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10
SEP
2020

Remember the Lonely Work

By Michael R. Pinto, IPLI Leadership Team & Cohort 8 Mentor, Principal at James Cole Elementary School As a school principal, I benefit from being married to a practic
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25
AUG
2020

We Persist

By Michael R. Pinto, IPLI Leadership Team & Cohort 8 Mentor, Principal at James Cole Elementary School Our school staff theme this year is based on the book The Old Truck by Jarrett
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23
JUL
2020

The Happiness Challenge

By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director Last week at a training session with our IPLI mentors, Dr. Rhonda Roos from our Leadership Team shared the work of Shawn Achor and his
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27
MAY
2020

Soft Skills: Preparing to Achieve College & Career Goals

By Shawn Wright-Browner, IPLI Mentor & Director, J. Everett Light Career Center Soft skills are in demand in this 21st Century workforce a
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11
MAY
2020

Secret Fishing Spots and Enduring Crisis

By David Robertson, IPLI Mentor & Member of IPLI Leadership Team and Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education at Warsaw Community Schools. One
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27
APR
2020

Educators Supporting Each Other

By John Pearl, IPLI Mentor and Principal at Battle Ground Elementary/Intermediate School Educators statewide are certainly mourning the loss of comfort and convenie
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10
APR
2020

In a Time of Crisis, Build Your School’s Culture

By the IPLI Leadership Team:  Linda Marrs-Morford, Steve Gruenert, Rhonda Roos, Jane Rogers, Mike Pinto, David Robertson, Brian Disney, & Amy Lin
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01
APR
2020

Pulling Some Golden Thread

By David Robertson, IPLI Mentor & Member of IPLI Leadership Team and Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education at Warsaw Community Schools. Throughout my educ
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23
MAR
2020

Stay Connected

Michael Lee Stallard and Katherine P. Stallard wrote a great article titled “Why relational connection is so important during the coronavirus pandemic” that was published on SmartBr
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10
MAR
2020

Let’s Be the Calm

By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director As educators, it’s hard not to be concerned about the recent spread of the coronavirus.  Not only are adults worried, but students are a
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