296. From Survival Mode to Sustainable Excellence: A School Owner's Real Story

Sharon Jayakumar owns a Reggio-inspired school of nearly 200 children in Philadelphia and a few years ago, she almost walked away from all of it. Not because her school was failing. Because growing without infrastructure was taking everything she had.In this episode, Sharon and Chanie talk about what changed when she stopped going it alone. Key topics include:Building infrastructure that holds as your school growsWhat standards actually are -- and how to return to them after driftHow one month of one-on-ones eliminated call-outs at her schoolWhy buy-in comes after deployment, not beforeWhat it looks like to hire from a place of partnership instead of rescueIf you have been asking whether your school can ever really run without you, this one is for you.Resources Mentioned:This Can't Be Normal by Chanie Wilschanski: https://thiscantbenormal.comAccess Chapter One of This Can’t Be Normal for Free: https://thiscantbenormal.com/chapter-one Connect With Us:Let's Chat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaniewilschanski/Join us on Substack: https://chaniewilschanski.substack.com/