ASKING QUESTIONS, EXPLORING OPTIONS, CHANGING THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Zach Verriden

Zach Verriden is a K-12 School Leader and a Rice REEP Business Fellowship alum (Class of 2011).

Alumni News

Great Organizations Are Learning Organizations.

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Hey all!

A friend of mine once shared a thought-provoking comment with me that has a profound effect on my leadership journey.  She mentioned it so casually that if I wasn’t really listening I could have totally missed it.

“There is no professional development like working for a great organization.”

Think about that for a second and you can’t help but admit it is totally true!  Don’t get me wrong, I learned a lot as an undergrad and as a masters student…and of course I would be remiss if I didn’t mention how outstanding my experience was at REEP.  However, your professors don’t give you frequent feedback, constant coaching or high levels of support to actually implement what you learn…and that’s what great organizations do for their people.

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Leadership

Servant Leadership.

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Hey all!

I tried to spend some time thinking about who I wanted to “be” as a blogger since my first post.  You know the kinda stuff, “what story do I want to tell?” or “what kind of advice should I try to provide?”

I couldn’t really come up with a theme that seemed compelling and so I tried to think about the “theme” of my own leadership instead.  What is it that I think I am supposed to do as a leader?  What is my purpose?  My mission?  My vision for my own leadership?

As I am sure you can imagine, this is no small question to ponder.  And I didn’t find any easy answers.

What I did find, I hope, was the “theme” of my leadership:

Service.

I lead to serve others.

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Alumni News

Spotlight on Zach Verriden, REEP Alum & New Blogger.

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Hey all!

I know that there are so many incredible folks like you around the country working to improve educational outcomes for kids…and how cool is it that we can connect via the REEP blog?!  My name is Zach, and I look forward to trying to figure this out together.

I currently serve as the principal of HOPE Christian High School in Milwaukee, WI.  I am new to the gig, and Milwaukee, and REEP blog for that matter, but not new to education reform!

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