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Nov 2022
12m 45s

How to Become a Principal

Lingokids
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Do you think you can be the boss without being bossy? Do you like helping others be better at what they do? Join us as our host Emily Calandrelli meets Alexa Sorden, the principal who transformed a low-performing school into one of the highest-performing in New York State, to discover what it takes to become a principal.
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