Great Leaders = Great Schools Dana Vignale

In 2000, Suzanne Legg, founder and CEO opened the Dayspring Academy, the first charter school in Pasco County and remains the highest-performing school in the Tampa Bay area. Dayspring's growth story is nothing short of impressive, now accommodating over 1,200 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade across five campuses. Their latest venture, Dayspring Angeline, is slated to open its doors in August 2024, welcoming an initial cohort of 400 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade.

Learn how Suzanne cultivates community and faculty commitment from her "lead from the middle" style.

Tune in to hear how this Level 5 leader levels up!

Learn more about Dayspring Academies:

https://dayspring.academy/

In 2017, Shannon Treece, founder and executive director, opened Babcock Ranch Schools in Babcock Ranch, the first solar-powered town in America.

Learn how Shannon cultivates community connections through authentic project-based learning while engaging her students in truly innovative approaches.

Tune in to hear how this Level 5 leader levels up!

Learn more about Babcock Ranch Schools: https://babcockneighborhoodschools.org/

In 2022, Cameron Frazier, founder and principal, opened Becoming Collegiate Academy in Jacksonville, Florida -- the first charter school in the state that mirrors the experience of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU) by providing a supportive, nurturing, and self-empowering environment needed for students to develop and affirm their cultural and academic identities.



Learn how Cameron leads with love creating  a safe, supportive, and intellectually rigorous environment that connects with the history of their community, contributes to the healing of societal wounds, and inspires them to translate their community’s relentless spirit into academic success.

Tune in to hear how this Level 5 leader levels up!

Learn more about Becoming Collegiate Academy: https://www.becomingschools.org/

Academy for Innovative Education is the first District-managed charter school in the country. With less than two months to open on three campuses, Mrs. Vera Hirsh, the founding principal and now Head of School made the impossible possible through her wise leadership that supports growth in all of her staff. Thirteen years later, Academy for Innovative Education now serves almost 1,000 in grades K-12 in Miami Springs, Florida.

Tune in to hear how this Level 5 leader levels up!



Learn more about AIE CHarter School: https://www.aiecharterschool.org/

" We often assume that the size of the solution has to match the size of the problem, and that's not true. Sometimes very small changes can have cascading effects in a complex environment. And suddenly so many things that look like they are larger and more intransigent and more nebulous suddenly fall into place." -- Doug Lemov

Dana Vignale hosts Doug Lemov on this very special episode of Great Leaders = Great Schools. Doug Lemov is the author of the international bestseller Teach Like a Champion--now in its 3.0 version -- and The Coach's Guide to Teaching. He is the co-author, with TLAC colleagues, of Practice Perfect, Reading Reconsidered, Teaching in the Online Classroom, and Reconnect. Doug also helped found Uncommon Schools and leads its Teach Like a Champion team, designing and
implementing teacher training based on the study of high-performing teachers. He taught English and history in university, high school, and middle schools levels.



There is so much to learn from Doug on building a classroom and school of excellence. Visit https://teachlikeachampion.org/.

"Don't lower your expectations depending on where you're serving or who you're serving. Your results can yield just as high expectations as if you were serving students in a Title I school or serving students in West Pembroke Pines." -- Dr. Daniel Sandberg



Dr. Daniel Sandberg is the Superintendent for Franklin Academy Charter Schools, a premier network of seven charter schools serving almost 9,000 students in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.



The Franklin Academy network is the first in the country to be a fully authorized International Baccalaureate district or network in the United States to offer the IB program at every level from kindergarten through 12th grade.



What is his secret to success? Don't Lower Your Expectations. Tune in to hear how this Level 5 leader levels up.

Check out these incredible school: https://www.franklin-academy.org/