The PD Exchange

Leading with Heart

Thursday 22 January 2026·6:45 pm

Leaders, teachers, and students face unique challenges every day, which is why it is so important to create a campus environment that fosters safety, connection, and well-being at all levels. By Leading with Heart, administrators and teachers create safe and welcoming environments where students are relationally connected and eager to learn. We believe, “if you have a child’s heart, you have a child’s mind.” If teachers create a relational connection to students, or “Capture Kids’ Hearts®,” performance accelerates, and behaviors greatly improve because kids want to be in school. The same can be said of leadership and all staff who face challenges. When school culture is built on relationships that tend to overall well-being, it is proven that campuses, districts, and entire communities can be transformed.

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