{"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":"290. You Survived the Year - At What Cost?","slug":"290-you-survived-the-year-at-what-cost","published_at":"2026-06-02T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040/290-you-survived-the-year-at-what-cost","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/06023156-28d6-46e1-81b5-7f6077b309f2.mp3","summary":"Summer hits every school. The leaders who make it through without spiraling are the ones who built something before the season arrived. In this episode, Chanie breaks down why summer disruption is completely predictable — and why most school leaders keep getting blindsided anyway. She walks through the real financial cost of enrollment dips and staffing misalignment, explains why better systems and checklists won't solve the core problem, and introduces the Standards Installation Toolkit for leaders ready to stop being the centralized shock absorber in their school. In this episode: - Why your school runs at the speed of your capacity (and what that costs) - The math behind summer revenue loss and labor overlap - What standards actually are — and how they remove you from the moment of impact - How to build infrastructure that holds before the season hits Tune in to learn how to lead your school through summer without losing yourself in the process. Resources Mentioned: Access the Staff Culture Infrastructure Vault ( only 100 spots! ): https://schoolsofexcellence.com/vault 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":"Summer hits every school. The leaders who make it through without spiraling are the ones who built something before the season arrived. In this episode, C…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":930,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040/episodes/290-you-survived-the-year-at-what-cost/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/schools-of-excellence-the-no-1-ece-private-school-leadership-podcast-1381040/290-you-survived-the-year-at-what-cost.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}