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In this episode of Leading Collaborative Response, Kurtis is joined by Kendra Adams, principal at Griffin Park School in Brooks, Alberta. Together, they explore how the school leadership team has used Collaborative Response to create clarity, alignment, and shared responsibility across their school community, as well as sustainability over time.
In this conversation, you’ll hear about:
- Using Collaborative Response to align teaching and support
- Leading with intentionality in an elementary school setting
- Supporting staff collaboration and shared ownership for student learning
- Creating coherence between school vision, daily practice, and team structures
This episode is especially relevant for principals, vice principals, instructional leaders, and school teams looking to strengthen alignment, improve collaboration, and make Collaborative Response meaningful and sustainable.
Learn more about Griffin Park School at https://griffinpark.grasslands.ab.ca
Access a podcast episode with Grasslands divisional team - https://www.jigsawlearning.ca/publications/blog-posts/grasslands-district-collaborative-response-multi-layered-app
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Connect with Kendra Adams
Email: Kendra.adams@grasslands.ab.ca
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Email: kurtis.hewson@jigsawlearning.ca
X: @hewsonk27
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Music: “Leading Collaborative Response” has been composed, recorded, and produced by Trent Ferguson for Leading Collaborative Response.
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What is Leading Collaborative Response?
Are you a school leader, administrator, or curriculum director searching for a proven way to enhance your PLC and MTSS efforts? The Leading Collaborative Response podcast is your guide to establishing and deepening the Collaborative Response framework within your organization. We know that leading change is complex, and effective collaboration is often messy, but you don't have to navigate it alone.
Join hosts Kurtis and Lorna Hewson as they share their insights and interview guest leaders who share lessons learned and how they've successfully implemented Collaborative Response in their own schools and school districts.
This podcast is engineered to help you maximize your leadership impact. You will gain expert, actionable strategies on achieving systemic success by learning how to move past fragmented initiatives to a single, intentional, and cohesive system for student support across your whole district. You will also build authority by gaining deep insights into the foundational components of Collaborative Response to transform your school culture into one of high collective efficacy. Finally, you will learn how to drive results by discovering the intentional leadership required to guarantee long-term student success and well-being.
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