Prompt: What worked well as you reset expectations of your role this year as an aspiring/assistant principal? What do you wish you would have done differently? What are the implications for your leadership now? Introducing myself in a new role as an aspiring principal this year has been rejuvenating in some contexts. In particular, I have re-established myself as a new type of leader within the department I oversee and the close teams I work with like the Instructional Leadership Team. I was able to leverage beginning of the year meetings and gatherings with my teams to reset norms and explain my new positionality. I had a one on one meeting with my new lead teacher to lay groundwork for work and potential demands for the year and once again relied on establishing the why so that my collaborative leadership understand purpose and could serve as an ally. Those who work closest with me know my purpose, they are collaborators, and they are cheerleaders for the...