John Fortney is an assistant principal at Owensville High School in Owensville, MO.  He is in his fourth year in this role and 15th year in education.  Owensville is a 600 student school located about 90 minutes southwest of St. Louis.  John is a career switcher, his first degree in in archaeology, followed up with a Master's in sports psychology and a Specialist in Educational Leadership.  John's wife is an administrator at a special education cooperative, together they have two children and (come October) two grand children.  In his free time he uses his smoker grill, reads, travels with his wife, and spend as much time as he can with family.   John Fortney Show Highlights How a masters in school leadership was like going to revival The best part of school is the relationships The importance of being around other inspiring leaders Missouri Leadership Academy The Kolbe strength-based assessment & how you could use it with your staff Get to know your kids and engage with intentionality How rural schools can approach innovation  John’s mastermind experience   John Fortney Resources   Kolbe Assessment   It’s Your Ship   Connect with John on Twitter   Join my hybrid group coaching & leadership development community Text BETTERMASTERMIND to 33444 Create winning cultures Focus on the essential Lead with courage & integrity    BECOME A PATRON OF THE SHOW FOR AS LITTLE AS $1/MONTH DID YOU LIKE THE SHOW?  iTunes SUBSCRIBE HERE! SHOW SOME LOVE: PLEASE LEAVE A 5-STAR RATING AND REVIEW Grab your FREE 15 Phrases of Effective School Leaders  Text PHRASES to 33444 or click the link above.   Website :: Facebook :: Insta :: Twitter :: LinkedIn   SHOW SPONSORS: SCHOOL SPIRIT VENDING Hassle-free, year-round fundraising for your school. With School Spirit Vending, we do all the work, you just cash the check Increase school spirit with custom stickers for your school and raise funds at the same time -no upfront costs, no volunteers, no selling Sick of the same old ways of raising money for your school? Let School Spirit Vending's hassle-free, year-round fundraising program supplement the other fundraisers you're already doing. SSV is also giving away the Top 10 School Fundraising Ideas for 2017. Download the guide here.     Copyright © 2017 Better Leaders Better Schools