Managing is teaching: What teachers do will help you manage better
As managers, we sometimes think “teaching” adults is not our job. And often we view “accountability” as a response to underperformance, rather than a powerful tool for unlocking potential. In this session, you’ll learn how to clarify your expectations and leverage cycles of planning, execution, and follow-through to turn seemingly impossible challenges into manageable successes. In this dynamic session, you’ll explore a little known management tool: teaching. Let’s discover how to inspire greatness in both individuals and teams!
Presented by
Executive Coach
J. Chacon Consulting
Jess Chacón is an experienced leadership coach, providing diversity, equity, and inclusion professional development and strengths-based leadership coaching with over 20 years of education experience. She has been coaching leaders for the last 10 years and is a Certified Professional Diversity Coach. Jess was a school principal manager for KIPP Northern California Public Schools, a school principal with Aspire Public Schools, and a middle school teacher who started her teaching career in Philadelphia through Teach for America. Jess is a first generation college graduate and proud alum of the University of Texas at Austin.
Director, School Development
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts
For over 17 years, Jessica Newburn has served as a teacher, school administrator, and systems-level leader, gaining a robust understanding of what drives school quality and continuous improvement. At Aspire Public Schools, she held multiple roles including mentor principal. While at CCSA, she led school accountability initiatives, and supported leaders with charter renewal preparation. Drawing on team leadership experience, she also led ongoing supervisor trainings. Currently, as the Director of School Development at the OCASA, Jessica leads best practice replication and supports the development of new schools. Jessica is on the faculty at Loyola Marymount University.
