<description>&lt;p&gt;Our guest today is  Dr. Brenton White. Dr. White is the Superintendent/ CEO of A+ Charter Schools, INC. He has more than 23 years of experience in education, serving the last five years as a superintendent.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this episode, Dr. White discusses the challenges of being a leader, the importance of education for underserved communities, how competition improves school performance and gives insight into teacher shortages.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Quotes: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;“When people say, “Oh, you can&amp;apos;t color trees purple.” the ones that persist continue to be artists. The others acclimate to the norm.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;“I think any leader must jump in and do what&amp;apos;s needed to make things happen.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;“We have a lot of students who graduate and become teachers. And in fact, we have five teachers right now who were students.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Retention has a lot to do with culture and so we&amp;apos;re trying to create the best culture possible.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where to learn more about Dr. White:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;LinkedIn:&lt;a href=' https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenton-white-ed-d-148b953b/'&gt; https://www.linkedin.com/in/brenton-white-ed-d-148b953b/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A+ Charter Schools: &lt;a href='https://www.apluscharterschools.org/301143_2'&gt;https://www.apluscharterschools.org/301143_2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Where to learn more about Enrollhand:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Our website:&lt;a href='https://www.enrollhand.com/'&gt; www.enrollhand.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What Students Want

Andreas Marinopoulos

S3E1 - Effective Leadership with Dr. Brenton White

NOV 1, 202279 MIN
What Students Want

S3E1 - Effective Leadership with Dr. Brenton White

NOV 1, 202279 MIN

Description

Our guest today is  Dr. Brenton White. Dr. White is the Superintendent/ CEO of A+ Charter Schools, INC. He has more than 23 years of experience in education, serving the last five years as a superintendent. 

In this episode, Dr. White discusses the challenges of being a leader, the importance of education for underserved communities, how competition improves school performance and gives insight into teacher shortages.

Quotes:

  • “When people say, “Oh, you can't color trees purple.” the ones that persist continue to be artists. The others acclimate to the norm.”


  • “I think any leader must jump in and do what's needed to make things happen.”


  • “We have a lot of students who graduate and become teachers. And in fact, we have five teachers right now who were students.”


  • “Retention has a lot to do with culture and so we're trying to create the best culture possible.”


Where to learn more about Dr. White:


Where to learn more about Enrollhand:

Our website: www.enrollhand.com