Educational Effectiveness with Erich Bolz

Erich Bolz is currently the Vice President of Research and District Engagement for the Center for Educational Effectiveness. His educational career spans over 25-years in public education as a remedial reading teacher, pre-K-12 principal, central office administrator (small, large, and Educational Service District levels), Adjunct Professor at Heritage University, Board Member at

Communities In Schools of Benton-Franklin, WA and Partners for Early Learning serving Tri-Cities, WA.

He has a history of leading educational transformation:

• Implementing building and district MTSS Systems.

• Informing and executing strategic planning.

• Facilitating process improvement discussions using Compression

Planning methodology.

• Authoring and publishing on systemic change in education.

• Writing effective grant proposals.

• Directing Special Education at a regional level for an educational

service district.

• TEDx, keynote and conference breakout speaking at a local and

national level on MTSS, education, literacy, the importance of

early learning, educator care, and community building.

Show Notes
In this episode of Seeing the Lead, Erich Bolz shares his insights on leading educational transformation, community partnership, and the importance of culture over structure in schools. The discussion delves into the role of MTSS and RTI models, the impact of federal policies, and the crucial need for a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to education. Erich also highlights the significance of whole child outcomes and organizational development for school leaders. The conversation concludes with Erich discussing his current work at the Center for Educational Effectiveness and offering advice for school leaders.

Bookmarks
00:00 Introduction to Erich Bolz
00:28 Eric's Journey and Accomplishments
02:22 The Importance of Community in Education
05:06 Challenges and Solutions in School Engagement
05:53 Proactive vs. Reactive Educational Models
07:50 The Role of Culture in School Success
15:45 Insights on MTSS and RTI Implementation
24:53 Eric's Work at the Center for Educational Effectiveness
33:52 Advice for Educational Leaders
36:06 Conclusion and Contact Information

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I’ve been an educator in Massachusetts for 23 years.  I’m finishing my 16th year as a building leader.  I’m a teacher centered Principal and passionate about continuous improvement and the idea that success is not a destination, but a process. I’m active on social media, vlog about continuous improvement on a weekly basis, and wrote a book also called SEEing to Lead as a way to help everyone improve education as a whole by promoting my “just cause”: improving the educational experience for as many people as possible by being purposeful, acting with integrity, and building character. 

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