From chaos to clarity in 90 days after rethinking school leadership?

Today I want to share a remarkable transformation that will inspire you to finally reimagine your leadership in 2025.

In just 90 days after joining implementing the EXACT frameworks shared in the 90-Day Accelerator, John Unger transformed West Fork Middle School from feeling scattered and overwhelmed to having crystal-clear focus and systems that work.

Before joining, John was like many principals — drowning in endless to-do lists, trying to manage everything through basic Google calendars and lengthy agendas that went nowhere.

As he puts it: "In years past, honestly, I wasn't very organized. I had all the big ideas and we put them on whiteboards … but getting it all together just wasn't happening."

But what happened next is remarkable...

After going through our proven framework:

• All the stress disappeared: "To be honest with you, all that stress was gone."

• His entire team got aligned: "We were ready from Day One — exactly what we wanted to do and who was doing it. It was a whole different world."

• Culture transformed: Teachers started sending positive postcards home to students after seeing the leadership team model it

• Systems got streamlined: "We've grown some of these systems we talked about building in that 90-day plan — like our RTI behavioral system that we never had before."

• Communication improved: Launched weekly parent newsletters and built a thriving family engagement committee

Most importantly? His students and staff are thriving under clear, focused leadership.

As John reflects: "Without a plan, you're going to get lost and forget what's most important for you. This gives you a way to put all those things on an action plan that helps organize the different aspects we think are key to successful schools."

A year from now, I hope we're writing emails like this about your transformation story.

But unfortunately, most principals will read this, feel that spark of motivation, then take no action.

And 12 months from now, as we're highlighting more wins like John's from leaders who invested in themselves and took the leap to Do School Different in 2025, they'll realize another year passed them by.

No progress.
No clearer vision.
No better systems.
And the cycle continues…

So don't let that be you.

Keep Making a Ruckus,

Danny 

PS… Want to hear more about John's journey? In one of our recent Mastermind sessions, he shared the exact transformation he experienced after implementing the framework step-by-step. You can listen to that conversation when you enroll in the 90-Day Accelerator today.