Dr. Errick L. Greene is Superintendent of Jackson (MS) Public Schools. My
conversation with him on 11 August 2020 afforded the rich opportunity to
produce three episodes in one: a look at some of the complications of
starting the school year in the time of COVID-19; select reflections on
public leadership in Mississippi at a moment of increasing awareness of
systemic racism in the U.S.; and a masterclass in team leadership.
Beginning his second quarter-century in education, Dr. Greene held
leadership roles in Washington, DC and Tulsa, Oklahoma before becoming JPS
Superintendent in 2018. Check out today’s show for the ways a supportive
community can bring kids along … plus, collaborative approaches to make
any kind of leading better for everyone. As the kids say, it’s everything.
