Hello, coalition members! Many of you noticed the critical role that superintendents across America play in their students' lives, as demonstrated in Episode 2: Implications for Schools and Districts in the Post-Civil Rights Era by the wonderful Wilmer Chavarria of Winooski School District in Winooski, Vermont. We are glad to spotlight a podcast that dives into the many situations and roles that superintendents navigate - and the leadership skills they gain - An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast by Peter Stiepleman and Jamie Almanzán. In this series, leaders look back at decisions they made and ask themselves…

• What happened?
• What got overlooked?
• What did you learn about relationships or what new relationships were formed?
• What frustrated you?
• What could you have done differently?
• And in the end, what was something good that came out of the experience – because it is through our mistakes where our greatest learning takes place.

Please check out An Imperfect Leader: The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast by visiting https://imperfectleader.com/podcasts or looking it up wherever you watch or listen to podcasts. And we hope you have been enjoying and discussing Season 1 of The Politics of Possibility - be sure to give us a 5 star review and a warm rating, and check out The Debrief, our companion publication and more at https://gordon.tc.columbia.edu/all-events/education-equity-series.

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