Empower Your Leadership with Fitting 5 Insights
Grundmeyer Leader Services Monthly Newsletter
In today's rapidly changing educational landscape, staying informed and equipped is essential for effective leadership. Fitting 5 is your monthly compass, guiding you to the most impactful resources in education leadership. We curate five insightful articles, research reports, or practical guides each month, focusing on key areas such as:
Instructional Leadership: Explore innovative teaching strategies, curriculum development, and assessment practices.
School Culture & Climate: Learn how to foster positive learning environments, promote student well-being, and build strong school communities.
Human Capital Management: Discover best practices for recruiting, retaining, and developing high-quality educators.
Strategic Leadership & Management: Gain insights into effective planning, resource allocation, and change management.
Equity & Inclusion: Access resources that promote equitable outcomes for all students and address systemic barriers.
Fitting 5 is more than just a collection of links; it's a carefully curated selection of resources designed to spark new ideas, challenge your thinking, and empower you to make a real difference in the lives of students. Subscribe today and join a community of education leaders committed to transforming education, one leader at a time.
May 2025
The May 2025 newsletter provides insights for education leaders on recruiting millennials by highlighting dynamic work and impactful roles. It also addresses principal turnover and stress, the integration of AI in schools (including parent engagement), and the shift towards more meaningful assessments to combat AI cheating. Additionally, it promotes leadership development workshops and retreats. This contrasts with the April issue, which covered broader leadership strategies, the potential impact of abolishing the DoED, improving teacher morale, creating dynamic learning environments, and featured administrator openings and professional development.
March 2025
This edition of Fitting 5 tackles key issues in education leadership, including high superintendent turnover and the diversity gap, highlighting the critical need for mentorship and support. It emphasizes clear communication, referencing the "3-Question Rule" for emotional intelligence, and discusses teachers using AI tools like ChatGPT to refine learning standards. The newsletter also touches upon the teacher retention crisis, noting that while competitive pay is essential, positive working conditions and support are equally important. Finally, it features a leadership quote from Tony Blair about the significance of saying "no."
February 2025
Top-Down School Reforms Failing: Highlights failures of centralized education policies to meet diverse school needs.
Classroom Interruptions Steal Learning Time: Examines the effects of disruptions on learning and ways to reduce them for better teaching.
Mistakes While Giving Negative Feedback: Identifies common errors in delivering critique and suggests tips for constructive feedback.
January 2025
Emerging Challenges: Fitting 5 tackles AI deepfakes used for bullying and harassment, offering insights on how to combat this threat.
Well-being & Collaboration: The newsletter highlights building stronger IEP teams and prioritizing teacher well-being for student success.
Leadership at All Levels: Fitting 5 showcases developing effective leadership teams and the contributions of assistant principals to equitable outcomes.
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April 2025
The April '25 Fitting 5 newsletter is your guide to top education leadership resources. This issue features articles on leading effectively, fostering positive leadership, the potential impact of abolishing the DoED, improving teacher morale, and creating dynamic learning environments. Additionally, the newsletter highlights Midwest administrator openings from Grundmeyer Leader Services and their professional development workshops and summer retreats.
June 2025
The June 2025 newsletter offers essential insights for aspiring and current school leaders. This edition provides practical advice on securing your first principal role, strategies for boosting teacher morale, and navigating leadership in uncertain "white space." It also delves into the art of delivering honest feedback, highlights current administrator openings, and promotes our Applicant Insights Workshop, Summer Retreats, and our sponsored daily podcast, "Your Morning Boost."
July 2025
The July 2025 newsletter provides resources for education leaders on local and national recruiting and transforming education leadership. It covers cellphones as learning tools, emotional intelligence for first impressions, tips for low-confidence entry-level workers, ethical AI in education, and boosting students’ focus via executive functioning skills. Also featured are admin job openings, the Applicant Insights Workshop, Summer Retreats, and the daily podcast "Your Morning Boost."
August 2025
The August 2025 "FITTING 5" newsletter offers education leadership resources on teen-chatbot interaction, time management, and motivating students with assignment redos. It covers essential AI-era skills and evolving educational focus. Featured are Fall 2025 superintendent openings in Pella, Woodland Park, and Grinnell-Newburg, plus Grundmeyer Leader Services' 360 Superintendent Evaluation Program and Summer Retreats.
September 2025
This edition of Fitting 5 focuses on new beginnings and growth in educational leadership. The newsletter opens with the idea of "taking more shots" to become a better leader, inspired by Gary Vaynerchuk. It also discusses how teachers set a positive tone for the new school year by prioritizing relationships with students from day one. Additionally, it highlights the importance of self-reflection for leaders, shares strategies for helping newcomer English Learners navigate the U.S. school system, and provides advice for new school administrators on finding success in their first year.