
  you?
• 13:54
  I
• 13:54
  think
• 13:54
  that
• 13:56
  in
• 13:57
  today's
• 14:00
  culture,
• 14:01
  2025,
• 14:03
  there's
• 14:03
  a
• 14:03
  lot
• 14:04
  going
• 14:05
  on
• 14:05
  in
• 14:05
  the
• 14:05
  round
• 14:06
  the
• 14:06
  world,
• 14:06
  the
• 14:07
  round
• 14:07
  the
• 14:08
  world
• 14:08
  around
• 14:08
  us,
• 14:09
  and
• 14:10
  it
• 14:10
  is
• 14:10
  so
• 14:10
  easy
• 14:11
  for
• 14:11
  us
• 14:11
  to
• 14:12
  get
• 14:12
  lost
• 14:13
  in
• 14:13
  the
• 14:13
  noise.
• 14:15
  And
• 14:15
  I
• 14:15
  really
• 14:16
  do
• 14:16
  think
• 14:16
  that
• 14:17
  there
• 14:17
  has
• 14:17
  to
• 14:17
  be
• 14:18
  an
• 14:18
  intentionality
• 14:19
  for
• 14:20
  a
• 14:20
  leader
• 14:20
  to
• 14:20
  block
• 14:21
  out
• 14:21
  that
• 14:21
  noise,
• 14:22
  to
• 14:23
  be
• 14:23
  able
• 14:23
  to
• 14:23
  sift
• 14:24
  through
• 14:25
  all
• 14:25
  of
• 14:26
  that
• 14:27
  and
• 14:27
  get
• 14:27
  back
• 14:27
  to
• 14:28
  the
• 14:28
  core
• 14:29
  of
• 14:29
  why
• 14:30
  you're
• 14:31
  there
• 14:31
  and
• 14:31
  your
• 14:32
  purpose
• 14:33
  and
• 14:33
  to
• 14:34
  truly
• 14:36
  put
• 14:36
  that
• 14:36
  vision
• 14:37
  into
• 14:37
  action.
• 14:39
  And
• 14:41
  knowing,
• 14:41
  as
• 14:42
  we
• 14:42
  said,
• 14:42
  you
• 14:43
  cannot
• 14:43
  do
• 14:43
  it
• 14:43
  in
• 14:43
  isolation.
• 14:45
  So
• 14:45
  who
• 14:45
  do
• 14:45
  you
• 14:46
  need
• 14:46
  to
• 14:46
  galvanize
• 14:47
  on
• 14:47
  your
• 14:47
  team
• 14:48
  to
• 14:48
  support
• 14:48
  the
• 14:48
  work
• 14:49
  that
• 14:49
  you're
• 14:49
  doing?
• 14:50
  How
• 14:51
  do
• 14:51
  you
• 14:51
  continue
• 14:53
  to
• 14:53
  make
• 14:53
  that
• 14:54
  commitment
• 14:54
  day
• 14:54
  after
• 14:55
  day
• 14:56
  when
• 14:56
  it,
• 14:56
  when.
• 14:56
  When
• 14:57
  it's
• 14:57
  difficult,
• 14:58
  when
• 14:59
  they
• 14:59
  cut
• 14:59
  the
• 14:59
  budget
• 15:00
  and
• 15:00
  the
• 15:00
  funding
• 15:01
  goes
• 15:01
  away?
• 15:02
  How
• 15:02
  do
• 15:02
  I
• 15:02
  make
• 15:03
  lemonade,
• 15:04
  you
• 15:05
  know,
• 15:05
  lemonade
• 15:06
  out
• 15:06
  of
• 15:06
  these
• 15:06
  lemons?
• 15:08
  How
• 15:08
  do
• 15:08
  I
• 15:09
  continue
• 15:09
  to
• 15:09
  push
• 15:10
  forward
• 15:11
  with
• 15:12
  the
• 15:12
  work
• 15:12
  that
• 15:12
  I
• 15:12
  know
• 15:13
  I'm
• 15:13
  called
• 15:13
  to
• 15:13
  do,
• 15:14
  even
• 15:15
  when
• 15:15
  it
• 15:15
  gets
• 15:15
  difficult?
• 15:16
  I
• 15:16
  think
• 15:16
  that
• 15:17
  that's
• 15:17
  going
• 15:18
  to
• 15:18
  resonate
• 15:19
  different
• 15:20
  with
• 15:20
  every
• 15:20
  leader,
• 15:21
  and
• 15:22
  that's
• 15:22
  why
• 15:22
  you
• 15:23
  have
• 15:23
  to
• 15:23
  know
• 15:24
  your.
• 15:25
  Why.
• 15:26
  We
• 15:26
  talk
• 15:27
  about
• 15:27
  strengths,
• 15:28
  but
• 15:28
  we
• 15:28
  need
• 15:29
  to
• 15:29
  go
• 15:30
  to
• 15:30
  authenticity
• 15:31
  as
• 15:31
  well.
• 15:32
  If
• 15:32
  you
• 15:32
  came
• 15:33
  into
• 15:33
  this
• 15:33
  job
• 15:34
  because
• 15:35
  it
• 15:35
  was
• 15:35
  a
• 15:35
  title
• 15:36
  or
• 15:36
  a
• 15:36
  bump
• 15:36
  in
• 15:36
  your
• 15:37
  salary,
• 15:37
  you're
• 15:38
  going
• 15:38
  to
• 15:38
  be
• 15:38
  sorely
• 15:39
  disappointed,
• 15:40
  and
• 15:40
  they're
• 15:40
  never
• 15:40
  going
• 15:41
  to
• 15:41
  pay
• 15:41
  you
• 15:41
  what
• 15:41
  you're
• 15:41
  really,
• 15:42
  really
• 15:42
  worth.
• 15:43
  And
• 15:43
  so
• 15:43
  you've
• 15:44
  got
• 15:44
  to
• 15:44
  be
• 15:44
  committed
• 15:46
  to
• 15:46
  doing
• 15:46
  this
• 15:47
  in
• 15:47
  spite
• 15:48
  of
• 15:48
  all
• 15:48
  the
• 15:48
  other
• 15:48
  things
• 15:49
  that
• 15:49
  are
• 15:49
  going
• 15:50
  on.
• 15:51
  And,
• 15:51
  you
• 15:51
  know,
• 15:51
  to.
• 15:52
  To
• 15:52
  move
• 15:52
  past
• 15:53
  the
• 15:53
  distraction
• 15:54
  and
• 15:54
  get
• 15:54
  back
• 15:55
  to,
• 15:55
  to
• 15:55
  what
• 15:56
  the
• 15:56
  core
• 15:57
  of
• 15:57
  your
• 15:57
  leadership
• 15:59
  is.
• 16:00
  Thank
• 16:00
  you,
• 16:00
  Dr.
• 16:01
  Dawson.
• 16:02
  I
• 16:02
  would
• 16:02
  have
• 16:03
  to
• 16:03
  say.
• 16:04
  Yet
• 16:05
  what's
• 16:05
  your
• 16:05
  why?
• 16:06
  Absolutely.
• 16:08
  And
• 16:09
  students
• 16:10
  really
• 16:10
  are
• 16:10
  the
• 16:11
  purpose.
• 16:12
  They're
• 16:12
  the
• 16:12
  center
• 16:12
  of
• 16:13
  everything
• 16:13
  that
• 16:13
  we
• 16:14
  do.
• 16:15
  And
• 16:15
  one
• 16:16
  thing
• 16:16
  I
• 16:16
  always
• 16:17
  say
• 16:17
  is
• 16:18
  no
• 16:19
  one
• 16:19
  went
• 16:19
  into
• 16:19
  education
• 16:20
  to
• 16:20
  say,
• 16:21
  you
• 16:21
  know
• 16:21
  what?
• 16:22
  I'm
• 16:22
  just
• 16:22
  going
• 16:22
  to
• 16:22
  sit
• 16:22
  behind
• 16:23
  my
• 16:23
  desk
• 16:23
  all
• 16:23
  day
• 16:24
  and
• 16:24
  mess
• 16:24
  up
• 16:24
  students
• 16:24
  lives.
• 16:25
  No
• 16:25
  one
• 16:26
  has
• 16:26
  said
• 16:26
  that
• 16:26
  one
• 16:27
  would
• 16:27
  hope.
• 16:28
  And
• 16:28
  so
• 16:28
  what
• 16:29
  we
• 16:29
  have
• 16:29
  to
• 16:29
  get
• 16:29
  our
• 16:30
  leaders
• 16:30
  and
• 16:30
  our
• 16:31
  teachers
• 16:31
  to
• 16:31
  remember
• 16:32
  is
• 16:33
  why
• 16:33
  did
• 16:33
  they
• 16:33
  come
• 16:33
  into
• 16:34
  this
• 16:34
  in
• 16:34
  the
• 16:34
  first
• 16:35
  place?
• 16:36
  What
• 16:36
  was
• 16:36
  it
• 16:36
  that
• 16:37
  sparked
• 16:37
  your
• 16:38
  interest
• 16:38
  or
• 16:38
  your
• 16:38
  desire
• 16:39
  to
• 16:40
  become
• 16:40
  a
• 16:41
  teacher
• 16:41
  or
• 16:41
  a
• 16:41
  leader?
• 16:42
  And
• 16:42
  so
• 16:43
  whatever
• 16:43
  that
• 16:44
  was,
• 16:44
  let's
• 16:44
  tap
• 16:45
  into
• 16:45
  that
• 16:45
  level
• 16:46
  of
• 16:46
  excitement
• 16:47
  and
• 16:48
  then
• 16:49
  bring
• 16:49
  it
• 16:49
  back
• 16:49
  and
• 16:50
  then
• 16:50
  make
• 16:50
  it
• 16:51
  work,
• 16:51
  whether
• 16:51
  it's
• 16:52
  20,
• 16:52
  25,
• 16:53
  2035,
• 16:54
  whatever
• 16:54
  the
• 16:54
  time
• 16:54
  is.
• 16:55
  Because
• 16:55
  we
• 16:55
  all
• 16:56
  know
• 16:56
  that
• 16:56
  our
• 16:56
  schools
• 16:57
  are
• 16:57
  just
• 16:57
  a
• 16:57
  microcosm
• 16:58
  of
• 16:58
  what's
• 16:58
  happening
• 16:59
  around
• 16:59
  them.
• 17:00
  Some
• 17:00
  things
• 17:00
  we
• 17:00
  just
• 17:01
  are
• 17:01
  just
• 17:01
  outside
• 17:01
  our
• 17:02
  boat.
• 17:02
  We
• 17:02
  can't
• 17:02
  control
• 17:03
  it.
• 17:03
  But
• 17:04
  those
• 17:04
  things
• 17:04
  that
• 17:04
  are
• 17:04
  inside
• 17:05
  of
• 17:05
  our
• 17:05
  boat
• 17:06
  that
• 17:06
  we
• 17:06
  can
• 17:07
  control
• 17:07
  as
• 17:08
  much
• 17:08
  as
• 17:08
  possible,
• 17:09
  that's
• 17:09
  what
• 17:09
  we
• 17:10
  need
• 17:10
  to
• 17:10
  focus
• 17:10
  on.
• 17:11
  And
• 17:12
  I
• 17:12
  always
• 17:13
  say
• 17:13
  that
• 17:13
  our
• 17:13
  presence
• 17:14
  tells
• 17:15
  that
• 17:15
  story
• 17:16
  of
• 17:16
  what
• 17:17
  we
• 17:17
  value.
• 17:18
  So
• 17:19
  even
• 17:19
  if
• 17:19
  we
• 17:19
  can't
• 17:20
  really
• 17:20
  tap
• 17:20
  in
• 17:21
  with
• 17:21
  everyone
• 17:22
  about,
• 17:22
  okay,
• 17:23
  so
• 17:23
  why
• 17:23
  did
• 17:23
  you
• 17:23
  start
• 17:24
  doing
• 17:24
  this?
• 17:24
  Because
• 17:24
  I
• 17:25
  know
• 17:25
  it's
• 17:25
  hard,
• 17:25
  it's
• 17:26
  heavy,
• 17:27
  but
• 17:27
  here's
• 17:28
  my
• 17:28
  presence
• 17:30
  that
• 17:30
  is
• 17:30
  a
• 17:30
  present
• 17:31
  to
• 17:31
  you
• 17:32
  so
• 17:32
  that
• 17:32
  you
• 17:33
  can
• 17:33
  understand
• 17:34
  what's
• 17:34
  valued
• 17:35
  and
• 17:35
  the
• 17:35
  way
• 17:35
  that
• 17:36
  we're
• 17:36
  moving.
• 17:37
  So,
• 17:37
  you
• 17:38
  know,
• 17:38
  having
• 17:38
  these
• 17:39
  two
• 17:39
  geniuses
• 17:40
  here
• 17:40
  at
• 17:41
  the
• 17:41
  wheelhouse,
• 17:42
  I
• 17:42
  want
• 17:42
  to
• 17:42
  be
• 17:42
  able
• 17:42
  to
• 17:43
  take
• 17:43
  a
• 17:43
  moment
• 17:44
  and
• 17:45
  talk
• 17:45
  for
• 17:46
  just
• 17:46
  a
• 17:47
  moment.
• 17:47
  And
• 17:47
  I'm
• 17:48
  hoping
• 17:48
  that
• 17:48
  Dr.
• 17:48
  Dawson
• 17:49
  will
• 17:49
  come
• 17:49
  back
• 17:50
  and
• 17:50
  we'll
• 17:50
  spend
• 17:51
  a
• 17:51
  whole
• 17:51
  episode
• 17:52
  talking
• 17:53
  about
• 17:53
  some
• 17:53
  of
• 17:53
  the
• 17:53
  work
• 17:54
  that
• 17:54
  she's
• 17:54
  doing.
• 17:55
  But
• 17:55
  I
• 17:55
  wanted
• 17:55
  to
• 17:55
  ask
• 17:56
  you,
• 17:56
  and
• 17:56
  I
• 17:56
  wanted
• 17:56
  just
• 17:56
  to
• 17:57
  have
• 17:57
  you
• 17:58
  mention
• 17:58
  for
• 17:58
  just
• 17:58
  a
• 17:59
  moment,
• 17:59
  you
• 17:59
  are
• 17:59
  the
• 18:00
  co
• 18:00
  founder
• 18:01
  of
• 18:01
  the
• 18:01
  Best
• 18:01
  College
• 18:02
  Match
• 18:02
  foundation,
• 18:03
  which
• 18:04
  does
• 18:04
  some
• 18:05
  amazing
• 18:05
  things.
• 18:06
  And
• 18:06
  so
• 18:07
  if,
• 18:07
  if
• 18:07
  our
• 18:08
  listeners
• 18:08
  have
• 18:08
  never
• 18:08
  heard,
• 18:09
  like,
• 18:09
  what
• 18:09
  is
• 18:09
  that?
• 18:10
  Right,
• 18:11
  Right.
• 18:11
  What
• 18:11
  is
• 18:11
  this
• 18:11
  thing
• 18:12
  you're
• 18:12
  doing
• 18:12
  that
• 18:12
  is
• 18:13
  so
• 18:13
  beautiful,
• 18:15
  Opal?
• 18:15
  Well,
• 18:16
  I'm
• 18:16
  so
• 18:16
  glad
• 18:16
  you
• 18:17
  asked
• 18:17
  because
• 18:18
  the
• 18:19
  Best
• 18:19
  College
• 18:19
  Match
• 18:19
  foundation
• 18:20
  is
• 18:20
  a
• 18:21
  nonprofit,
• 18:21
  and
• 18:22
  our
• 18:22
  opus
• 18:23
  is
• 18:24
  to
• 18:24
  help
• 18:24
  first
• 18:24
  generation
• 18:25
  and
• 18:25
  underrepresented
• 18:26
  students
• 18:27
  and
• 18:27
  their
• 18:28
  families
• 18:28
  navigate
• 18:29
  the
• 18:29
  journey
• 18:30
  post
• 18:30
  high
• 18:31
  school,
• 18:31
  so
• 18:31
  post
• 18:31
  secondary.
• 18:33
  And
• 18:33
  we
• 18:34
  have
• 18:34
  a
• 18:34
  MATCH
• 18:34
  framework
• 18:35
  which
• 18:35
  is
• 18:35
  M
• 18:36
  A
• 18:36
  T
• 18:36
  C
• 18:36
  H.
• 18:37
  And
• 18:38
  basically
• 18:38
  what
• 18:38
  that
• 18:39
  stands
• 18:39
  for
• 18:39
  is
• 18:40
  their
• 18:40
  ability
• 18:41
  to
• 18:41
  master
• 18:42
  their
• 18:42
  self
• 18:42
  awareness.
• 18:43
  Who
• 18:43
  are
• 18:43
  they
• 18:44
  as
• 18:45
  a
• 18:45
  person?
• 18:45
  Because
• 18:46
  we
• 18:46
  know
• 18:46
  if
• 18:47
  they
• 18:47
  understand
• 18:48
  themselves,
• 18:48
  they
• 18:48
  have
• 18:49
  that
• 18:49
  confidence
• 18:50
  to
• 18:50
  move
• 18:50
  forward,
• 18:51
  then
• 18:51
  we're
• 18:52
  looking
• 18:52
  at
• 18:52
  also
• 18:53
  those
• 18:53
  academic
• 18:54
  proficiencies.
• 18:55
  Oftentimes
• 18:56
  we
• 18:56
  think
• 18:56
  about,
• 18:57
  okay,
• 18:57
  you're
• 18:57
  smart
• 18:57
  enough
• 18:58
  to
• 18:58
  get
• 18:58
  this
• 18:58
  scholarship
• 18:59
  and
• 18:59
  to
• 19:00
  get
• 19:00
  into
• 19:00
  college,
• 19:01
  but
• 19:01
  the
• 19:01
  real
• 19:01
  idea
• 19:02
  there
• 19:02
  is
• 19:02
  not
• 19:03
  only
• 19:03
  to
• 19:03
  get
• 19:03
  in
• 19:03
  and
• 19:04
  have
• 19:04
  it
• 19:04
  paid
• 19:04
  for,
• 19:04
  but
• 19:05
  to
• 19:05
  stay
• 19:05
  and
• 19:05
  finish
• 19:06
  the
• 19:07
  next
• 19:07
  thing
• 19:07
  with
• 19:07
  the
• 19:07
  T
• 19:08
  is
• 19:08
  is
• 19:08
  them
• 19:09
  understanding
• 19:10
  what's
• 19:10
  that
• 19:11
  targeted
• 19:11
  college
• 19:12
  or
• 19:12
  career
• 19:14
  exploration
• 19:14
  or
• 19:15
  where
• 19:15
  they
• 19:15
  actually
• 19:15
  want
• 19:16
  to
• 19:16
  land.
• 19:16
  Everyone's
• 19:17
  not
• 19:17
  going
• 19:17
  to
• 19:18
  do
• 19:18
  a
• 19:18
  four
• 19:18
  year
• 19:19
  college
• 19:19
  or
• 19:19
  university,
• 19:20
  but
• 19:20
  there's
• 19:20
  a
• 19:21
  match
• 19:21
  for
• 19:22
  them
• 19:22
  and
• 19:22
  so
• 19:23
  we
• 19:23
  help
• 19:23
  them
• 19:23
  to
• 19:23
  find
• 19:23
  that.
• 19:24
  And
• 19:24
  then
• 19:25
  the
• 19:25
  C
• 19:25
  stands
• 19:26
  for
• 19:26
  choosing
• 19:26
  that
• 19:27
  financial
• 19:28
  path.
• 19:28
  How
• 19:29
  are
• 19:29
  we
• 19:29
  going
• 19:29
  to
• 19:30
  help
• 19:30
  you
• 19:30
  to
• 19:31
  pay
• 19:31
  for
• 19:31
  this
• 19:32
  in
• 19:32
  a
• 19:33
  way
• 19:33
  that's
• 19:33
  going
• 19:34
  to
• 19:34
  allow
• 19:34
  you
• 19:34
  to
• 19:34
  come
• 19:35
  out
• 19:35
  on
• 19:35
  the
• 19:35
  other
• 19:35
  side
• 19:36
  debt
• 19:36
  free
• 19:36
  or
• 19:36
  as
• 19:36
  close
• 19:37
  to
• 19:37
  being
• 19:37
  debt
• 19:37
  free
• 19:37
  as
• 19:38
  possible.
• 19:39
  The
• 19:40
  final
• 19:40
  letter
• 19:40
  is
• 19:41
  H,
• 19:42
  which
• 19:42
  is
• 19:42
  how
• 19:42
  are
• 19:42
  we
• 19:43
  going
• 19:43
  to
• 19:43
  help
• 19:43
  them
• 19:43
  to
• 19:44
  hone
• 19:44
  those
• 19:44
  life
• 19:45
  skills
• 19:45
  that
• 19:45
  they
• 19:45
  need
• 19:46
  so
• 19:47
  that
• 19:47
  they
• 19:47
  have
• 19:47
  the
• 19:48
  tools,
• 19:48
  the
• 19:48
  confidence
• 19:49
  and
• 19:49
  support
• 19:50
  to
• 19:50
  find
• 19:50
  the
• 19:51
  fit
• 19:51
  for
• 19:51
  the
• 19:51
  future.
• 19:52
  And
• 19:53
  what
• 19:53
  I
• 19:53
  love
• 19:53
  about
• 19:54
  the
• 19:54
  work
• 19:54
  that
• 19:54
  we
• 19:54
  do,
• 19:55
  other
• 19:55
  than
• 19:55
  the
• 19:55
  fact
• 19:55
  that
• 19:56
  I
• 19:56
  get
• 19:56
  to
• 19:56
  do
• 19:56
  it
• 19:56
  with
• 19:56
  my
• 19:57
  husband,
• 19:57
  is
• 19:58
  the
• 19:58
  fact
• 19:58
  that
• 19:59
  we
• 19:59
  know
• 19:59
  we're
• 19:59
  changing
• 20:00
  lives,
• 20:01
  we're
• 20:01
  giving
• 20:02
  an
• 20:02
  outcome
• 20:04
  with
• 20:04
  some
• 20:04
  simple
• 20:05
  inputs
• 20:05
  I
• 20:05
  might
• 20:06
  say,
• 20:07
  that
• 20:07
  are
• 20:07
  going
• 20:07
  to
• 20:08
  change
• 20:08
  the
• 20:08
  trajectory
• 20:09
  of
• 20:10
  students
• 20:10
  lives.
• 20:10
  We
• 20:11
  have,
• 20:11
  as
• 20:11
  I
• 20:11
  said,
• 20:12
  first
• 20:12
  gen.
• 20:13
  Many
• 20:13
  of
• 20:13
  the
• 20:13
  students
• 20:14
  that
• 20:14
  we
• 20:14
  serve
• 20:14
  are
• 20:15
  first
• 20:15
  generation.
• 20:16
  Their
• 20:16
  parents
• 20:17
  never
• 20:17
  even
• 20:17
  imagined
• 20:18
  anyone.
• 20:19
  This
• 20:19
  last
• 20:19
  year
• 20:20
  we
• 20:20
  worked
• 20:20
  with
• 20:20
  a
• 20:20
  group
• 20:20
  of
• 20:21
  students.
• 20:21
  We
• 20:21
  had
• 20:21
  two
• 20:21
  that
• 20:22
  were
• 20:22
  the
• 20:22
  first
• 20:22
  to
• 20:22
  graduate
• 20:23
  from
• 20:23
  high
• 20:23
  school
• 20:24
  and
• 20:24
  they
• 20:25
  ended
• 20:25
  up
• 20:25
  getting
• 20:26
  full
• 20:26
  rides
• 20:27
  to
• 20:27
  two
• 20:27
  or
• 20:28
  four
• 20:28
  year
• 20:28
  institutions.
• 20:30
  And
• 20:30
  I
• 20:31
  won't
• 20:31
  talk
• 20:31
  all
• 20:32
  day
• 20:32
  about
• 20:32
  the
• 20:32
  work
• 20:32
  that
• 20:33
  we're
• 20:33
  doing.
• 20:33
  However,
• 20:34
  what
• 20:34
  I
• 20:34
  will
• 20:35
  say
• 20:35
  in
• 20:35
  closing
• 20:36
  is
• 20:36
  that
• 20:37
  and
• 20:37
  you
• 20:37
  can
• 20:37
  tell
• 20:37
  I
• 20:37
  get
• 20:38
  excited
• 20:38
  about
• 20:38
  it,
• 20:39
  but
• 20:39
  what
• 20:40
  I
• 20:40
  will
• 20:40
  say
• 20:40
  in
• 20:40
  closing
• 20:41
  is
• 20:42
  that
• 20:42
  if
• 20:43
  we
• 20:43
  can
• 20:45
  tap
• 20:45
  into
• 20:46
  whatever
• 20:47
  that
• 20:47
  strength
• 20:48
  is,
• 20:48
  we've
• 20:48
  talked
• 20:49
  about
• 20:49
  leaders,
• 20:49
  we
• 20:49
  talked
• 20:50
  about
• 20:50
  teachers,
• 20:50
  but
• 20:51
  the
• 20:51
  students,
• 20:52
  especially
• 20:53
  as
• 20:53
  they
• 20:53
  get
• 20:53
  into
• 20:54
  middle
• 20:54
  school
• 20:54
  and
• 20:54
  high
• 20:55
  school,
• 20:55
  which
• 20:55
  are
• 20:55
  the
• 20:55
  ages
• 20:56
  that
• 20:56
  we
• 20:56
  work
• 20:56
  with,
• 20:57
  that
• 20:58
  they
• 20:58
  can
• 20:58
  see
• 20:59
  that,
• 20:59
  oh
• 21:00
  my
• 21:00
  goodness,
• 21:00
  I
• 21:01
  can
• 21:01
  do
• 21:01
  this,
• 21:02
  I'm
• 21:02
  competent
• 21:03
  enough
• 21:03
  to
• 21:03
  do
• 21:04
  it
• 21:04
  and
• 21:04
  I
• 21:05
  have
• 21:05
  the
• 21:05
  character
• 21:06
  that's
• 21:07
  built
• 21:07
  up
• 21:08
  in
• 21:08
  me
• 21:08
  to
• 21:09
  make
• 21:09
  it
• 21:09
  all
• 21:09
  work.
• 21:09
  So
• 21:10
  we
• 21:10
  look
• 21:10
  at
• 21:10
  character,
• 21:11
  competence
• 21:12
  and
• 21:12
  confidence,
• 21:13
  but
• 21:13
  we
• 21:13
  do
• 21:14
  a
• 21:14
  lot
• 21:14
  with
• 21:14
  social
• 21:15
  emotional
• 21:15
  learning
• 21:16
  and
• 21:16
  so
• 21:17
  that's
• 21:17
  the
• 21:17
  foundation
• 21:18
  for
• 21:18
  it.
• 21:18
  So
• 21:18
  thank
• 21:19
  you
• 21:19
  for
• 21:19
  asking.
• 21:19
  Grant.
• 21:21
  Well,
• 21:21
  it's
• 21:22
  super
• 21:22
  exciting
• 21:22
  to
• 21:23
  watch
• 21:23
  from
• 21:23
  afar
• 21:24
  and
• 21:24
  I
• 21:24
  hope
• 21:24
  that
• 21:25
  we'll
• 21:25
  talk
• 21:25
  offline
• 21:26
  later.
• 21:26
  I
• 21:26
  hope
• 21:26
  you'll
• 21:27
  come
• 21:27
  back
• 21:27
  and
• 21:28
  we
• 21:28
  could
• 21:28
  talk
• 21:28
  for
• 21:29
  a
• 21:29
  whole
• 21:30
  episode
• 21:31
  on
• 21:31
  the
• 21:31
  Great.
• 21:32
  Love
• 21:32
  to
• 21:32
  come
• 21:32
  back
• 21:32
  with
• 21:33
  that.
• 21:33
  Yes,
• 21:33
  absolutely.
• 21:34
  And
• 21:34
  I'll
• 21:34
  bring
• 21:35
  my
• 21:35
  husband
• 21:35
  too.
• 21:36
  Perfect.
• 21:36
  Well,
• 21:37
  we
• 21:37
  will
• 21:37
  stay
• 21:37
  tuned
• 21:38
  friends,
• 21:38
  because
• 21:38
  we
• 21:39
  will
• 21:39
  hear
• 21:39
  more
• 21:40
  about
• 21:40
  the
• 21:40
  Best
• 21:40
  College
• 21:41
  Match
• 21:41
  foundation
• 21:42
  from
• 21:43
  Opal
• 21:43
  Davis
• 21:44
  Dawson
• 21:44
  and
• 21:45
  her
• 21:45
  husband
• 21:45
  who
• 21:45
  I,
• 21:46
  Greg
• 21:46
  Dawson.
• 21:47
  So
• 21:47
  I'm
• 21:48
  super
• 21:48
  excited
• 21:49
  about
• 21:50
  that.
• 21:50
  Yay.
• 21:52
  Shavita,
• 21:53
  I
• 21:53
  want
• 21:53
  to
• 21:53
  just
• 21:54
  for
• 21:54
  a
• 21:54
  moment,
• 21:54
  I
• 21:54
  know
• 21:55
  You've
• 21:55
  been
• 21:56
  on
• 21:56
  the
• 21:56
  wheelhouse
• 21:56
  in
• 21:57
  season
• 21:57
  nine,
• 21:57
  and
• 21:57
  we
• 21:58
  talked
• 21:58
  about
• 21:58
  sensory
• 21:59
  spaces
• 22:00
  for
• 22:01
  children,
• 22:01
  especially
• 22:02
  how
• 22:02
  they
• 22:02
  benefit
• 22:03
  black
• 22:04
  boys.
• 22:05
  And,
• 22:06
  you
• 22:06
  know,
• 22:07
  I
• 22:07
  know
• 22:07
  you're.
• 22:07
  You're
• 22:08
  continuing
• 22:08
  to
• 22:08
  write
• 22:09
  an
• 22:09
  amazing
• 22:09
  book
• 22:09
  because
• 22:10
  I
• 22:10
  get
• 22:10
  to
• 22:10
  read
• 22:10
  it
• 22:10
  as
• 22:11
  it's
• 22:11
  drafted,
• 22:11
  and
• 22:12
  it's
• 22:12
  so.
• 22:12
  It's
• 22:12
  so
• 22:13
  exciting.
• 22:14
  So
• 22:16
  since
• 22:16
  you
• 22:16
  were
• 22:16
  here
• 22:17
  in
• 22:17
  season
• 22:17
  nine
• 22:18
  and
• 22:18
  we
• 22:18
  were
• 22:18
  talking
• 22:19
  about
• 22:19
  it,
• 22:20
  have
• 22:20
  there
• 22:20
  been
• 22:21
  any
• 22:23
  new
• 22:23
  revelations,
• 22:24
  new
• 22:24
  thoughts
• 22:25
  that
• 22:25
  you
• 22:25
  want
• 22:25
  to.
• 22:26
  That
• 22:26
  you
• 22:26
  want
• 22:26
  to
• 22:26
  share
• 22:27
  right
• 22:27
  now
• 22:28
  with
• 22:29
  folks
• 22:29
  who
• 22:29
  are
• 22:29
  listening
• 22:30
  and
• 22:30
  who
• 22:30
  know
• 22:30
  what
• 22:31
  you're
• 22:31
  doing
• 22:31
  with
• 22:32
  the
• 22:32
  sensory
• 22:33
  classroom
• 22:33
  spaces?
• 22:34
  Yeah.
• 22:35
  So,
• 22:35
  of
• 22:36
  course,
• 22:36
  we're
• 22:36
  at
• 22:36
  the
• 22:36
  start
• 22:37
  of
• 22:37
  this
• 22:37
  new
• 22:37
  school
• 22:37
  year,
• 22:38
  and
• 22:38
  so
• 22:39
  I've
• 22:39
  really
• 22:39
  had
• 22:39
  the
• 22:40
  opportunity
• 22:41
  to
• 22:41
  get
• 22:41
  in
• 22:42
  classrooms
• 22:43
  and
• 22:43
  to
• 22:44
  support
• 22:46
  teachers
• 22:46
  as
• 22:47
  we're
• 22:47
  creating
• 22:47
  these
• 22:48
  inclusive
• 22:48
  learning
• 22:49
  spaces
• 22:50
  for
• 22:50
  all
• 22:51
  students,
• 22:52
  especially
• 22:53
  our
• 22:53
  black
• 22:54
  boys,
• 22:54
  as
• 22:54
  they're
• 22:55
  showing
• 22:56
  up
• 22:56
  a
• 22:56
  new
• 22:57
  school
• 22:57
  year
• 22:57
  and
• 22:57
  the
• 22:58
  transitions
• 22:59
  going
• 22:59
  into
• 23:01
  a
• 23:01
  new
• 23:01
  school
• 23:02
  year,
• 23:03
  recognizing
• 23:04
  that
• 23:04
  for
• 23:05
  kids
• 23:06
  who
• 23:07
  have
• 23:07
  those
• 23:07
  sensory
• 23:08
  processing
• 23:09
  difficulties,
• 23:11
  that
• 23:11
  we
• 23:11
  have
• 23:11
  to
• 23:11
  be
• 23:12
  intentional
• 23:13
  right.
• 23:13
  About
• 23:13
  creating
• 23:14
  learning
• 23:14
  spaces
• 23:15
  that
• 23:16
  are
• 23:16
  welcoming
• 23:17
  for
• 23:17
  them
• 23:17
  as
• 23:18
  well.
• 23:19
  And
• 23:19
  that
• 23:19
  is
• 23:19
  a
• 23:20
  very
• 23:20
  close
• 23:20
  lens
• 23:21
  into
• 23:22
  how
• 23:22
  our
• 23:23
  classrooms
• 23:23
  are
• 23:24
  designed
• 23:25
  and
• 23:25
  set
• 23:26
  up.
• 23:26
  I
• 23:27
  always
• 23:27
  love
• 23:27
  the
• 23:28
  first
• 23:28
  of
• 23:28
  the
• 23:28
  year
• 23:28
  where
• 23:28
  we
• 23:29
  have
• 23:29
  all
• 23:29
  the
• 23:29
  pretty
• 23:29
  bulletin
• 23:30
  boards
• 23:30
  and,
• 23:31
  you
• 23:31
  know,
• 23:31
  our
• 23:31
  classrooms
• 23:32
  look
• 23:32
  great.
• 23:33
  And
• 23:33
  then
• 23:33
  you
• 23:33
  get
• 23:34
  a
• 23:34
  kid
• 23:34
  who
• 23:34
  may
• 23:35
  be
• 23:35
  a
• 23:35
  little
• 23:35
  overwhelmed
• 23:37
  or
• 23:37
  overstimulated
• 23:38
  with
• 23:38
  what's
• 23:38
  going
• 23:39
  on
• 23:39
  in
• 23:39
  the
• 23:39
  classroom,
• 23:40
  and
• 23:40
  then,
• 23:41
  you
• 23:41
  know,
• 23:41
  that
• 23:42
  sometimes
• 23:43
  can
• 23:45
  dysregulate
• 23:46
  them.
• 23:46
  And
• 23:47
  so
• 23:47
  really
• 23:48
  working
• 23:48
  on
• 23:49
  how
• 23:50
  we
• 23:50
  identify,
• 23:51
  you
• 23:52
  know,
• 23:52
  some
• 23:52
  of
• 23:52
  those.
• 23:54
  Those
• 23:57
  behaviors
• 23:57
  before
• 23:58
  they
• 23:58
  escalate
• 24:00
  to
• 24:00
  a
• 24:01
  point
• 24:01
  where
• 24:02
  we
• 24:02
  have
• 24:02
  a
• 24:03
  student
• 24:03
  who
• 24:05
  is
• 24:05
  struggling
• 24:06
  in
• 24:07
  the
• 24:07
  classroom.
• 24:08
  And
• 24:08
  so
• 24:09
  I'm
• 24:09
  excited.
• 24:10
  I've
• 24:10
  had
• 24:10
  the
• 24:11
  opportunity
• 24:11
  to
• 24:11
  work
• 24:12
  into
• 24:12
  some
• 24:12
  kindergarten
• 24:13
  classrooms
• 24:14
  with
• 24:14
  some
• 24:15
  five
• 24:15
  year
• 24:15
  olds
• 24:15
  and
• 24:16
  helping,
• 24:16
  you
• 24:17
  know,
• 24:17
  those
• 24:17
  teachers
• 24:18
  build
• 24:18
  out
• 24:18
  some
• 24:19
  of
• 24:19
  those
• 24:19
  tools
• 24:20
  to
• 24:21
  really
• 24:21
  support
• 24:21
  and
• 24:21
  help
• 24:22
  that.
• 24:23
  And
• 24:23
  so
• 24:24
  that
• 24:24
  is
• 24:24
  really
• 24:27
  not
• 24:27
  the
• 24:27
  full
• 24:27
  breast
• 24:28
  of
• 24:28
  the
• 24:28
  work,
• 24:29
  but
• 24:29
  just
• 24:30
  a
• 24:30
  small
• 24:31
  smidget
• 24:32
  of
• 24:32
  how
• 24:33
  do
• 24:33
  we
• 24:33
  continue
• 24:34
  to
• 24:35
  create
• 24:36
  these
• 24:36
  learning
• 24:37
  spaces
• 24:37
  that
• 24:38
  welcome
• 24:39
  and
• 24:39
  value
• 24:40
  all
• 24:40
  learners
• 24:42
  and
• 24:42
  that
• 24:42
  looks
• 24:43
  different
• 24:44
  for
• 24:45
  each
• 24:45
  of
• 24:45
  them
• 24:45
  as
• 24:46
  it
• 24:46
  does
• 24:46
  for
• 24:46
  each
• 24:47
  of
• 24:47
  us.
• 24:48
  Ironically,
• 24:49
  I've
• 24:49
  gotten
• 24:50
  more
• 24:50
  into
• 24:50
  conversations
• 24:51
  with
• 24:51
  adults
• 24:53
  identifying
• 24:54
  certain
• 24:54
  behaviors,
• 24:55
  and
• 24:55
  they're
• 24:55
  like,
• 24:56
  oh,
• 24:56
  you
• 24:56
  know
• 24:56
  what?
• 24:57
  I
• 24:57
  feel
• 24:58
  like
• 24:58
  that
• 24:58
  might
• 24:58
  be
• 24:58
  my
• 24:59
  child,
• 24:59
  or
• 25:00
  I
• 25:00
  feel
• 25:00
  like
• 25:00
  I
• 25:01
  may
• 25:01
  have
• 25:01
  some
• 25:01
  of
• 25:02
  those
• 25:02
  things
• 25:03
  that
• 25:04
  it's
• 25:04
  really
• 25:05
  never
• 25:05
  talked
• 25:06
  about.
• 25:06
  So
• 25:07
  I'm
• 25:07
  hoping
• 25:08
  that
• 25:08
  moving
• 25:09
  into
• 25:09
  a
• 25:09
  space
• 25:10
  where
• 25:11
  this
• 25:11
  becomes
• 25:12
  common
• 25:12
  language,
• 25:13
  right.
• 25:13
  A
• 25:13
  part
• 25:13
  of
• 25:14
  the
• 25:14
  conversation
• 25:15
  as
• 25:15
  we're
• 25:16
  talking
• 25:16
  about
• 25:16
  how
• 25:17
  we
• 25:18
  create
• 25:18
  successful
• 25:19
  classrooms,
• 25:20
  that
• 25:21
  sensory
• 25:21
  awareness
• 25:22
  becomes
• 25:23
  a
• 25:23
  common
• 25:24
  language
• 25:25
  that
• 25:26
  we're
• 25:26
  embedding
• 25:27
  in
• 25:27
  those
• 25:27
  conversations
• 25:28
  so
• 25:29
  that
• 25:29
  we
• 25:29
  can
• 25:29
  truly,
• 25:30
  truly
• 25:31
  start
• 25:31
  humanizing
• 25:33
  and
• 25:33
  supporting
• 25:34
  all
• 25:35
  learners
• 25:35
  and
• 25:36
  how
• 25:36
  they
• 25:36
  show
• 25:36
  up.
• 25:37
  I
• 25:37
  think
• 25:38
  Oprah
• 25:38
  mentioned
• 25:38
  that,
• 25:39
  you
• 25:39
  know,
• 25:39
  no
• 25:39
  parent
• 25:40
  ever
• 25:41
  decided
• 25:41
  today
• 25:41
  that
• 25:42
  they
• 25:42
  were
• 25:42
  going
• 25:42
  to
• 25:42
  send
• 25:43
  us
• 25:43
  not
• 25:44
  less
• 25:44
  than
• 25:44
  the
• 25:44
  best
• 25:45
  version
• 25:45
  of
• 25:45
  their
• 25:45
  children.
• 25:46
  And
• 25:47
  so
• 25:47
  we
• 25:47
  have
• 25:47
  to
• 25:48
  be
• 25:48
  open
• 25:49
  to
• 25:50
  understanding
• 25:51
  that
• 25:51
  that
• 25:51
  looks
• 25:52
  different
• 25:52
  in
• 25:52
  every
• 25:53
  child,
• 25:53
  but
• 25:54
  we
• 25:54
  also
• 25:54
  have
• 25:54
  to
• 25:55
  be
• 25:55
  prepared.
• 25:56
  Right.
• 25:56
  And
• 25:56
  how
• 25:56
  we
• 25:57
  plan
• 25:57
  for
• 25:57
  their
• 25:57
  success.
• 25:58
  And
• 25:59
  so
• 25:59
  I'm
• 26:00
  loving
• 26:00
  this
• 26:00
  work.
• 26:02
  I'm
• 26:02
  excited
• 26:03
  about
• 26:04
  the
• 26:04
  future
• 26:05
  and
• 26:06
  hopefully
• 26:07
  adding
• 26:08
  to
• 26:08
  that
• 26:08
  space
• 26:09
  of
• 26:09
  academia
• 26:09
  with
• 26:10
  a
• 26:11
  book
• 26:11
  that
• 26:11
  really
• 26:12
  talks
• 26:12
  about,
• 26:13
  from
• 26:13
  a
• 26:13
  leader's
• 26:13
  lens,
• 26:14
  how
• 26:14
  we
• 26:15
  can
• 26:15
  continue
• 26:15
  to
• 26:15
  create
• 26:16
  those
• 26:16
  inclusive
• 26:17
  spaces
• 26:17
  for
• 26:17
  all.
• 26:18
  Students,
• 26:18
  as
• 26:19
  she
• 26:19
  talked
• 26:19
  about.
• 26:19
  Okay,
• 26:20
  and
• 26:20
  how
• 26:20
  do
• 26:20
  we
• 26:20
  keep
• 26:21
  the
• 26:21
  conversation
• 26:21
  going?
• 26:22
  How
• 26:22
  do
• 26:22
  we
• 26:22
  make
• 26:22
  sure
• 26:23
  that
• 26:23
  this
• 26:23
  is
• 26:23
  in
• 26:23
  the
• 26:23
  fabric
• 26:24
  of
• 26:24
  the
• 26:24
  work
• 26:24
  that
• 26:24
  we're
• 26:25
  doing?
• 26:25
  What
• 26:25
  she
• 26:26
  has
• 26:26
  done
• 26:26
  since
• 26:26
  she's
• 26:27
  been
• 26:27
  writing
• 26:27
  the
• 26:27
  book
• 26:28
  is
• 26:28
  if
• 26:28
  she's
• 26:28
  in
• 26:29
  a
• 26:29
  space
• 26:29
  that
• 26:30
  is
• 26:30
  overwhelming,
• 26:31
  she'll
• 26:31
  say,
• 26:31
  oh,
• 26:31
  my
• 26:32
  goodness,
• 26:32
  this
• 26:32
  is
• 26:32
  just
• 26:32
  too
• 26:32
  much.
• 26:33
  This
• 26:33
  is
• 26:33
  sensory
• 26:33
  overload.
• 26:34
  And
• 26:34
  I'm
• 26:35
  looking
• 26:35
  like,
• 26:35
  this
• 26:35
  is
• 26:36
  really
• 26:36
  good
• 26:36
  for
• 26:36
  me,
• 26:37
  you
• 26:37
  know?
• 26:38
  But
• 26:38
  I
• 26:38
  think
• 26:39
  that
• 26:39
  models
• 26:40
  what
• 26:40
  we
• 26:41
  have
• 26:41
  to
• 26:41
  consider
• 26:41
  for
• 26:41
  children.
• 26:42
  We've
• 26:42
  talked
• 26:42
  about,
• 26:43
  okay,
• 26:43
  how
• 26:44
  are
• 26:44
  we
• 26:44
  as
• 26:44
  adults
• 26:45
  going
• 26:45
  to
• 26:45
  model?
• 26:45
  And
• 26:46
  she
• 26:46
  just
• 26:46
  naturally
• 26:47
  does
• 26:47
  it.
• 26:47
  And
• 26:47
  after
• 26:47
  all
• 26:48
  these
• 26:48
  years,
• 26:48
  over
• 26:49
  20
• 26:49
  years
• 26:49
  of
• 26:50
  being
• 26:50
  colleagues
• 26:51
  and
• 26:51
  friends,
• 26:52
  I
• 26:52
  never
• 26:52
  knew
• 26:53
  what
• 26:53
  overwhelmed
• 26:53
  her.
• 26:54
  And
• 26:55
  so
• 26:55
  now
• 26:55
  it's
• 26:56
  more
• 26:56
  intentional
• 26:57
  in
• 26:57
  understanding
• 26:58
  that,
• 26:59
  okay,
• 26:59
  Opal,
• 26:59
  you
• 27:00
  know,
• 27:00
  you
• 27:00
  may
• 27:00
  be
• 27:00
  rocking
• 27:01
  and
• 27:01
  rolling
• 27:01
  in
• 27:01
  this
• 27:01
  environment,
• 27:02
  but
• 27:02
  your
• 27:02
  best
• 27:03
  friend
• 27:03
  over
• 27:03
  here
• 27:03
  is
• 27:03
  like,
• 27:04
  okay,
• 27:04
  Opal,
• 27:04
  I'm
• 27:05
  just
• 27:05
  gonna
• 27:05
  go
• 27:05
  sit
• 27:05
  out
• 27:05
  here
• 27:05
  for
• 27:06
  a
• 27:06
  minute.
• 27:06
  And
• 27:07
  it's
• 27:07
  not
• 27:07
  because
• 27:07
  I'm
• 27:08
  being
• 27:08
  standoffish.
• 27:09
  It's
• 27:09
  because
• 27:09
  it's
• 27:09
  sensory
• 27:10
  overload.
• 27:11
  Yeah.
• 27:12
  And
• 27:12
  I
• 27:12
  explained
• 27:13
  that,
• 27:13
  that
• 27:13
  I
• 27:13
  have
• 27:14
  had
• 27:14
  to
• 27:15
  teach
• 27:16
  myself
• 27:16
  how
• 27:16
  to
• 27:17
  regulate
• 27:17
  in
• 27:17
  certain
• 27:18
  spaces.
• 27:20
  And
• 27:20
  for
• 27:21
  our
• 27:21
  children,
• 27:22
  they
• 27:22
  have
• 27:23
  yet
• 27:23
  to
• 27:23
  learn
• 27:23
  that.
• 27:24
  And
• 27:24
  that
• 27:24
  is
• 27:25
  what
• 27:25
  this
• 27:25
  process,
• 27:26
  hopefully,
• 27:28
  is
• 27:28
  about,
• 27:29
  is
• 27:29
  teaching
• 27:30
  educators
• 27:31
  to
• 27:31
  support
• 27:32
  those
• 27:32
  learners
• 27:33
  as
• 27:33
  their
• 27:34
  learning
• 27:34
  how
• 27:35
  to
• 27:35
  regulate
• 27:36
  in
• 27:36
  spaces
• 27:37
  that
• 27:37
  are
• 27:38
  not
• 27:38
  necessarily
• 27:39
  designed
• 27:41
  for
• 27:41
  them
• 27:42
  as
• 27:42
  learners.
• 27:43
  And
• 27:43
  how
• 27:43
  do
• 27:44
  we
• 27:44
  get
• 27:44
  to
• 27:44
  making
• 27:45
  those
• 27:45
  subtle
• 27:45
  shifts
• 27:46
  that
• 27:46
  support
• 27:47
  that?
• 27:47
  Well,
• 27:48
  I
• 27:48
  just
• 27:48
  want
• 27:48
  to
• 27:49
  say,
• 27:51
  as
• 27:51
  you're
• 27:51
  listening
• 27:51
  to
• 27:51
  this
• 27:52
  episode,
• 27:52
  you
• 27:52
  know
• 27:53
  why
• 27:53
  we
• 27:54
  have
• 27:54
  been
• 27:54
  targeting
• 27:55
  Dr.
• 27:55
  Opal
• 27:56
  Davis
• 27:56
  Dawson
• 27:57
  and
• 27:57
  why
• 27:57
  we
• 27:57
  keep
• 27:58
  inviting
• 27:58
  Dr.
• 27:59
  Shmitovas
• 27:59
  back
• 28:00
  to
• 28:00
  the
• 28:00
  wheelhouse,
• 28:00
  because
• 28:01
  they're
• 28:01
  just
• 28:02
  geniuses.
• 28:03
  They
• 28:03
  are
• 28:03
  brilliant.
• 28:04
  They
• 28:04
  are
• 28:04
  fantastic
• 28:05
  leaders
• 28:05
  and
• 28:06
  fantastic
• 28:06
  coaches
• 28:06
  of
• 28:07
  leaders.
• 28:07
  So
• 28:07
  thank
• 28:08
  you
• 28:08
  very
• 28:08
  much,
• 28:09
  Opal
• 28:09
  Davis
• 28:10
  Dawson
• 28:10
  Chavito
• 28:10
  S.
• 28:11
  For
• 28:11
  joining
• 28:11
  us
• 28:11
  today
• 28:11
  in
• 28:12
  the
• 28:12
  wheelhouse.
• 28:21
  As
• 28:21
  we
• 28:22
  did
• 28:22
  with
• 28:22
  last
• 28:22
  week's
• 28:23
  episode,
• 28:23
  let's
• 28:24
  debrief
• 28:24
  part
• 28:25
  two
• 28:25
  of
• 28:25
  this
• 28:25
  conversation
• 28:26
  with
• 28:26
  The
• 28:26
  Wheelhouse's
• 28:27
  caffeimony.
• 28:28
  Foreign.
• 28:36
  Hey.
• 28:36
  Hey.
• 28:37
  Welcome
• 28:37
  back
• 28:37
  to
• 28:37
  the
• 28:37
  Wheelhouse.
• 28:38
  It's
• 28:38
  Kathy
• 28:39
  Moni
• 28:39
  time.
• 28:40
  Hi,
• 28:40
  Kathy.
• 28:41
  Oh,
• 28:41
  my
• 28:42
  goodness.
• 28:42
  That
• 28:42
  was
• 28:43
  the
• 28:43
  best
• 28:44
  intro.
• 28:45
  I
• 28:45
  mean,
• 28:45
  you
• 28:45
  do
• 28:45
  some
• 28:46
  really
• 28:46
  great
• 28:46
  intros,
• 28:47
  but
• 28:47
  come
• 28:47
  on.
• 28:48
  That.
• 28:48
  That
• 28:49
  was
• 28:49
  the
• 28:49
  best.
• 28:49
  I'm
• 28:50
  gonna
• 28:50
  have
• 28:50
  to
• 28:50
  stop
• 28:51
  and
• 28:51
  hit
• 28:51
  pause
• 28:52
  and
• 28:52
  rewind
• 28:53
  quite
• 28:53
  a
• 28:53
  bit
• 28:53
  on
• 28:54
  that
• 28:54
  one.
• 28:54
  This
• 28:55
  is.
• 28:55
  I'm
• 28:55
  gonna.
• 28:56
  I'm
• 28:56
  gonna
• 28:56
  be
• 28:57
  busy
• 28:57
  more
• 28:57
  often.
• 29:00
  Just.
• 29:00
  So
• 29:01
  I
• 29:01
  can
• 29:01
  get
• 29:01
  that
• 29:01
  individualized
• 29:03
  intro.
• 29:04
  So.
• 29:05
  Hi.
• 29:05
  Hi.
• 29:06
  Hi.
• 29:08
  I'm
• 29:09
  sorry
• 29:09
  that
• 29:09
  you
• 29:09
  were
• 29:09
  able.
• 29:10
  You.
• 29:10
  You
• 29:10
  missed
• 29:10
  that
• 29:10
  conversation,
• 29:11
  which
• 29:11
  then
• 29:12
  we
• 29:12
  split
• 29:12
  into
• 29:12
  two
• 29:13
  episodes
• 29:14
  because
• 29:14
  it
• 29:14
  was
• 29:14
  so
• 29:15
  incredible.
• 29:15
  And
• 29:15
  that
• 29:16
  means
• 29:16
  you
• 29:16
  and
• 29:16
  I
• 29:16
  get
• 29:17
  to
• 29:17
  chat
• 29:17
  one
• 29:17
  on
• 29:18
  one
• 29:18
  twice.
• 29:19
  Not
• 29:19
  just
• 29:19
  once,
• 29:19
  but
• 29:20
  twice.
• 29:20
  So
• 29:21
  it's
• 29:21
  Kathy
• 29:22
  Moni
• 29:22
  time.
• 29:23
  Well.
• 29:23
  Oh,
• 29:23
  look
• 29:23
  at
• 29:24
  that
• 29:24
  bonus.
• 29:26
  It's
• 29:26
  Kathy
• 29:26
  and
• 29:27
  Grant
• 29:27
  time.
• 29:27
  How
• 29:28
  about
• 29:28
  that?
• 29:29
  All
• 29:29
  right.
• 29:29
  Yes.
• 29:30
  I'm
• 29:30
  so
• 29:30
  glad
• 29:31
  to
• 29:31
  be
• 29:31
  here.
• 29:31
  I'm
• 29:32
  thrilled
• 29:32
  to
• 29:32
  have
• 29:32
  you.
• 29:32
  Right.
• 29:33
  Thrilled
• 29:33
  to
• 29:33
  have
• 29:33
  you.
• 29:34
  So
• 29:34
  it's
• 29:34
  kind
• 29:34
  of
• 29:35
  fun
• 29:35
  to
• 29:36
  just
• 29:36
  be
• 29:37
  able
• 29:37
  to
• 29:37
  kind
• 29:37
  of
• 29:38
  debrief
• 29:38
  and
• 29:38
  talk
• 29:39
  about
• 29:41
  when
• 29:41
  you
• 29:41
  pull
• 29:41
  someone
• 29:42
  like
• 29:42
  Dr.
• 29:42
  Shavita
• 29:43
  west
• 29:43
  and
• 29:43
  Dr.
• 29:44
  Opal
• 29:44
  Davis
• 29:44
  Dawson
• 29:45
  into
• 29:45
  a
• 29:45
  room
• 29:45
  and
• 29:46
  just
• 29:46
  pick
• 29:46
  their
• 29:47
  brains
• 29:47
  about
• 29:47
  what
• 29:47
  it
• 29:48
  means
• 29:48
  to
• 29:48
  humanize
• 29:49
  the
• 29:50
  space
• 29:50
  and
• 29:50
  what's
• 29:51
  the
• 29:51
  role
• 29:51
  of
• 29:51
  the
• 29:51
  principle.
• 29:52
  Wow.
• 29:52
  There's
• 29:52
  just
• 29:52
  a
• 29:53
  lot.
• 29:53
  There's
• 29:53
  just
• 29:53
  a
• 29:54
  lot
• 29:54
  to
• 29:54
  talk
• 29:54
  about.
• 29:55
  And
• 29:55
  of
• 29:56
  course,
• 29:56
  as
• 29:56
  we
• 29:56
  bring
• 29:57
  this,
• 29:58
  as
• 29:58
  episode
• 29:59
  eight
• 29:59
  airs
• 30:00
  in
• 30:00
  September,
• 30:03
  it's
• 30:03
  going
• 30:03
  to
• 30:03
  drop
• 30:04
  in
• 30:04
  September
• 30:06
  for
• 30:06
  almost
• 30:07
  the
• 30:07
  entire
• 30:08
  country.
• 30:09
  Now
• 30:09
  we
• 30:10
  are
• 30:10
  immersed
• 30:11
  in
• 30:12
  the
• 30:12
  2025,
• 30:14
  2026
• 30:15
  school
• 30:15
  year.
• 30:17
  By
• 30:17
  now,
• 30:17
  everybody's
• 30:18
  in.
• 30:18
  Right.
• 30:18
  Labor
• 30:19
  Day's
• 30:19
  over,
• 30:22
  and
• 30:23
  they
• 30:23
  had
• 30:23
  so
• 30:23
  many
• 30:24
  interesting
• 30:24
  things
• 30:24
  to
• 30:24
  say.
• 30:25
  When
• 30:25
  I.
• 30:25
  I
• 30:25
  posed
• 30:26
  that
• 30:26
  question
• 30:27
  around
• 30:28
  2025.
• 30:30
  They
• 30:30
  did.
• 30:30
  You
• 30:31
  know,
• 30:31
  as
• 30:31
  I
• 30:31
  was
• 30:32
  listening
• 30:35
  and
• 30:35
  thinking
• 30:35
  about
• 30:36
  the
• 30:36
  challenges
• 30:36
  that
• 30:37
  we
• 30:37
  continue
• 30:38
  to
• 30:38
  face,
• 30:40
  I
• 30:40
  just
• 30:40
  think
• 30:41
  that
• 30:41
  Chavita
• 30:42
  and
• 30:42
  Opal
• 30:43
  really
• 30:43
  reminded
• 30:44
  us
• 30:44
  of
• 30:45
  the
• 30:46
  significance
• 30:47
  of
• 30:47
  the
• 30:47
  role
• 30:48
  of
• 30:49
  building
• 30:49
  leaders
• 30:50
  and
• 30:50
  really
• 30:51
  understanding
• 30:52
  the.
• 30:54
  The
• 30:55
  intentionality
• 30:56
  that's
• 30:56
  needed
• 30:57
  of
• 30:58
  setting
• 30:58
  and
• 30:59
  living
• 30:59
  into
• 31:00
  our
• 31:00
  purpose
• 31:02
  and
• 31:02
  ensuring
• 31:03
  that
• 31:03
  with
• 31:04
  that
• 31:04
  intentionality
• 31:06
  comes
• 31:06
  the
• 31:07
  support
• 31:08
  and
• 31:09
  walking
• 31:09
  alongside
• 31:11
  and
• 31:11
  showing
• 31:12
  up
• 31:13
  and.
• 31:13
  And
• 31:14
  supporting
• 31:15
  and
• 31:15
  doing
• 31:15
  all
• 31:16
  of
• 31:16
  those
• 31:16
  things
• 31:17
  for
• 31:17
  our
• 31:17
  staff
• 31:19
  as
• 31:19
  they
• 31:20
  then
• 31:20
  in
• 31:20
  turn,
• 31:20
  are
• 31:21
  doing
• 31:21
  that
• 31:21
  for
• 31:21
  our
• 31:22
  students.
• 31:22
  Because
• 31:23
  those.
• 31:24
  Those
• 31:24
  challenges,
• 31:25
  unfortunately,
• 31:27
  do
• 31:27
  not
• 31:27
  appear
• 31:28
  to
• 31:28
  be
• 31:28
  going
• 31:29
  away
• 31:30
  anytime
• 31:31
  soon.
• 31:32
  And
• 31:32
  so
• 31:33
  as
• 31:33
  leaders
• 31:34
  really,
• 31:35
  really
• 31:35
  thinking
• 31:36
  about
• 31:36
  and
• 31:37
  listening,
• 31:38
  hopefully,
• 31:39
  and
• 31:40
  being
• 31:41
  rejuvenated
• 31:42
  and
• 31:43
  refreshed
• 31:44
  through
• 31:45
  the
• 31:45
  reminder
• 31:46
  of
• 31:47
  the
• 31:47
  work
• 31:48
  and
• 31:48
  the
• 31:49
  significance
• 31:49
  and
• 31:50
  the
• 31:50
  importance
• 31:50
  of
• 31:50
  the
• 31:51
  work
• 31:51
  that
• 31:51
  they
• 31:51
  do,
• 31:52
  that's,
• 31:53
  to
• 31:53
  me,
• 31:54
  what
• 31:54
  the
• 31:55
  second
• 31:55
  half
• 31:56
  with
• 31:57
  Shavita
• 31:58
  and
• 31:58
  Opal
• 31:58
  really
• 32:00
  lifted
• 32:00
  up.
• 32:02
  Yeah.
• 32:03
  I
• 32:03
  think
• 32:03
  as
• 32:04
  you
• 32:04
  were
• 32:04
  talking
• 32:04
  I
• 32:05
  was
• 32:05
  thinking
• 32:05
  about,
• 32:06
  you
• 32:06
  know,
• 32:06
  educators,
• 32:07
  you
• 32:07
  know,
• 32:08
  teacher,
• 32:08
  classroom
• 32:08
  teachers
• 32:09
  and
• 32:09
  other
• 32:09
  support
• 32:09
  personnel
• 32:11
  who
• 32:11
  are
• 32:11
  coming,
• 32:12
  who
• 32:12
  are
• 32:12
  into
• 32:12
  the
• 32:13
  work.
• 32:13
  Some
• 32:13
  of
• 32:13
  them
• 32:13
  are
• 32:14
  a
• 32:14
  month
• 32:14
  in.
• 32:14
  Right.
• 32:15
  Many
• 32:15
  of
• 32:15
  our
• 32:15
  schools
• 32:16
  started
• 32:17
  the
• 32:17
  beginning
• 32:17
  of
• 32:17
  August
• 32:18
  or
• 32:18
  some
• 32:18
  are
• 32:19
  just
• 32:19
  starting
• 32:19
  today.
• 32:21
  Right.
• 32:21
  The
• 32:21
  day
• 32:21
  after
• 32:22
  Labor
• 32:22
  Day.
• 32:22
  And
• 32:23
  there's
• 32:23
  so
• 32:24
  much
• 32:24
  uncertainty.
• 32:27
  There's
• 32:28
  so
• 32:28
  much,
• 32:29
  I
• 32:29
  think,
• 32:30
  anxiety
• 32:31
  and
• 32:31
  angst
• 32:33
  that
• 32:33
  everybody
• 32:34
  brings
• 32:36
  to
• 32:36
  the
• 32:36
  school
• 32:36
  space,
• 32:37
  from
• 32:37
  the
• 32:38
  principal
• 32:38
  to
• 32:39
  superintendent
• 32:39
  to
• 32:40
  the
• 32:40
  classroom
• 32:40
  teacher
• 32:40
  to
• 32:41
  students
• 32:41
  and
• 32:41
  parents,
• 32:43
  wondering
• 32:45
  what
• 32:45
  tomorrow
• 32:46
  will
• 32:46
  bring.
• 32:47
  Right.
• 32:48
  I
• 32:48
  think
• 32:49
  that
• 32:49
  whole
• 32:49
  idea
• 32:50
  of
• 32:50
  holding
• 32:51
  true
• 32:51
  to
• 32:51
  your
• 32:52
  vision
• 32:52
  and
• 32:53
  walking
• 32:54
  alongside
• 32:54
  them
• 32:55
  because
• 32:55
  our
• 32:55
  students
• 32:56
  don't
• 32:56
  need
• 32:56
  to
• 32:56
  feel
• 32:56
  that
• 32:56
  there's
• 32:57
  enough.
• 32:57
  They're
• 32:57
  going
• 32:58
  to
• 32:58
  feel,
• 32:59
  some
• 32:59
  of
• 32:59
  them
• 32:59
  will
• 32:59
  feel
• 33:00
  intense
• 33:00
  pressure
• 33:02
  in
• 33:02
  2025.
• 33:03
  And
• 33:04
  so
• 33:05
  how
• 33:05
  do
• 33:05
  we
• 33:05
  respond
• 33:06
  in
• 33:07
  a
• 33:07
  humanizing
• 33:08
  way,
• 33:09
  just
• 33:09
  to
• 33:09
  schooling
• 33:10
  in
• 33:10
  general,
• 33:11
  but
• 33:11
  to
• 33:12
  heightened
• 33:12
  sense
• 33:13
  of
• 33:13
  fear,
• 33:14
  uncertainty
• 33:15
  that
• 33:15
  comes
• 33:16
  with
• 33:16
  2025.
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  And
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• 33:22
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• 33:24
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• 33:25
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  And
• 33:28
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• 33:29
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• 33:30
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• 33:31
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• 33:31
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• 33:32
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• 33:32
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• 33:33
  And
• 33:33
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• 33:34
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• 33:34
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• 33:35
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• 33:35
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• 33:36
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• 33:37
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• 33:37
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• 33:38
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• 33:38
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• 33:39
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• 33:39
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• 33:41
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• 33:42
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• 33:42
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• 33:43
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• 33:43
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• 33:44
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• 33:45
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• 33:46
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• 33:47
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• 33:47
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• 33:47
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• 33:48
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• 33:48
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• 33:51
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• 33:53
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• 33:54
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• 33:54
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• 33:54
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• 33:55
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• 33:56
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• 33:57
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• 33:58
  And
• 33:58
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• 33:58
  about
• 33:59
  what
• 33:59
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• 34:00
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• 34:00
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• 34:00
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• 34:00
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• 34:01
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• 34:02
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• 34:02
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• 34:02
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• 34:03
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• 34:03
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• 34:03
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• 34:04
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• 34:04
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• 34:05
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• 34:05
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• 34:05
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• 34:06
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• 34:06
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• 34:06
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
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• 34:07
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• 34:08
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• 34:08
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• 34:09
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• 34:09
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• 34:09
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• 34:10
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• 34:11
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  Within.
• 34:12
  Within
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  And
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• 34:14
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• 34:15
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• 34:16
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• 34:16
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• 34:16
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• 34:16
  To
• 34:17
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• 34:17
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• 34:18
  Shavita
• 34:18
  about
• 34:20
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• 34:20
  spaces
• 34:21
  and
• 34:21
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• 34:22
  awareness
• 34:22
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• 34:22
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• 34:23
  sensitivity
• 34:24
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• 34:25
  Which
• 34:26
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• 34:26
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• 34:26
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• 34:27
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• 34:27
  her
• 34:27
  work.
• 34:27
  And
• 34:27
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• 34:28
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• 34:28
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• 34:28
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• 34:28
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• 34:29
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• 34:29
  Opal
• 34:29
  about
• 34:30
  the
• 34:31
  Best
• 34:31
  College
• 34:31
  Match
• 34:31
  Foundation.
• 34:32
  So
• 34:33
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• 34:33
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• 34:33
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• 34:34
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• 34:34
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• 34:34
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• 34:35
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• 34:35
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• 34:35
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• 34:37
  they're
• 34:37
  also
• 34:37
  doing
• 34:37
  some
• 34:37
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• 34:38
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• 34:38
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• 34:38
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• 34:38
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• 34:38
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• 34:39
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• 34:39
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• 34:40
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• 34:40
  Yeah,
• 34:41
  I
• 34:41
  agree.
• 34:42
  And
• 34:43
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• 34:43
  educators,
• 34:45
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• 34:45
  us
• 34:46
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• 34:46
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• 34:46
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• 34:47
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• 34:48
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• 34:48
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• 34:48
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• 34:48
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• 34:49
  dig
• 34:49
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• 34:50
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• 34:50
  additional
• 34:51
  resources
• 34:52
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• 34:52
  learning
• 34:54
  and
• 34:54
  opportunities
• 34:55
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• 34:56
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• 34:56
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• 34:57
  grow
• 34:57
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• 34:58
  those
• 34:58
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• 34:59
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• 35:00
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• 35:00
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• 35:01
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• 35:01
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• 35:02
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• 35:02
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• 35:03
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• 35:04
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  You
• 35:05
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• 35:06
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• 35:06
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• 35:06
  Well,
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• 35:07
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• 35:07
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• 35:07
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• 35:07
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
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• 35:08
  You
• 35:08
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• 35:09
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• 35:09
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  Students
• 35:10
  Matter
• 35:11
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• 35:11
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• 35:11
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• 35:12
  graphic
• 35:12
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• 35:14
  Shavita
• 35:15
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• 35:15
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• 35:15
  Opal
• 35:16
  Dawson
• 35:16
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• 35:17
  Rich
• 35:17
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• 35:18
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• 35:18
  all
• 35:18
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• 35:19
  Right.
• 35:20
  Because
• 35:20
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• 35:20
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• 35:20
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• 35:21
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• 35:21
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• 35:22
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• 35:22
  Rich
• 35:22
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• 35:23
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• 35:23
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• 35:23
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• 35:24
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• 35:24
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• 35:24
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• 35:25
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• 35:25
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• 35:26
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• 35:26
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• 35:26
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• 35:27
  Any
• 35:27
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• 35:28
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• 35:28
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• 35:28
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• 35:29
  That
• 35:30
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• 35:30
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• 35:30
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• 35:30
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• 35:31
  That
• 35:31
  image
• 35:32
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• 35:32
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• 35:32
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• 35:34
  Why
• 35:34
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• 35:34
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• 35:35
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• 35:35
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• 35:35
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• 35:35
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• 35:36
  You
• 35:36
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• 35:36
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• 35:36
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• 35:38
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• 35:39
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• 35:39
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• 35:40
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• 35:40
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• 35:41
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• 35:44
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• 35:44
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• 35:44
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• 35:45
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• 35:45
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• 35:46
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• 35:46
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• 35:47
  And
• 35:48
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• 35:48
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• 35:49
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• 35:50
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• 35:51
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• 35:52
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• 35:52
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• 35:53
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• 35:54
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• 35:54
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• 35:55
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• 35:55
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• 35:55
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• 35:56
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• 35:56
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• 35:57
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• 35:58
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• 35:58
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• 35:58
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• 35:59
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• 35:59
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• 35:59
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• 35:59
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• 36:00
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• 36:00
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• 36:01
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• 36:01
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• 36:04
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• 36:04
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• 36:06
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• 36:06
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• 36:06
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• 36:06
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• 36:06
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• 36:07
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• 36:08
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• 36:08
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• 36:08
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• 36:08
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• 36:09
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• 36:09
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• 36:10
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• 36:10
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• 36:11
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• 36:11
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• 36:12
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• 36:12
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• 36:13
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• 36:13
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• 36:14
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• 36:15
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• 36:15
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:16
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• 36:18
  And
• 36:19
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• 36:19
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• 36:20
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• 36:20
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• 36:20
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• 36:20
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• 36:21
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• 36:21
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• 36:21
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• 36:22
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• 36:22
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• 36:23
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• 36:23
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• 36:23
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• 36:24
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• 36:25
  And
• 36:26
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• 36:26
  do
• 36:26
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• 36:26
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• 36:27
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• 36:28
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• 36:29
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• 36:29
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• 36:30
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• 36:31
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• 36:31
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• 36:31
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• 36:33
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• 36:33
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• 36:33
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• 36:34
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• 36:34
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• 36:35
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• 36:36
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• 36:37
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• 36:38
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• 36:38
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• 36:39
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• 36:39
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• 36:39
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• 36:39
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• 36:40
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• 36:40
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• 36:42
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• 36:42
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• 36:43
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• 36:43
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• 36:43
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• 36:44
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• 36:44
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• 36:45
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• 36:45
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• 36:46
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• 36:46
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• 36:46
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• 36:47
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• 36:47
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• 36:47
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• 36:48
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• 36:49
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• 36:49
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• 36:50
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• 36:51
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• 36:51
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• 36:51
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• 36:52
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• 36:53
  it
• 36:53
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• 36:54
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• 36:54
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• 36:55
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• 36:56
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• 36:56
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• 36:57
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• 36:57
  And
• 36:58
  so
• 36:58
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• 36:59
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• 36:59
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• 37:00
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• 37:01
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• 37:01
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• 37:02
  other.
• 37:03
  So
• 37:03
  we
• 37:04
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• 37:04
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• 37:04
  connect
• 37:05
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• 37:06
  Absolutely.
• 37:07
  Well
• 37:08
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• 37:08
  Well
• 37:08
  said.
• 37:09
  So
• 37:09
  if
• 37:09
  you
• 37:09
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• 37:10
  want
• 37:10
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• 37:10
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• 37:10
  more
• 37:10
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• 37:11
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• 37:12
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• 37:12
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• 37:12
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• 37:13
  Davis
• 37:13
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• 37:13
  or
• 37:13
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• 37:14
  Rich
• 37:14
  Anya
• 37:14
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• 37:15
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• 37:15
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• 37:15
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• 37:15
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• 37:16
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• 37:16
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• 37:16
  end
• 37:16
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• 37:17
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• 37:17
  10
• 37:17
  in
• 37:18
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• 37:18
  finale
• 37:19
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• 37:20
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• 37:20
  be
• 37:20
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• 37:20
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• 37:21
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• 37:22
  Housewives
• 37:23
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• 37:23
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• 37:25
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• 37:26
  last
• 37:26
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• 37:26
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• 37:27
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• 37:27
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• 37:27
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• 37:28
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• 37:28
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• 37:28
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• 37:28
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• 37:29
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• 37:29
  Tuesdays
• 37:30
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• 37:30
  September.
• 37:31
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• 37:31
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• 37:31
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• 37:32
  Mone,
• 37:32
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• 37:33
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• 37:33
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• 37:33
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• 37:33
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• 37:33
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• 37:34
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• 37:34
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• 37:34
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• 37:35
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• 37:35
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• 37:35
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• 37:35
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• 37:36
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• 37:36
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• 37:36
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• 37:37
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• 37:37
  the
• 37:37
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• 37:45
  And
• 37:45
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• 37:45
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• 37:45
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• 37:46
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• 37:46
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• 37:46
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• 37:47
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• 37:47
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• 37:48
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• 37:48
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• 37:48
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• 37:49
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• 37:50
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• 37:50
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• 37:50
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• 37:50
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• 37:50
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• 37:51
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• 37:52
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• 37:52
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• 37:53
  west
• 37:53
  and
• 37:53
  Dr.
• 37:54
  Opal
• 37:54
  Davis
• 37:55
  Dawson
• 37:55
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• 37:56
  the
• 37:56
  Wheelhouse
• 37:56
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• 37:57
  Kathy
• 37:57
  Mone,
• 37:58
  Michael
• 37:58
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• 37:59
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• 37:59
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• 37:59
  Alicia
• 38:00
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• 38:04
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• 38:05
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• 38:06
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• 38:06
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• 38:08
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• 38:08
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• 38:10
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• 38:11
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• 38:15
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• 38:32
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• 38:32
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• 39:20
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• 39:20
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• 39:21
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• 39:21
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• 39:21
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• 39:22
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  distinctive
• 39:24
  and
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  irreplaceable.
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  Until
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  next
• 39:26
  time,
• 39:26
  Remember,
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  we
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  got.
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  It.