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EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 24 MIN

Decisions vs Choices

from School Leadership Reimagined

You've given the feedback. Done the modeling. Sent them to PD. And some of your teachers are still making the same mistakes they were making in September. Before you write that final evaluation, I want you to consider something: are you judging their decisions — or are you examining their choices? There's a difference. And it changes everything about how you develop teachers. What you'll learn: In this episode of The 100% Principal, I'm sharing Issue #005 of the newsletter — and it starts with something Michael Beasley said in an interview that made me put down my crochet hook mid-stitch. One sentence that named something I've been trying to articulate for years about the way we treat the people we lead. We'll talk about:  Why the reflective questions we were trained to ask in post-observation conferences are failing your teachers  The difference between a will problem and a skill problem (and why it still comes down to choices)  A simple four-level framework for matching your support to where your teachers actually are  What it costs you when you don't make this shift This is one of those episodes that's going to make you rethink something you've been doing all year. Resources mentioned:  📖 Never Underestimate Your Teachers — https://mindsteps-inc.myshopify.com/products/never-underestimate-your-teachers 📬 Subscribe to The 100% Principal Newsletter — https://100percentprincipal.com  🏫 Learn more about Buildership University — https://buildershipuniversity.com Subscribe to The 100% Principal Newsletter — one thing every Friday you can take straight into Monday: 100percentprincipal.com This episode comes from The 100 Percent Principal Weekly—my newsletter where every Friday I share one thing you can take straight into Monday to move the needle toward 100%. You're listening to The 100 Percent Principal Podcast, where those ideas come to life. Subscribe at https://100percentprincipal.com/

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