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PODCAST

Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast

Chanie Wilschanski

If you are an Early Childhood director or childcare owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping school leaders to improve staff retention, increase teacher motivation, grow parent partnerships, create a collaborative culture, and enjoy a beautiful quality of

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178. How to Lead the Last Staff Meeting of the Year

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2024/05/13

I’m one of the few people who actually enjoys public speaking.Walking onto a stage excites me, and I gain a lot of energy from interacting with a crowd.But I know I’m an outlier.Most people panic when they’re asked to give a thought-provoking response in front of the whole staff with no advanced warning.You can avoid this reaction in your staff meetings while creating a more thoughtful gathering. My suggestion is to prepare a handful of teachers ahead to be called on—and let them know the question

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177. Defining Your Own Success at the End of the...

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2024/05/06

In January, the internet was full of cute memes about going back to the gym, eating salads, and recommitting to your health.At the end of the calendar year, school leaders often take a look at fiscal performance and next year’s goals.But right now, as the school year comes to a close, we tend to focus on the next thing.Our brains are already in summer mode. We are entering a new season for our lives and our schools.But what if, before jumping head-first into what’s next, we took a moment to

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176. A Path to Leadership Mastery with Cayla Rush

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2024/04/28

In 2020, everyone’s world turned upside-downSioux Falls school owner Cayla Rush knew there was too much on her plate as the pandemic began, but she didn’t see an alternative.She felt it was her responsibility to make countless decisions that could impact the health and well-being of her staff, herself, and the families she served.“My self-trust was shaken,” she told me. “Before 2020, I felt like I could trust myself to make decisions. But then that went out the window.”That’s when we met.Instead of

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175. A Culture of Urgency: Creating the Calm

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2024/04/21

Have you seen Forbes’ 30 Under 30 and 40 Under 40 lists?They feature the brightest, shiniest, hardest-working entrepreneurs. These individuals embody hustle, grind, and achievement.It would be exciting to get on one of those lists, right?Let’s step back for a moment.When you’re 40 years old, or even 50, 60, 70, or 80, your school will still be there. You have your whole life to be an owner or director. As I like to say, “I’m playing the decades game.”So who says you have to hit a certain level of

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174. A Culture of Urgency: Recognizing the Patterns

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2024/04/15

Leaders have lots of amazing ideas.And sometimes, those ideas can turn into multiple priorities. This is absolutely normal.But when there’s a new idea, a new priority, every month, week, or day, it’s exhausting and confusing for the whole school.As the focus shifts constantly from one urgent matter to the next, everything becomes a priority. In a culture like this, the team learns that when everything is a priority, nothing is actually a priority.They may delay starting a project or put in low

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173. The Invisible Labor of Decision Making

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2024/04/08

Summer is coming, faster than we could have anticipated.Have you figured out what you and your family are doing for the break?“What are your summer plans?” It sounds like a simple question—one you’ll probably get asked a bunch over the coming weeks—but the reality is anything but easy.If you’re feeling panic or irritation at having to make yet another decision about summer break (or even what's for dinner), that’s because there is a whole world of invisible labor that goes into every single

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BONUS: Season of Life Reflective Questions

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2024/04/03

Learn more and apply for the Director’s InnerCircle & Owner’s HQ:https://schoolsofexcellence.com/membership/More about the show:If you are an Early Childhood director or owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies – equipping you to build schools with higher

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172. Respecting the Season of Life You're in

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2024/04/01

When my business was new, I was in the practice of waking up at 5:00am to work on some big, exciting projects. I would reply to emails and write content while my house was asleep, so I could get some focused work time in.But when I had my fourth child, Yossi, I suddenly could no longer set an alarm for 5:00am and expect to be productive—because I was also waking up at 12:00am, at 2:00am, at 4:00am, and at 6:00am to care for my baby.I often talk about respecting the season of life you’re in, and

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171. Redefining Leadership with Paige Kepner

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2024/03/25

“We were only closed for two weeks when the pandemic started, but I swear it felt like we were closed for four months.”This is what Paige Kepner, Glen Allen, VA center owner, told me during a recent conversation.I find this is such a common experience for school leaders when they're in the midst of a crisis. The sheer amount of pressure, communication, decision-making, and information-gathering that happened in March, 2020 (and beyond), was overwhelming for school leaders. Not to mention the amount

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170. The Paradox of School Leadership: Support

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2024/03/18

A director I was coaching a few weeks ago told me about a repeat problem that kept coming up in her center. She was constantly being interrupted by teachers coming to her office asking for help with little things. She was glad to support them, but it was getting to a point where she couldn’t focus on her own tasks.Her own behavior—going out of her office to give them what they asked for, every single time—was enabling their behavior and dependency, instead of empowering them to be resourceful.We

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169. The Paradox of School Leadership: Control

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2024/03/11

Recently, I was speaking with a school owner who was selling a location. She had truly done her due diligence in her preparations for this moment, crossing every T and dotting every I. The only thing left to do was to inform her team.Feeling anxiety about the conversation, she came to me for coaching and guidance. Many coaches might give general advice about drinking water, going on a walk, or meditating. But she wasn’t coming to me for help shaking off her nerves. She was looking for something

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168. The Paradox of School Leadership: Success

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2024/03/04

Recently, I was on a coaching call with two ECE center owners.The first owner had just purchased her second location. This was a huge milestone for her, and she expected to feel accomplished. And yet, she was struggling to step into a double identity as both an owner and the director of the second site, until it could get fully staffed.The second owner had just sold her second location. She reflected back on when she had first purchased it, and at the time, she wondered if she was enough. Now that

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167. The Paradox of School Leadership: Choice

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2024/02/26

When’s the last time you went to a huge buffet? While it seems like a treat to eat anything you want, you can’t eat it all—and that means you have to choose. The number of decisions you have to make in the buffet line is totally overwhelming.In the same way, too many choices can feel paralyzing when it comes to our centers—for leadership, teachers, parents, and children.Will the kids play with blocks or go outside? Which parent-teacher communication system will we use? Which professional development

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166. The Paradox of School Leadership

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2024/02/19

Learn more and apply for the Director’s InnerCircle & Owner’s HQ:http://Chanie.me/jointhedicMore about the show:If you are an Early Childhood director or owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 little kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies – equipping you to build schools with higher staff retention,

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165. Values Driven Leadership with Catherine Doberstein

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2024/02/12

In 2022, Catherine Doberstein had just started listening to my podcast. In an episode, I mentioned the live, in-person Summit of Excellence that was coming up, and she decided to attend.She told me, “I had been looking for a community of young business owners to be surrounded by, but I didn’t realize there was a whole group of early childcare leaders who wanted a higher level of education for children. I knew this is where I needed to be.”Joining the Schools of ExcellenceOwner’s HQmembership program

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164. Timeless Leadership Insights with Simon Sinek

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2024/02/05

Back in 2017, I had the immense pleasure of interviewing author and speaker Simon Sinek about how to be an effective leader. It's a topic that many people talk about but few can agree on.During the interview, I asked Simon to define what it means to be a leader. Rather than give me a simple statement, he chose to tell a story that I'll never forget.During his stay at the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas, Simon met a charming and enthusiastic barista named Noah. Noah's energy was so infectious that

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163. Preparing for Parent Teacher Conferences

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2024/01/29

Communication is about more than just your words.Years ago, when I was still working as a teacher, I was preparing for parent–teacher conferences with my mentor, Dana Levy. She was guiding me through a role-play exercise to help me feel more confident in my communication with parents.When I got to the part of the interaction where I was supposed to express some concerns about the child, Dana stopped me and asked me to step in front of the mirror before starting again.As I spoke in front of the

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162. 2024 ECE Forecast: Navigating Money Leaks &...

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2024/01/22

When my husband Mayer and I moved to Florida, we had a pool for the first time ever. But as New Yorkers, we had no idea how to take care of it. So when we were told we didn't have to do much to maintain it, we took those words at face value.Over time, different parts of the pool started to break down, and we had no choice but to call a maintenance company to evaluate the situation.When they finally came to take a look, we were shocked at what they told us: We had to drain and reline the entire

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161. 2024 ECE Forecast: Cultivating Healthy Child...

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2024/01/15

When I was a new parent, I thought I could give my kids more by simply loving them more.Spoiler alert: I was mistaken.Don't get me wrong—my heart was in the right place. Like so many before me, I wanted to give my kids a life even better than the one I had experienced.But with time and maturity, I came to realize you can't give what you don't have.You can't pour into your kids if you don't first pour into yourself.The same can be said for your teachers at school.Since the pandemic, children have

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160. 2024 ECE Forecast: The Shifting Landscape of...

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2024/01/08

Has someone ever told you to calm down?It's one of the most aggravating statements ever.Recently, I was having a conversation with my husband, Mayer, and things were getting a little heated. Before things got out of hand, I wanted to regulate myself so I could operate from a more level mindset.Instead of giving me the space to work through my emotions, Mayer decided it would be helpful in that moment to say "Calm down. It's not a big deal."When in the history of the world has it ever been helpful to

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