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It’s officially official!
I am so excited to announce that I am going to be the 1st principal of Richland High School!
I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to lead Raider Nation. It is going to be a special place!
#ProsperProud
Congrats to my colleague but more importantly my friend,
@lutecroy
for being named the first principal of Richland High School in
@ProsperISD
! You are going to do great things there!
@ProsperHS
When a teacher is struggling in the classroom, it can be tempting, as a new assistant principal, to jump straight into offering solutions and suggestions.
But there's one question that, when asked with genuine curiosity and empathy, can be far more powerful:
"What do you
Best game day environment I’ve ever seen at Gerald J. Ford stadium! As a former
@SMU_Football
player I could not be more proud of the transition that is taking place. Lots of folks are jumping on the bandwagon, & I absolutely love it! Continue to
#FillFord
, &
#PonyUp
When you’re opening a new high school, and the primary school color is purple, you start ordering custom dunks to match.
My first pair showed up today!
#ProsperProud
#WeAreRichland
So grateful for the opportunity to lead Raider Nation!
I cannot thank
@Hferguson28
& our
@ProsperISD
school board enough for putting their trust in me.
We are going to do great things at Richland High School!
#ProsperProud
I took this picture the day I interviewed
@lutecroy
because I knew this moment was special to him,
@ProsperISD
, me, and Richland Nation. As our district continues to grow we can never forget how much the moments matter and the impact it will have on so many. Congrats
@lutecroy
A word of advice to young coaches/teachers out there. Building relationships w/ your kids does not mean acting like YOU are 17 years old. Love them. Encourage them. Get to know them & their needs. It is EQUALLY IMPORTANT to set high expectations for them & hold them accountable.
One of my teachers had these Dunks custom made for me as a congratulatory gift for becoming the principal at Richland High School! I’m so fired up!
#WeAreRichland
#ProsperProud
Earned my degree a few months ago, but getting to participate in the
@ACUedu
commencement last night was the perfect ending to my doctoral journey.
I always love graduation ceremonies, but this 1 was extra special
So grateful to everyone who helped make it possible.
#ACUGrad
Fell asleep last night in Memphis watching a replay on
@espn
of the 1982
@SMU_Football
vs. UT game. Woke up, & this year’s 3OT win against Tulsa was playing. My wife & I are about to walk over to Beale Street to support the Mustangs at
@CollegeGameDay
. What a time to be alive!
@SteeleThoughts
Lock in time on your calendar to be in classrooms & collaborative team meetings every single day. This is where the magic happens. Will emergencies come up that may pull you away? Absolutely, but if it’s not on your calendar, you’re setting yourself up to never get into
Between all of the trainings and meetings, today was the first time we’ve been able to get the new squad together in the same room.
Im so excited to learn and lead alongside this team this year. It’s going to be an amazing year at
@ProsperHS
!
Loved getting to spend time with the principals of the
@RHSProsper
feeder schools at the
@ProsperISD
leadership retreat!
Can’t wait to spend time on their campuses getting to know our future Raiders and their families!
We have great things happening on the West side of
Celebrating our 6A Girls Soccer STATE CHAMPIONS this morning!!!!!
Incredibly proud of these young ladies.
@PHSWomensSoc
will go down in history as the FIRST 6A soccer state title winners in
@ProsperISD
!
It’s a great day to be an Eagle!
#ProsperProud
Big day today!!!!
@ProsperHS
teachers are back on campus!
Porch visits for almost 1,100
@ProsperHS
freshman!
@ProsperISD
convocation!
Dissertation defense to close out the day! 😳
It’s a great day to be an Eagle!
As a new assistant principal, mastering communication is crucial for your success.
Here are 5 strategies to become a more effective communicator:
1. Active Listening: Focus on understanding, not just hearing. Use non-verbal cues, paraphrase, and ask clarifying questions.
2.
I LOVE graduations.
They symbolize years of hard work & perseverance by students, parents, & teachers.
Tonight, we walked 800+ EAGLES across the stage, & it was incredible.
So thankful for an amazing 1st year at
@ProsperHS
& for this amazing team of assistant principals.
Thank you
@CoachDykesSMU
for inviting all of us back for the
@SMU_Football
former player cookout! Loved getting to catch up with my brothers, and we are FIRED UP for this season! You’re doing an awesome job on The Hilltop!
#PonyUpDallas
Tough loss last night for
@SMU_Football
, but it’s still a great day to be an SMU Mustang! Let’s
#FillFord
on Saturday to
#BeatTulane
& send our Seniors out the right way! Go 🔴! Go 🔵! Go 🐴! SMU!
Today’s HOCO theme is Wacky Wednesday! I must have done something right because my own kids wouldn’t let me walk them to the bus this morning. 😕
#RHSRoar
@RHSFrisco
@TimCowlishaw
My dad did not graduate from high school, yet I have a degree from
@SMU
. Some of these young men & women may very well have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. It happens.
#PonyUpDallas
#1stgengraduate
This makes my heart happy! Mrs. Palazzo was carrying this box down the stairs when this young Lion stopped her and offered to carry it to her car for her. That’s what we like to call
#OnePride
!
#RHSRoar
@RHSFrisco
Just got to call a parent & brag to them about their son. I won't share his name here, but he is helping us set the standard at
@ProsperHS
. I caught him several times last week walking around & picking up other students' trash in the cafeteria.
#Character
#Service
#ProsperProud
What a great 1st day of school! I started out the day at
@PISDBryantElem
, and then I made my way over to
@ProsperHS
. I got to see a lot of
#FutureRaiders
and a lot of my favorite Eagles.
I’m so excited about getting to know our Richland students this year.
@RHSProsper
is going
Get you an admin team like this one. I’d put this squad up against any team out there. Such incredible humans who absolutely love students and teachers.
#ProsperProud
We got to spend the morning listening to the reading of the Declaration of Independence outside the Old State House in Boston!
There’s something special about being in Boston on the 4th.
Happy birthday, America!
BOOM! Just submitted my final assignment for my superintendent certification program! All I have left is to take the superintendent exam in March. Doctoral classes start in May, so I have a little bit of a break for the next couple months!
#AlwaysLearning
Our Richland High School X account is here!
@RHSProsper
Go ahead and give us a follow, so you don’t miss any of the awesome things that happen as we get ready to open our doors in August of 2025.
You don’t want to miss next week’s logo reveal!
#WeAreRichland
#ProsperProud
Congratulations to our
@ProsperHS
“of the year” award winners!
Teacher of the year: Christine Wylot
Support specialist of the year: Stephanie Clayton
Paraprofessional of the year: Molly Jones
New teacher of the year: Laura Mauldin
#ProsperProud
“You can’t perform your duties as an instructional leader optimally if you are not growing as a leader.” -
@PrincipalKafele
Never stop learning. Professional development is something we have to seek out constantly. It doesn’t stop when we finish grad school. It intensifies.
That was hard to watch, but I’m still proud to be a Mustang.
We have to figure out what’s going on with these slow starts and get it fixed. Let’s get it done next week at home against UCF.
@SMU_Football
#PonyUpDallas
It’s GAMEDAY at Ford Stadium! Fired up to get back to The Hilltop with the family to watch our young men kick off the season! It’s a great day to be an SMU Mustang!
Go 🔴! Go 🔵! Go Mustangs! SMU!
#PonyUpDallas
@SMU_Football
I have recommended this book several times before, but I just can’t say enough good things about it.
@Joe_Sanfelippo
has given us 142 pages of solid gold for school leaders.
No matter how “seasoned” you are, there’s something in this book that will help you lead better.
That’s a wrap!
The
@ProsperISD
high school summer school staff absolutely crushed it this summer.
I am so grateful for this team and their commitment to our students.
#ProsperProud
I am so impressed by the way Scott Frost and his staff have handled this whole situation at UCF over the last month. First class without a doubt. Seems very much like something Tom Osborne would have done if he were in the same position back in the day. Well done.
The standard is the standard.
“Meeting students where they are” does not mean we lower the bar or change the standard. It just means we may have to throw a longer rope to be able to help pull them up to the bar.
Writing the final chapter of my dissertation this weekend 🎉.
I am blown away by the way the results of my study are connecting with previous literature.
It’s almost creepy.
#AlmostFinishEdD
You know what’s great about being the summer school principal?
Moments like this.
We got to celebrate this young lady this morning as she completed her final requirement for graduation!
I am so proud of the work she has put in over the last three weeks!
#prosperproud
I love this young man.
He has had an incredible spring, and I am so happy to recognize him as my student of the quarter.
Congratulations, Joshua Martinez! I’m so proud of the way you have taken care of business this spring.
#ProsperProud
Y’all! Look at this sign
@mjrichard05
had made for my birthday! During our PL week in Aug., I said I wanted a sign with this phrase on it to hang above my door, so I’d see it every time I walk out. She remembered & made it happen! Love my
@RHSFrisco
family!
#RHSRoar
#MyWHY
Surround yourself with people who want to make a difference in the same way(s) that you want to make a difference.
Then GET TO WORK making a difference with those people!
@jmdHAUSER
I’ve started “schedule-sending” any after hours emails for 8:00 the next morning just to make sure they don’t hit my people’s inboxes outside of work hours. I know it’s their fault if they have their notifications on, but schedule-sending takes that off their plate.
Just submitted my last assignment for my “Problem of Practice” course! Assuming my problem of practice paper is accepted, I will have my dissertation chair assigned to me in a few weeks!!!
If you follow me on this platform, it’s likely due to the educational content.
I’d like to apologize in advance for what might be a slight deviation from my normal content over the next few days.
It’s college football season, and
@SMUFB
JUST GOT INVITED TO THE ACC!!!!
#PonyUp
Yesterday marked one year since walking across that stage.
I’m living proof that educators have the ability to impact families for GENERATIONS.
Keep doing amazing things for students… Even the “tough ones” (like me).
Teachers & coaches changed the trajectory of my family.
My college team (
@SMU_Football
) is playing their bowl game in my favorite city (Boston) in one of the most historic ballparks in America (Fenway). Man, I want to go to the
@FenwayBowl
, but flights to Boston are outrageous that week. Anyone know of a good watch party in Dallas?
Shoutout to Isabelle, my student of the quarter! She’s an incredible young lady, and she does so much for our school by using her talent as a photographer. She also has one of the best shoe games at PHS!
I am so thankful that I get to be her assistant principal!
#ProsperProud
Overheard one of our
@ProsperHS
teachers say this during a class discussion today:
“If you’re wrong, you’re wrong, and that’s ok. We’re all learning together.”
@CoachHutti
did a great job of creating a safe space for his students to take risks and develop growth mindsets.
🎉 Big congrats to
@lutecroy
from our
@N2Learning
Dallas Assistant Principal Leadership Academy cohort, named inaugural principal of Richland HS in
@prosperIsd
! We are proud of you!!
#TXAPL