Teacher Retention, Belonging & Onboarding & Brave, People-First Leadership | Julia Bialeski
In Season 11, Episode 3 of Learning Can’t Wait, Hayley Spira-Bauer speaks with Julia Bialeski—educator, author, speaker, former principal, and current district leader overseeing recruitment and hiring in a large Maryland district serving 57,000 students across 78 schools. Julia shares how her wide-ranging experiences (teacher → instructional specialist/curriculum writer → assistant principal → principal → district recruitment leader) shaped her people-first approach to education. The episode centers on her leadership mantra, “Be brave and care about people,” born from a six-word story…
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