Say This Before Your Principal Locks the Schedule

You have a conversation you need to have with your principal. A structural change you believe in. A scheduling decision that would make a real difference for your team. But walking into that office without knowing what to say — or asking for too much and getting a polite no — means another year of the same structure. This video gives you a simple three-part framework: what to say, what to ask, and what to bring with you. Based on Ingersoll, Audrain & Laski's 2025 research showing predicted teacher turnover drops from 21% to 11.7% when teams are built into the structure — and Hattie's Visible Learning finding that collective teacher efficacy carries an effect size of 1.39, the highest of any school-level factor. 🎯 IN THIS VIDEO YOU'LL LEARN: ✅ Why most principal conversations about scheduling fail before they start ✅ The one reframe that turns a complaint into a contribution ✅ The exact opening line to use when you ask for the meeting ✅ Why asking for too much and softening the ask too much both backfire ✅ How to make one specific ask that's hard to turn down ✅ The difference between a shared roster and protected planning time — and which to ask for first ✅ What to leave on the principal's desk after the conversation ✅ The turnover data your principal needs to hear (11.7% vs. 21%) ✅ Why the structure — not the teacher — is the retention variable ✅ Why May through July is the only window that matters 🎁 FREE RESOURCES: Principal Conversation Guide (for you — what to say, how to frame it, how to handle pushback): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rDKa... Principal Brief (for your principal — one-page research summary to leave on the desk): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zE_k... NEED MORE SUPPORT? If you're ready to build teams that are structurally designed to collaborate — or want help making the case for structural change in your school or district — learn more about my coaching services at https://www.theteamingedge.com/ 👥 WHO THIS IS FOR: Instructional coaches preparing to advocate for structural change Teacher leaders who believe their team needs a different setup Campus coaches supporting a team that shares students School administrators who received this video from a coach or teacher leader Anyone who has wanted to change their PLC structure but didn't know where to start RESEARCH MENTIONED: Ingersoll, R., Audrain, R., & Laski, M. (2025) — Predicted teacher turnover: 11.7% for teachers in teamed structures vs. 21% for those not in teams Hattie, J. Visible Learning — Collective teacher efficacy effect size of 1.39, the highest school-level factor influencing student achievement 👍 Like if this gives you the courage to have that conversation 🔔 Subscribe for weekly strategies on building teams that actually work 💬 Comment: What's the one structural change you'd ask your principal for if you knew exactly what to say?