Dear School Leaders: A Reminder of Your Impact and Why Rising Together Matters

Dear Leaders,

As a new school year begins, I know the weight you carry. It is not just schedules, staffing, or budgets. It is the constant hum of outside voices questioning your work.

The headlines. The opinions. The pressure.
“Schools are not moving fast enough.”
“Education is broken.”
“Leaders should do more.”

This year, I hope you remember: let them.

Let them comment from the sidelines.
Let them debate what they have never led.
Let them underestimate the impact of the daily decisions you make.

Because while they do all that, you keep showing up. You keep creating cultures where teachers are supported, students are known, and communities feel hope again.

The truth is that leadership and teaching are not separate battles. They are the same mission, carried out from different vantage points. When leaders and teachers rise together, schools change.

Leadership in education is never easy, but it is always essential. And when leaders and teachers stand united, schools transform.

So here is your reminder:
You are called. You are capable. You are changing lives.

Let them. And let us rise together.

With admiration,

Hope King
Co-Founder, Get Your Teach On