A First Year Principal Takes on Sexual Harassment

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erika began her career as a special education teacher in the West-Linn Wilsonville School district. When her family relocated to Southern Oregon, she was fortunate to work in Medford as a special education TOSA, supporting the work of the Special Education Department for the district. She worked at Ashland High School for seven years, three as assistant principal, and the last four as principal. She look forward working alongside the staff and community at Griffin Creek in supporting every student to learn, grow and thrive.</span></p> <h2><strong>Show Highlights</strong></h2> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Make solid decisions with the 3 Word Wise strategy to anchor yourself and your staff to your beliefs</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erika shares useful tools and why you should join the GO Community to transform your leadership </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lower the barriers for students to come forward with a sound protective policy on harassment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be empathetic in challenging situations. It’s not personal, it’s uncomfortable. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Essential training for staff members to ensure they’re doing everything legally and morally for children in and out of the school building. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Overcome first year fears as an administrator to bring difficult issues to light. Hear Ericka’s district plan on training, reporting and investigating</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Erika’s tips for the learning community when presented with critical information, who to go to, and how to make unbiased decisions. </span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Wisdom is just recognizing that I am not going to be the smartest