The Assistant Principal Podcast

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The number one thing is relationships – we’ve all heard that. It’s almost a meme. I think “the power of relationships” as an idea exists as two extremes where we tend to over emphasize an…

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Show Title: This is Going to be Difficult with Erika Bare and Tiffany Burns

Power Quote: “Remember the stated issue is often not the real issue.”

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If there is a theme running through the late summer podcast episodes, it’s this: listen to your teachers. Everything becomes easier when we listen. Today, two former beginning teachers of the year he…

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Before recording this episode, I was very uncertain about how it would come out. Identifying strategies for doing professional development on the cheap had the potential to be disjointed …

Power Quote: I noticed… and I wonder…

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Welcome to the third and final part of my interview with Elena Aguilar. Today we dive into how we can reconnect people with their sense of power – bui…

Power Quote: Behind every action is a belief

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Today we dive into part 2 of my interview with Elena Aguilar. Part 1 was a must listen and we released in back on July 1 (260). A link to that …

I’ve been connecting with many new and nearly new APs recently and my conversations inspired me to put together a diverse panel of assistant principals to have a conversation specifically for those o…

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“Hello colleagues and welcome to the Assistant Principal Podcast. I’m your host Frederick Buskey. The goal of this podcast is to Improve the quality of life and leadership for assistant princi…

Power Quote: “Climate is the emotional state felt within the physical space”

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I had so much fun recording today’s show. My guest stands tall (literally and figuratively) in the realm of hel…

Power Quote: “How do you want me to listen?”

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Today’s guest is someone I consider to be a master at the art of coaching, which is appropriate as she wrote the best-selling book titled The A…

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Today’s interview will be a bit different as my guest is coming from four decades of leadership experience in the corporate arena. Despite the di…

Power Quote: “Uncover the rock”

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If you haven’t begun reflecting on the year yet, today’s episode will get you in the mood. I encourage you to pause today’s show frequently – there are a nu…

Power Quote: “If we want better outcomes for students, we have to create better outcomes for teachers.”

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I hope this doesn’t sound too egotistical but I LOVE it when a guest echoes my own p…

Two for the Price of One (!) with Frederick and Darrin

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Today’s show is actually two shows in one. I recorded…

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“Sam I am, I do not like green eggs and ham!” Our guest today is not Dr. Seuss, but he does talk a lot about SAM, not the peddler of a strange breakfast, but rather a process for helping …

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We are half-way through May and hopefully you have begun thinking about next ye…

Power Quote: “Somebody has to be able to say “pause!”

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Have you ever listened to one of those podcasts where the host asks a question, the guest gives an answer and it goes back and forth i…

Power Quote: “If I make them better, that makes me better”

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Today’s guest is the 2025 NASSP National High School Assistant Principal of the year – how cool is that! This was such a fun inte…

Power Quote: We are wired to belong

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You’ll hear me compliment today’s guest on his affirmative presence. He’s the kind of person you want to be around. It was only at the end of the show t…

Power Quote: “I’m still learning, but we will figure it out together.”

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You are going to LOVE today’s show! As with last week, you may want to take notes. Today’s guest, a practicing princi…