Chrys Walker

🌟Unlocking math success @RivertonElem with Math Coach @KimGulledge! 🚀 We’re using concrete, pictorial, and abstract methods to tackle problem solving! ✨ From building models to sequencing events, every step counts! 💡How do you approach problem solving? @AmstiUAH

Great meeting with our Superintendent Advisory Committee today in our Birmingham Office — this group is comprised of superintendents from districts across the state

As we wrap up National Principals Month, we're spotlighting the 2024 class of #naespNDPs. Hear about their most cherished aspects of principalship. What about you? What do you love most about being a #principal? #ThankAPrincipal. @hoggat_ashley @WendyPrater @lstark25

AASA President @Supt_Balderas explores the importance of creating a welcoming, safe, and engaging learning environment in his latest column for #AASAMag. 💬 “To forge connections and achieve their potential, students need to show up for school. And to want to come to school, students need to know they are safe and welcome, supported to succeed and engaged in their learning.” Read more: aasa.org/resources/reso… #EducationLeadership #StudentSuccess @BeavertonSD

@AndrewBuchheit Hey, Doc!

@walkchrysj Hi Chrys!

A1 Differentiating the urgent from the important. Scheduling the big rocks first is an important component when considering & prioritizing tasks and aligning resources to get tasks done. #VAESPChat

A4 A collaborative approach to defining goals, critical initiatives, and purposeful benchmarks are integral points in the continuous improvement process. Identifying the areas of strength among our team members and incorporating these to shift culture is essential. #VAESPChat

It's National Principals Month, and we're sharing photos of the wonderful administrators who lead our schools. Here are some of our elementary school principals. We appreciate you! #GrowingGREATNESS #LearningLeading

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” ― Victor Hugo

Bryan Elementary & Bryant Park Elementary have been named AL Science of Reading Spotlight Schools! 🏆 Thank you, Principal Hamilton & Principal Slaughter, teachers, reading specialists, & parents, for your dedication to foundational literacy! 📚✨ @BPESArtsAcademy @bryan_devils

Everything rises and falls on leadership.

We're recognizing the incredible principals in our Hueytown Zone! These leaders pour their hearts into ensuring their schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and ready to learn daily. 🙏Thanks for making a difference. #ThankAPrincipal 💙

"As a principal, my "why" is rooted in a deep commitment to fostering an environment where every student feels valued, inspired, and empowered to reach their full potential."-@tcbivens09 , principal of @WoodlandForrest. #ThankAPrincipal @NAESP @MikeDaria @bamaEMW

"Teach the stuff and cut the fluff. " ~Anita Archer

These 3rd graders are building their multiplicative understanding through choral counting & counting collections. During the collections debrief on Friday we identified properties that were used as they counted their collections multiplicatively. @clayton3rd @AMSTI_UM @AMSTI4all

-Dr. Pamela Snow

😇The IDA Conference is off to an inspiring start‼️ @Alabama_Reading @AlabamaAchieves @egmackey @AUEARIC @shenitrastokes1 @mjshields @HenryTellis @VickieChappelle @krutledgeb @walkchrysj @TheTrishCox @ARI_TMorgan @LiteracTcher @JwarmathA @JuliaJwall @AlabamaIda @jenningsmiller1

LEADERS!!! Sustainable IMPACT is hard to find on a daily basis. Search out little wins and tie them back to the PURPOSE of the organization. We see what we look for…have a great week! #1minwalk2work #LeadFromWhereYouAre #CraftingTheCulture #HackingLeadership

I was able to sit in on a very productive principal-LRS weekly meeting @PikeRoadES. Data driven discussion & planning! @Alabama_Reading @PikeRoadSchools @AlabamaAchieves @HenryTellis @walkchrysj @JwarmathA @Ajohn_ARI @krutledgeb @StaceytTurner @shenitrastokes1 @mjshields @Bhshort

Congratulations to Dr. Walter Gonsoulin, Superintendent of Jefferson County Schools, on being recognized as the Alabama/Schneider Electric 2025 Superintendent of the Year.