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Leader of Learning Podcast episode 101: Educator Wellness: The 3 B’s with Evan Whitehead

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Episode 101 features Evan Whitehead (@evanwhitehead00), Director of Special Services for a PK–8 school district in Illinois. During the episode, we discussed addressing mental health in educators and students, handling the current difficult political and societal contexts, and his 3 B’s for wellness – Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks.

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About Evan Whitehead

Evan Whitehead has been an educator for more than 20 years spanning three decades. Over the course of his career, he has held the following positions: special education paraprofessional, special education high school teacher, Latino parent outreach coordinator, dean of student discipline, community outreach coordinator, director of special services, director of bilingual education and English learners, Title I director, and assistant superintendent of special services.

Currently Evan is the director of special services for a PK–8 school district in Illinois. In his current role, Evan oversees all federal programs (special education, McKinney-Vento, English learners, and Title I); early childhood education; multi-tiered system of support (MTSS); social emotional learning, equity, diversity, and cultural competency.

Evan is also National Consultant, Trainer, Presenter, Speaker, Frequent Podcast Contributor, Mental Health Advocate, Mindfulness Practitioner, and proponent of Equity, Diversity, and Intercultural competency. Evan’s 3B’s “Balance, Boundaries, and Breaks” (#BalanceBoundariesandBreaks) promotes self -advocacy in the areas of mental health, self-care, and wellness. “It’s OK to be SELFISH about your mental health/wellness in order to be the best version of yourself so that you can be SELFLESS for others.”

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Twitter – Follow @evanwhitehead00

Evan’s Website

https://www.ahaprocess.com/consultants/evan-whitehead/

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