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February 9, 2024 40 mins

In our last but certainly not the least episode of Reaching Summit, author and speaker Luis F. Cruz joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to discuss his excitement for the upcoming Summit on PLC at Work® and how he felt attending his very first summit. 

 Luis shares his growth from being a struggling middle school principal to teaching and leading over 5,000 educational leaders to success. 

 Tune in to discover: 

●      What attendees can expect from his closing keynote at The Summit on PLC at Work® 

●      Ways educators can respond to this resistance to the PLC process effectively 

●      How Luis balances change that enhances his leadership skills

 

#SolutionTree #education #K12 #teachers #PLC #schools #podcast

 

About the author 

Luis F. Cruz, PhD, is the former principal of Baldwin Park High School and Holland Middle School, located east of Los Angeles, California. He has been a teacher at the elementary level and administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Dr. Cruz is an educational consultant who presents throughout the United States on PLCs, school culture, the role of school leadership teams, RTI, and the conditions needed for students and parents learning English as a second language to be academically successful. 

 
Books mentioned in this interview

Time for Change: Four Essential Skills for Transformational School and District Leaders

https://www.solutiontree.com/time-for-change.html 

 
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