Getting Unstuck #192: Tending the Garden of Future Leaders
“I feel like my job is to serve the staff at the school in ways that uplifts them and empowers them. Because in turn, my hope is that they also uplift and inspire our students.”
Our Guest
Janani Pathy works as a secondary school principal at the Bill Hogarth Secondary School in Markham Ontario Canada. She began her career in education 24 years ago as a high school teacher of mathematics and science. Her leadership journey in education included being a department head of science and vice principal before becoming a principal. She also serves as an instructor for the Principal Qualification Courses with the Ontario Principals’ Council to support and build capacity in aspiring teachers who wish to become school leaders.
Listen for
√ The various elements, e.g., the “Six Cs,” that helped to define the school culture. (character, communication, critical thinking, citizenship, creativity, and collaboration)
√ How equity is integrated into the curriculum.
√ How student voice and choice is visible in what students choose to learn and how they choose to demonstrate their knowledge.
√ How students and parents have responded to the model.
√ What Janani looks for when hiring new teachers, and what the orientation for new teachers looks like.
√ How attention to students’ mental health is incorporated into the classrooms.
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