My purpose and core values...
I was fortunate to grow up in a household with supportive parents, extended family not far away, and a family grounded in core values of respect and equity. One of, if not the most impactful person in my life, was my mother. My mother grew up on a farm in northeast Iowa, between Cresco and Decorah. She was the oldest in a family of 9 children to Irenaeus and Catherine Moellers, 2nd generation immigrants from Germany, who farmed for their entire lives. Hard work, your best effort, and service to others were paramount values in their family.
From a very young age, my mother instilled the value of serving others and always doing your best. I would often ask my mother, "is this good enough?" Her response, would never change, "is it your best?" She instilled the values of education and doing your best, no matter what. She was not able to attend college like her younger brothers and sisters, she moved away after high school and always did her best to raise her family, adhere to her family traditions, and serve her community.
Since I began my teaching career, and ultimately my administrative career, my passion has always been serving students and ensuring they were prepared for a lifetime of personal success. Oftentimes, people make comments on the educational professionals and how we can do that roles we do. For me, it is simply an act of faith and service.
Faith is my core value that drives why I do the work of an educational leader. Faith is the fundamental and unwavering belief in something, for my leadership and my family, it is the faith in people over programs. I am a staunch supporter and implementer of continual improvement, this is because I fundamentally believe in the power of people in an organization to continually improve, and get better at getting better. When we can transfer and improve the individual person or teacher efficacy and belief they can impact student lives for the better, we can exponentially grow a collective efficacy and overcome the hindering effects of generational poverty, low income background, and many other impacts on student academics. This can only occur if we fundamentally have faith in the power of people.
Service is my core value that outlines how I do the work of an education leader. Serving your community is one of the highest callings an individual can do, in my opinion. Serving my family, as well as my community as a school leader is a privilege I cannot be thankful enough for the opportunity to do. Service is the act of helping another, this concept and means of leading was engrained in me as a young child, and continues in my professional career. Helping and serving others, my neighbors, business owners, families and our greater community, for the purpose of providing students an opportunity to be prepared to achieve a lifetime of personal success.
Faith and service are the fundamental values of my educational leadership, but it started as the leadership I try to do in my own family. Faith and service make me a better father and husband, which help me improve as an educational leader as well.
From a very young age, my mother instilled the value of serving others and always doing your best. I would often ask my mother, "is this good enough?" Her response, would never change, "is it your best?" She instilled the values of education and doing your best, no matter what. She was not able to attend college like her younger brothers and sisters, she moved away after high school and always did her best to raise her family, adhere to her family traditions, and serve her community.
Since I began my teaching career, and ultimately my administrative career, my passion has always been serving students and ensuring they were prepared for a lifetime of personal success. Oftentimes, people make comments on the educational professionals and how we can do that roles we do. For me, it is simply an act of faith and service.
Faith is my core value that drives why I do the work of an educational leader. Faith is the fundamental and unwavering belief in something, for my leadership and my family, it is the faith in people over programs. I am a staunch supporter and implementer of continual improvement, this is because I fundamentally believe in the power of people in an organization to continually improve, and get better at getting better. When we can transfer and improve the individual person or teacher efficacy and belief they can impact student lives for the better, we can exponentially grow a collective efficacy and overcome the hindering effects of generational poverty, low income background, and many other impacts on student academics. This can only occur if we fundamentally have faith in the power of people.
Service is my core value that outlines how I do the work of an education leader. Serving your community is one of the highest callings an individual can do, in my opinion. Serving my family, as well as my community as a school leader is a privilege I cannot be thankful enough for the opportunity to do. Service is the act of helping another, this concept and means of leading was engrained in me as a young child, and continues in my professional career. Helping and serving others, my neighbors, business owners, families and our greater community, for the purpose of providing students an opportunity to be prepared to achieve a lifetime of personal success.
Faith and service are the fundamental values of my educational leadership, but it started as the leadership I try to do in my own family. Faith and service make me a better father and husband, which help me improve as an educational leader as well.
