3 in a Quarter: Recent Episodes
Dr. Eric Eshbach and Dr. Michael Snell, PA Principals Association Executive Directors
“3 in a Quarter” is the podcast of the Pennsylvania Principals Association. The Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director will focus on three issues or takeaways each episode. The podcast is intended to be only 15 minutes in length (or a quarter of an hour). The podcast is meant to meet the needs of busy principals by allowing them to tune in during their commute time, workout time, walking time, etc.
Eric and Michael will discuss the implications of the Pennsylvania election results in this special post-election edition of 3 in a Quarter. They will discuss the following three issues:
- House election results;
- Senate election results; and
- Governor's race election results.
Joining them for this special edition are Tina Viletto, Advocacy Liaison for the PA Principals Association, and Hannah Barrick, PASBO Executive Director.
In this episode, Eric and Michael will discuss the following three topics:
- Special Guest: Nathan Hammond, Executive Director of Eduspire Solutions, a bronze-level sponsor, discusses e-hallpass and Flextime Manager
- Results of the 54th Annual PDK Poll
- Teacher/Educator Shortage
In the first episode of Season 2, Eric and Michael will discuss these three things:
- The recent NASSP survey of principals and students.
- What are you reading?
- New Professional Development opportunities.
Eric and Michael discuss the passing of the state budget and their prognostications from the March episode. They discuss these with a guest, Tina Viletto, advocacy consultant.
Eric and Michael will discuss the following topics:
- Lifetouch Memory Mission (Guest - Jan Haeg)
- NAESP Article - Having Tough Conversations
- Year in Review
Note: A new episode will be available on the 1st of each month.
In this episode, Eric and Michael will discuss three legislative issues impacting principals.
This is a special episode highlighting Assistant Principals as April 4-8, 2022, is National Assistant Principals Week. Matthew Crater, Pennsylvania's Outstanding Assistant Principal, is also featured. As always, Eric and Michael will provide three important takeaways.
Eric and Michael will discuss the following three topics:
- Interview with Dr. Zac Bauermaster, Principal at Kissel Hill Elementary School in the Warwick School District, regarding his article in the winter edition of The Pennsylvania Administrator;
- NAESP recognition of our Association having the second highest total members among the 50 states; and
- Our new professional development offering – The Structured Study of Student Work.
Eric and Michael discuss three important topics: the Governor's budget proposal (Will it Fly or Will it Flop?); Steve Delisle from Horace Mann provides important information that could save you money; and lastly, they will share our professional development opportunities for earning your Act 45 hours.
In Episode 1.3, Eric and Michael will discuss the following three issues: Delivering bad news to your faculty (with guest, Julie Randall Romig, LIU 12); Act 93 updates; and What are you reading?
***In Episode 2, Eric and Michael will focus on their three predictions for 2022. They will share these predictions for principals now, at the beginning of the year, and then revisit them at the end of the year.
Episode 2 is sponsored by Diamond Level Sponsor, Lincoln Investment Planning LLC.***
In Episode 1, Eric and Michael focus on three areas of support for Pennsylvania Principals, with a take away that all leaders can use to thrive!
Episode 1 is sponsored by Diamond Level Sponsor, Horace Mann Companies.