
Transformative Principal 003 Bernardo Villar Part 1
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This great interview with Bernardo Villar is broken up over two episodes. I hope you enjoy it. It was a great interview for me.
Bernardo Villar is the principal of the Title I school Vae View Elementary in Layton, UT. In this interview, you will learn about the following ways Dr. Villar is a transformative principal:
- Word of the year: rigor
- How to get teachers to ask for help
- How to not be defensive
- How to ask for help and thus generate buy-in
- How to run data team meetings
- How to create an environment that invites students and parents to be a part of the school community.
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