Join me as I interview the warm and engaging Brad Hughes all the way from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada! Brad and I talk about building school culture, and he gives a great three year plan for a new administrator as they begin their career. Brad also gives a heartfelt tribute to his favorite teacher as he answers the Second Question.
Brad is an elementary school principal with 25 years’ experience in education. He is currently at Forest Hill Public School in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, designated a HERO Generation school in the Waterloo Region District School Board. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years in classrooms from Kindergarten to eighth grade, most recently teaching middle school Visual Arts, French and Special Education.
Brad is a certified Self-Reg School Champion and has an ongoing commitment to reframing the joys and challenges of school life through a Self-Reg lens. Brad and his wife Jennifer are proud parents of a son and daughter both in university. He describes himself as an optimist and recovering perfectionist who is passionate about #LeadingWithLove and improving the lives of kids by supporting the adults that serve them.
Brad can be reached on Twitter @brad_hughes
His podcast is The Good News, Brad News podcast available everywhere you listen to podcasts!
https://open.spotify.com/show/6wACUZ1BlOeOBy4A31UJKg