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Friday, May 21 • 9:45am - 11:00am
Relationships Matter

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Relationships Matter is an interactive session to assist principals or leaders outside of education with supporting and coaching non-relational teachers/employees.  Specific strategies will be offered in guiding conversations with teachers (and other employees outside of education) on how to be relational.   The goal of this session is to provide specific strategies for administrators or leaders to use when working with non-relational teachers/employees (Examples include a template for coaching conversations, specific narratives that can be used during the evaluation process, and activities that can be used in PD sessions with staff to promote positive relationship building) . Participants will take the strategies with them to implement in their perspective fields. Increase awareness of self and leadership strategies. Awareness of inclusion, education and community outcomes.

The goal of this session is to provide specific strategies for administrators or leaders to use when working with non-relational teachers/employees

(Examples include a template for coaching conversations, specific narratives that can be used during the evaluation process, and activities that can be used in PD sessions with staff to promote positive relationship building) .

Breakout Session Presenters
avatar for Mindy Higginson, Ph.D.

Mindy Higginson, Ph.D.

Principal, Elkhart Community Schools
Dr. Mindy Higginson spent 13 years as a middle school and high school English teacher. She spent a majority of her teaching career at Washington HIgh School in South Bend. She was then the principal of Tarkington Traditional School from 2008-2015. She was principal at LaSalle Intermediate... Read More →


Friday May 21, 2021 9:45am - 11:00am EDT