Episode 10: Challenges at the Building Level
Wake Up and Teach
In this episode of Wake Up and Teach, host Nicola Soares, President of Kelly Education, speaks with Angela Kelly, a life coach for school leaders and host of The Empowered Principal Podcast, about how the K–12 workforce challenges are playing out at the building level.
While districts focus on hiring, development, and retention strategies, it’s principals who manage the everyday realities — from staffing shortages and operational disruptions to maintaining a strong, supportive school community. Angela shares her perspective on how these pressures directly impact school leadership, what strategies principals are using to stay resilient, and why building-level leadership is now more critical than ever for the future of the K–12 workforce.
If you’re an education leader, policymaker, or advocate committed to supporting schools from the inside out, this conversation offers important insights and actionable steps.
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