Transformational Educators | School Leadership Stories
Dr. Matthew Flippen
8 episodes
2 days ago
What happens when a high school dropout becomes the principal of one of the top-performing schools in the state? In this powerful episode of Transformational Educators, Dr. Matthew Flippen sits down with Dr. Al Johnson, former principal of Two Rivers High School and current academic dean at Uplift Education. Dr. Johnson’s story is one of radical transformation, servant leadership, and deep healing. From walking into a grieving school community to building one of Minnesota’s top-ranked campu...
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What happens when a high school dropout becomes the principal of one of the top-performing schools in the state? In this powerful episode of Transformational Educators, Dr. Matthew Flippen sits down with Dr. Al Johnson, former principal of Two Rivers High School and current academic dean at Uplift Education. Dr. Johnson’s story is one of radical transformation, servant leadership, and deep healing. From walking into a grieving school community to building one of Minnesota’s top-ranked campu...
How One Principal Rebuilt a Broken School Culture | Transformational Educators Ep. 6
Transformational Educators | School Leadership Stories
19 minutes
1 week ago
How One Principal Rebuilt a Broken School Culture | Transformational Educators Ep. 6
What does it really take to turn around a hurting school, without losing your soul in the process? In this episode of Transformational Educators, host Matthew Flippen sits down with Jim Vasquez, now Superintendent of Socorro ISD, to uncover the leadership journey that began at Horizon Heights Elementary, a campus with five principals in ten years. Jim shares how he built trust through one-on-one conversations, why culture must always come before strategy, and how he led with both courage and...
Transformational Educators | School Leadership Stories
What happens when a high school dropout becomes the principal of one of the top-performing schools in the state? In this powerful episode of Transformational Educators, Dr. Matthew Flippen sits down with Dr. Al Johnson, former principal of Two Rivers High School and current academic dean at Uplift Education. Dr. Johnson’s story is one of radical transformation, servant leadership, and deep healing. From walking into a grieving school community to building one of Minnesota’s top-ranked campu...
