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Simplify and Organize Your Ed Leader Life
Friday, December 12, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
Presented by Sean Precious, Chief Academic Officer, Together4Schools
Moderated by Jeff McCoy, Chief Education Officer, ERDI
Presented by ERDI
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Every educator’s number one wish is for more time in the day. Time management and prioritization are crucial skills for education leaders. The goal of this fourth edLeader Panel of Trailblazing Leadership Week is to introduce a simple, customizable, and scalable approach designed to help K–12 educators reclaim time, reduce burnout, and focus more deeply on priorities that drive student outcomes.
Topics covered:
- The panelists tell the story of why a simple system for organization, time management, and prioritization came to be a focus—and why it is now more important than ever
- Viewers examine concrete examples of how educators collect, sort, and scrub their daily inputs; manage their email and calendars using tools they already have; and implement simple morning and evening routines that build long-term efficiency
- The panelists highlight how the method adapts to the daily realities of different roles—from teachers juggling planning, grading, and communication to district leaders coordinating multi-campus initiatives
Viewers learn:
- A research-informed understanding of why time management is now a core leadership competency
- Practical routines they can implement the very next day to save one to two hours, reduce stress, and improve responsiveness
- A clearer sense of how to align daily work with organizational priorities and student-centered goals
- Strategies that build leader sustainability, improve retention, and increase time spent on instructional leadership
- A method that is simple, repeatable, and adaptable at scale for teams, schools, or entire districts
The session demonstrates a cognitive, sustainable way to organize and manage your workload more effectively based on The Executive Edge Method (EEM). This recorded edLeader Panel is of interest to any PreK-12 education leader and any educator who wants to improve their time management and organization.
This edLeader Panel is part of Trailblazing Leadership Week.
About the Presenters
Sean Precious has spent the last 13 years as a systems-level leader, after five years as a middle school principal in Washington, D.C. As an Assistant Superintendent with the Brockton Public Schools, he leads the technology and strategy functions with an emphasis on high-quality curriculum implementation. Before that, he spent a year leading the innovation network in the Chicago Public Schools, a set of 130 charter, innovation, and autonomous schools, and eight years as a Regional Superintendent with the Denver Public Schools. In this role, he supervised 20 K-12 campuses across the system and increased academic outcomes across his schools by an average of 7% per year, while retaining over 90% of his principals. Sean is a proud graduate of the Leverage Leadership Institute, UVA School Turnaround program, and the AASA Urban Superintendent Academy, and an active member of the ERDI Community and the National Council of Innovative Instructional Leaders.
About the Moderator
Jeff McCoy currently serves as the Chief Education Officer for the Education Research & Development Institute (ERDI), where he leads national engagement with district leaders to shape innovative K-12 solutions and provide thought partnerships for school district leaders. Prior to joining ERDI, Jeff spent over two decades with Greenville County Schools in South Carolina, one of the largest districts in the Southeast, serving as Associate Superintendent for Academics from 2015-2025. His leadership was instrumental in launching the district’s K-12 Literacy Framework, Virtual School, AI Implementation, and transformation frameworks.
Jeff has been nationally recognized for his impact, including being named one of District Administration’s Top 100 Most Influential Education Leaders and receiving the 1EdTech Leadership Award and RTM All Stars Award. He is a frequent national presenter on topics such as artificial intelligence in education, instructional transformation, instructional innovation, and educational equity. Jeff also serves on multiple national and regional boards focused on advancing education policy and practice.
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