Season 4, Episode 1: A Discussion with Dr. Diana Brown

References: 

• Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals 

• SPYS’ Behavior Intervention Program (BIP). 

• Como Park Senior High School 

• Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities  

• Benjamin E. Mays IB World School  

• Dr. Tyrone Bookins 

• Multilingual Learner (MLL) 

• Dr. Kirk Morris  

• Retaining Teachers of Color at Predominantly White Schools 

• Why Do Companies Advertise Job Openings When They Plan to Hire Internally?  

• Critical Friend  

• Structure and Clear Limits: Strategies for Creating a Safe and Productive Learning Environment 

Further Reading:  

• Give Us a Chance: The Experiential Knowledge of Educators of Color Pursuing an Administration License  

• Held Down and Held Back: Systematically Delayed Principal Promotions by Race and Gender  

• School Principal Race and the Hiring and Retention of Racially Diverse Teachers 

• Do Students of Color Need Leaders Who Look Like Them?  

• The ties that bind: Teacher relationships, academic expectations, and racial/ethnic and generational inequality 

In this episode of St. Paul Youth Services’ (SPYS’) Rewriting the Rules®, we're continuing our focus on being the adult we wished we had as a child and teen from the perspectives of our high school principals. This is how we continue creating a community that wraps its arms around our youth. This episode features friend of St Paul Youth Services, Dr Diana Brown, Principal of Como Park High School.  

About Dr. Diana Brown: Diana Brown was been named the Capitol Division Principal of the Year by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) in 2024. She has been working in Saint Paul since 2011, both at Washington Technology Magnet Secondary School as well as Benjamin E. May IB World School as a teacher.  She was born in the city of Saint Paul, and attended all Saint Paul Public Schools for her K-12 education journey. 

Diana received her undergraduate degree from the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University in Psychology, and received her teaching license and Masters of Science in Education from the College of St. Scholastica.  She received my Masters of Arts in Teaching and ESL K-12 license from St. Thomas University.  She completed my doctoral work and K-12 Principal License from Concordia University.  

*The music you hear on the podcast is provided by Blue Dot Sessions and is used here under a Creative Commons License.

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