Nichole R. Ijames

“I’m not a ‘bang on the table leader’.....I’m a ‘set the table leader’. Set the table leaders make room for people to tell their stories.”- Dr. Krish Kandiah #GLS2019

🎉🌟 Hickory City Schools is thrilled to kick off #BlackHistoryMonth! 📚 Join us as we celebrate the rich tapestry of African American history, contributions, and achievements that have shaped our nation. Let's honor, learn, and uplift together! 🤝✨ #CelebrateDiversity

Good work. Necessary work!

Great day with a great team, representing @hickoryschools at @appstate Education Career Fair! (Added benefit of reconnecting with colleagues committed to this work👍🏾) Recruiting to Retain is #HardWorkAndHeartWork… Our students deserve it!

#LeadersOfLearning When Leaders learn together… we reap a harvest of growth and flourishing ! #HickoryPublicSchools leaders spent the day at the Catawba Science Center, learning, reflecting and creating a climate of “growth for all”. #GrowingForward

Thank you, Dr. Betsy Rosenbalm @brosenbalm for facilitating and promoting the power of partnerships! Was great reconnecting with some amazing educator-friends and forging connections with new colleagues! (Also worth mentioning that there were 4 #NCTeachingFellows in this group)

“You were created to do good work… This…is good work!” This new notebook - chosen with great love and thoughtful care by a dear friend, is my newest “thought anchor” - positioned as a reminder that the work we do behind the scenes is destiny changing! #HardWorkandHeartWork

Great session with Jerry Craft! Equity in literacy - both access and content. Our work should “give learners access to dream!” @ColorofEdu @DudleyFloodCtr

Impactful learning and connections at the NCASA School Law & Policy Symposium! #HickoryPublicSchools

🎯“The opposite of belonging is fitting in” (or being made to fit in)! This difference between “fitting in” and a true sense of belonging is cited as one of the most pronounced but overly dismissed barriers for people and leaders of color! #WeBelong fb.watch/mHIQj0xNjS/?mi…

The call of leadership and service to others is always superseded by the “call of Home”. They anchor me. #ArmoredByFamily #MyHomeBase

#HardWorkandHeartWork We’re here for it!

Constrained? Underestimated? Counted out? … Keep growing anyway. Be undeterred! Growth is still possible! #DefiantGrowth #Undeterred instagram.com/reel/CvFI_J5x_…

"Set the table" leaders... Grateful for those who continue to hold space for this type of leadership....

@Mstover23 @Mstover23 Thank you so much for your leadership, mentorship and support as a Superintendent over the past 6.5 years.

@NRIjames Will miss you and your leadership and now you can lead x 100

A new chapter awaits! Starting July 1st…Different space, different faces, but guided by the same anchoring call to lead, learn, empower and impact the destinies of those we serve! #Armored #Grateful #Grounded

@alanda_johnson Thank you! Looking forward to it! 👍🏾😊

Congrats!!🎉🎈

@ystewart1 Thank you, Friend! 😊

@NRIjames Congratulations Friend!! 📚✨🎉👏🏾