{"podcast":{"title":"Schools of Excellence: The No. 1 ECE & Private School Leadership Podcast","slug":"schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040","podcast_index_feed_id":1381040,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/schools-of-excellence/","website_url":"https://schoolsofexcellence.com/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3b7c149e-78c9-44fc-8902-2c92be1fc515/gW3JleuRVNHC0OkWarHYverr.jpg","author":"Chanie Wilschanski","episode_count":300,"summary":"If you are an Early Childhood director or childcare owner, prepare to transform your school and life with the Schools of Excellence podcast. Tune in each week to learn from Chanie Wilschanski, the founder and host of the Schools of Excellence Podcast and a mom of 4 kids. Each episode will be packed with tools and strategies - equipping school leaders to improve staff retention, increase teacher motivation, grow parent partnerships, create a collaborative culture, and enjoy a beautiful quality of life. Every week, Chanie shares the truth about childcare and early childhood school leadership for those striving towards excellence. If you are an early childhood or childcare school leader looking for strategies to grow your school, that are working TODAY, The Schools of Excellence Podcast is for you. In addition to weekly solo episodes, she'll also be inviting childcare and early childhood industry leaders to discuss the most pressing issues facing school leaders today. Don't miss an episode; subscribe today for everything you need for your school leadership journey!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040"},"episode":{"title":"277. Why Your School Feels Fine in September (And Falls Apart Every March)","slug":"277-why-your-school-feels-fine-in-september-and-falls-apart-every-march","published_at":"2026-03-16T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040/277-why-your-school-feels-fine-in-september-and-falls-apart-every-march","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040","url":"https://schoolsofexcellence.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/f1a94ea9-9748-49a6-9900-3d77624642df.mp3","summary":"Every September feels like a fresh start. By March, it feels like everything is falling apart. If that cycle sounds familiar, this episode is going to reframe everything for you. Chanie Wilschanski breaks down the real reason school leaders burn out every spring: heroics masquerading as infrastructure. She unpacks what real systems look like under pressure, introduces the five elements of infrastructure that every school leader needs, and gives you two practical moves to make right now — before summer — to stop the cycle. In this episode, you'll learn: Why heroics work in September but collapse by March — and what that tells you about your current systems The five elements of real infrastructure: standards, ownership, rhythm, guardrails, and consequence Why the skills that made you successful at one level become a liability at the next The Gottman statistic that reframes how you think about school leadership problems Two specific actions you can take this week to start closing your infrastructure gap How to use your spring data to build a focused infrastructure plan this summer RESOURCES & LINKS: Register for the Delegation Workshop: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/workshop Get Chanie's book, This Can't Be Normal: https://thiscantbenormal.com Apply for Leadership HQ: https://schoolsofexcellence.com/apply Follow Chanie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chaniewilschanski/ Join the Schools of Excellence Lounge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolsofexcellencelounge Mentioned in this episode: Staff Culture Infrastructure Vault Train your team on the fundamentals most teachers were never formally taught. $2,273 of proven staff training tools — yours for just $347: https://discovered.thrivecart.com/the-school-culture-foundations-vault/","meta_description":"Every September feels like a fresh start. 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