By Mike Pinto, IPLI Mentor and Principal at James Cole Elementary We are weighed down in our day-to-day life in many ways.  One of the greatest weight

By Heather Whitaker, IPLI Mentor & Principal at Mt. Comfort Elementary School I saw a shirt the other day that was printed with just three single words – “Inhale, Ex

By Mike Pinto, IPLI Mentor and Principal at James Cole Elementary At the end of most days as an elementary principal, my shoes are dirty.  Sometimes they are scuffed

By Rex Ryker, IPLI Mentor & Assistant Superintendent at Crawfordsville Community Schools A few nights ago I arrived home to an empty house or wh

By Rod Hite, Veteran and IPLI Cohort #4 Mentor Here we are again, another Friday afternoon. We’ve started the month of November with a beautiful Indiana day, the sun shinin

By Rod Hite, IPLI Cohort #4 Mentor This is one of the most wonderful times of the year in Indiana. The face of Indiana is beginning to change, the tempera

By Linda Marrs-Morford, IPLI Director   For years now, we have known what specific things we, as educators, should be doing to eliminate the achievement g

By Mike Pinto, IPLI Mentor & Principal at James Cole Elementary School in Lafayette, IN The puppy came to visit in the office the other day. It was

By Maria Sells, IPLI Mentor and Director of Improvement Services with AdvancED August is an exciting time of year for students, teachers, an

By Mike Pinto, IPLI Mentor and Principal at James Cole Elementary School When I was in my principal infancy, there were several years when staff morale was low