There are those that don’t understand the power of reflective observation. They mistakenly believe that there is nothing to learn after a few cursory visits to a classroom. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the most important key to building insight and deeper understanding about teaching and learning is to engage in a steady volume of daily classroom observation. What we have learned over the past ten years is that after about every 300 classroom observations, the observer will notice, discern, and/or learn something new… something that was previously hidden. It is the “Eureka” moment, and there is nothing else like it in instructional leadership.
In this pursuit, there is the PowerWalks Legendary Leadership Badge that is earned every 300th PowerWalks Observation. The following 108 instructional leaders have already earned the Legendary Leadership Badge for the 2019/2020 school year (as of 11/30/19).
Two Legendary Leadership Badges (7)
Michael Grebb (PISD): November; September
James Kisner (KISD): November; October
Ronald Marshall (JCPS): November; October
Kenya Natsis (JCPS): November; October
Alejandro Olvera (SISD): November; September
Clint Shuman (PISD): October; September
Jesse Sepulveda (SISD): September; August
One Legendary Leadership Badge (101)
Helen Adeniken (PISD): November
Georgie Arenaz (PISD): November
Darren Atkinson (JCPS): November
Anne Ballou-Bates (PISD): November
Domiana Battah-Miari (DISD): November
Vernon Berckmoes (TISD): November
Ana Carroll (SISD): November
Christy Chandler (PISD): November
Tammy Cheshire (DISD): November
Allison Cissell (JCPS): November
Brett Colemen (PISD): November
Eric Cormier (BISD): November
Angie Crew (GPISD): November
Yesenia De La Cruz (LPISD): November
Daniel Delgado (SISD): November
Kerri Dixon (JCPS): November
Rebecca Embry (PISD): November
Andre Emmons (DISD): November
Lisa Estrada (SISD): November
Scott Ford (PISD): November
Patricia Franco (SISD): November
Cynthia Galaviz (GPISD): November
Frenda Serda Gerardo (SISD): November
Sonia Gonzales (KISD): November
Greg Hatch (SISD): November
Mary Hendry (DISD): November
Darlene Hernandez (SISD): November
Analeasa Holmes (LISD): November
Katrina Johnson (GPISD): November
Laura Juarez (SISD): November
Mark Kettering (DISD): November
Stephanie Lattorre (PISD): November
Jennifer Marquez (SISD): November
Michael McNeil (GPISD): November
Jesus Mendez (SISD): November
Bruce Mooy (SISD): November
Richa Muhammad (PISD): November
Tera Marburgh (GPISD): November
Desiree Nava (SISD): November
Karen Nixon (LISD): November
Gerardo Ortiz (PISD): November
Kassie Parrish (LISD): November
Rachel Pena (SISD): November
Jennifer Perez (PISD): November
Katie Prentice (PISD): November
Carrie Quinney (PISD): November
Adrian Ramirez (SISD): November
Ivan Ramirez (SISD): November
Don Reid (JCPS): November
Mandie Salaiz (DISD): November
Jacqueline Salas (SISD): November
Jaremy Sanders (GPISD): November
Joan Schlaht (LISD): November
Chesta Schneider (DISD): November
Manuel Serros (SISD): November
Dina Schaefer (PISD): November
Daniel Sharp (KISD): November
Christie Smith (PISD): November
Jessica Smith (PISD): November
Mary Beth Smith (JCPS): November
Robert Stell (PISD): November
Jennifer Stewart (LISD): November
Conni Strange (JCPS): November
Aracely Suarez (PISD): November
LaToya Taylor (LISD): November
Ruth Taylor (SISD): November
Vincent Thomas (SISD): November
Uyen Tran (PISD): November
Verlean West (DISD): November
Kertrenia Wright (SISD): November
Genia Antoine (PISD): October
Shawn Bradford (DISD): October
Cindy Craigie (PISD): October
Julie Cummings (JCPS): October
Curtis Daugherty (LPISD): October
Nancy Delosa (GPISD): October
Sandra Dilworth (CFISD): October
Jina Eksaengsri (SISD): October
Jennifer Engels (LPISD): October
Robert Gaskins (JCSP): October
Nekeba George (LPISD): October
Desi Gonzales (SISD): October
Christopher Gregory (PISD): October
Andrew Halatyn (SISD): October
Kendra Herrera (KISD): October
Daniel Lopez (DISD): October
James McBride (DISD): October
Bill Miller (JCPS): October
John O’Hare (PISD): October
Josh Tovar (SISD): October
Ashley Adcox-Garner (SISD): September
Esteban Alvarez (SISD): September
Earnest Brooks (GPISD): September
Rosa Maria Chavez-Avedician (SISD): September
Ignacio Estorga (SISD): September
Al Garcia (SISD): September
Juan Gonzalez (SISD): September
Kade Griffin (LPISD): September
Jared Stevenson (PISD): September
Monica Castro (SISD): August
Randi Shreve (SISD): August
Think. Work. Achieve.
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