Happy Friday, Steady Schools community.
This week we talked about brains. About biology. About what's really happening when a student shuts down — and what it means for how we lead.
Heavy stuff. Important stuff.
So today I want to bring it back to you.
Because here's what the research also tells us: it's not just students whose nervous systems need safety. Leaders do too. You do too.
A regulated leader builds regulated classrooms. A steady school starts with a steady leader.
💬 This week's Friday Win question:
What's one moment from this week — big or small — where you responded to a person rather than a behavior? Where you looked underneath and led from there?
It might have been with a student, a staff member, a parent — or even yourself.
Share it below. These are the wins that don't make it into data reports. But they are the ones that change schools.
I'll be reading every single one. 💛
— Dr. Kim