SamTastic Weekly Tip: 10/12/26 - Use TimeTrack Data to Improve Practice and Sustain the Work
This week’s Tip: Use TimeTrack data to improve practice and sustain the work
SAM teams celebrate increased instructional time with teachers. As the leader’s work becomes more intentional the focus naturally shifts to examining impact.
NSIP Board member Jennfer McCrystal has been a high performing and enthusiastic SAM principal for more than a decade. She has experienced the value of the SAM process and is a strong proponent of supporting the professional development of principals and focusing on sustainability of the work…as well as the leader. Jennifer recently shared:
“SAM teaches us to be incredibly intentional about asking, Where is my time going? I'd like to push that thinking one step further and ask, What is my time producing—and is the way I'm investing it sustainable? The three themes that emerged from my doctoral research—Relationships, Relevance, and Renewal—are great lenses for looking at TimeTrack® data and thinking about what I’m calling our return on time. I like to weave in the idea of ‘keeping the fluff’—protecting the conversations, reflection, relationships, and professional learning that can sometimes look inefficient on a calendar but are often where some of our most important leadership work happens. How do we make sure we're investing that time in ways that strengthen our schools while also sustaining the people doing the leading?”
This will be Jennifer’s topic as a breakout session speaker at the 20th Annual National SAM Conference. Registered attendees will receive a link in November to make their breakout session selections. You can register now for the conference by using this link: https://bit.ly/4zVNzdD Can’t attend? We’ll have all keynote sessions and select breakout sessions available online in HD video after the conference. You can use this link to submit a proposal to be a breakout sessions presenter: https://bit.ly/3TyCVcu
You’ll find more information about the conference, below.
Best for a SamTastic week,
Mark
Mark Shellinger, Director
National SAM Innovation Project
There are two open Board seats. One for a current SAM and one for a secondary SAM principal. Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 15, 5:00 PM, Eastern.. If you are interested and available to serve, click the link below.
· Board Seat Application: SAM: https://bit.ly/4y9omL7
· Board Seat Application: Secondary Principal: https://bit.ly/3UtzTXc
75% of the seats have been taken for the the 20th Annual National SAM Conference.
· Here’s the link to register: https://bit.ly/4zVNzdD
· Here’s a link to the pre-conference all-day session descriptions: https://bit.ly/4A3zMSD
· Here’s a link to the agenda: https://bit.ly/4il4gJe
· To submit a proposal to be a breakout sessions presenter: https://bit.ly/3TyCVcu
· If you haven’t been to a National SAM Conference yet, view this short video: https://bit.ly/4cxGEw7
Jenn David Lang’s The Main Idea is available to active SAM team members at no charge. This online service provides comprehensive book summaries, professional development (PD) plans, and leadership workshops. Click here to be added to the weekly mailing list: https://forms.gle/ACrmUUPqtxFsYrCr7
Kim Marshall’s, The Marshall Memo is available to active SAM team members at no charge. This weekly digital publication summarizes the most important articles in K-12 education. Click here to be added to the weekly mailing list: https://forms.gle/8XBPjgJKSsjTg6167
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