WIN Time: Fearlessly Transforming Your School

WIN Time: Fearlessly Transforming Your School is an action-driven, practical leadership playbook and roadmap that provides a proven path to success so you can create your own WIN system in your school. The authors breakdown the steps of defining WIN and "what" and "why" you need to provide interventions and enrichments for your students. WIN Time will equip you with ideas and inspire you to take action to transform your campus. These very ideas transformed our school from low-performing to being awarded the prestigious National Blue Ribbon by the U.S. Department of Education for our progress in closing the achievement gaps. This book is designed to be a practical based approach for leadership, designed around a proven learner-centered approach. The proven learner-centered “What I Need” intervention system is outlined in detail within the book and sets the stage for how this book is designed for your leadership solutions. Lessons learned from seasoned administrators are discussed and outlined throughout the book to help the reader reflect and apply scenarios to their own schools. Each chapter concludes with a problem-based scenario that allows the learner to walk through a provided roadmap to help design a solution to an issue in their school. This book will hopefully be “What You Need” to spark a thoughtful solution to an area of struggle on your leadership journey. True professional growth is acquired through reflection. We feel this book provides the spark for reflection in some common areas where we have struggled in our leadership experience. A true learner-centered school is composed of professionals with a passion for learning. If we, as educators, can model a love for learning, it sends a powerful message to the students. I have learned many lessons over the past twenty years as an administrator. Hopefully, some of the lessons shared in the book will make your journey a little easier. Remember to be your best self, build relationships, be grateful, lead with passion, and always model a love for learning. - Morris Lyon, Superintendent, and Author I believe successful schools must have strong and effective leaders. The fundamental purpose for writing this book is to assist you as you transform your school into a true, high-performing school and to help you improve student achievement and learning. I hope that by sharing our experiences and what we have learned, we can help you on this journey. - Stephanie McConnell, Principal, Author, and Owner of Principal Principles

Stephanie McConnell is an 18-year school principal and Assistant Superintendent inEast Texas. She is an educational consultant and the face behind the website PrincipalPrinciples.(TM) She has co-authored Morale Magic(TM) which is a book filled with ideas toboost your school's morale. WIN Time: Fearlessly Transforming Your School wasreleased in 2020 and immediately earned #1 on Best Seller for EducationalAdministration. Stephanie was named 2019 Principal of the Year by the Texas RuralEducation Association.

Morris Lyon currently is the Executive Director for Region 3 ESC in Victoria, Texas. Morris formerly led the Division of Governance-Field Support at theTexas Education Agency where he served as Senior Director. At TEA, Morriswas the Texas Blue Ribbon Schools Liaison to the US Department ofEducation and led the work of Board Support, Lone Star Governance, Sanction Monitoring, District of Innovation, Waivers, and Accreditation.Morris has served 14 years as a superintendent for a total of 20 years ineducational leadership. He has served in many statewide organizationsincluding the Texas Association of School Administrators, Texas RuralEducation Association, Regional Education Advisory Boards, UniversityInterscholastic League Waiver Board, and Western Governors University-Texas Advisory Board. One of his district's campuses was a recipient of the2019 Blue Ribbon School for closing the achievement gaps. He was the2014 Texas Rural Education Superintendent of the Year, is the co-author ofWIN Time, and currently, he is a doctoral student at UT-Tyler focusing on anEdD in School Improvement.