Episode 68: How Principals and School Leaders Grow: Educational Leadership Lessons from Dr. TJ Vari and Dr. Joe Jones
From Educational Leadership with Principal JL by Jeff Linden
April 20, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 68
About this episode
The episode discusses practical insights on educational leadership from Dr. Joseph Jones and Dr. TJ Vari.
Connect with the Show Here! Your leadership isn’t defined by your intentions, it’s defined by what your week actually looks like. We sit down with Dr. Joseph Jones, superintendent of Newcastle County Vocational and Technical School District, and Dr. TJ Vari, former deputy superintendent and senior director of product strategy at MaiaLearning, to get brutally practical about what strong educational leadership takes right now. We trace their journeys from the classroom to high-impact leadershi...
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Linden
Guests: Dr. Joseph Jones, Dr. TJ Vari
Topics covered
- educational leadership
- school leadership
- professional growth
- practical strategies
- superintendent insights
Keywords
- educational leadership
- school leaders
- Dr. Joseph Jones
- Dr. TJ Vari
- leadership strategies
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Newcastle County Vocational and Technical School District, MaiaLearning
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