Group 3 - Leaders' Lounge by Willie Brewster

2025-05-21 15:14:29 UTC

New supervisor (a sister) does not know my values. She micromanages, puts me down, and does not know my school community.

2025-05-21 15:14:43 UTC

District stress and it is challenging when it is your own people.

2025-05-21 15:15:42 UTC

Lack of professional development of training from the district and the impact that has on school implementation.

2025-05-21 15:16:57 UTC

The expectation of you always having to be on. When you are the only black administrator in an urban school district - there is even more pressure. I do not feel like this is a shared vision.

2025-05-21 15:17:17 UTC

What is alignment within the leadership team/ space? Not wanting to do the work alone.

2025-05-21 15:18:26 UTC

Majority white space and not having a community. Trying to get people to decenter whiteness in this space. Having to navigate who to talk to and perfectionism and projection on to people of color has been difficult.

2025-05-21 15:19:28 UTC

Admin team is reporting SL to the district because they are seeking the SL seat. They are looking for ways to push you out.

2025-05-21 15:23:00 UTC

I was once a peer here prior to taking on the role. One of the things I didn't allow people to grow and now that I am trying to grow everyone's capacity, people are not feeling it.

2025-05-21 15:24:41 UTC

People not giving us grace if we drop the ball about something. Or if we do not do something urgently enough.

2025-05-21 15:25:51 UTC

My personal life things that I navigating that I hide.