In episode 137 of the Leader of Learning Podcast, Dr. Dan Kreiness (@dr_kreiness) interviews Dr. Sam Nix (@_SamuelNix), Chief of Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District, 2015-2016 Principal of the Year in the Arlington Independent School, and author of the book, “Ensure Educational Success.” In the episode, Dr. Nix discusses a six-step leadership cycle to facilitate sustainable learning and teaching success in your school, how to teach Learners, not students, and how to staff your school for success by hiring the right teachers for your culture and vision.

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About Dr. Sam Nix

Dr. Sam Nix began his career in education as a middle school teacher and coach. He was named Teacher of the Year as a 2nd year teacher. During his tenure as a teacher, he led both his school and district in U.S. History State Accountability Scores. Dr. Nix has served as an Assistant Principal and Principal of both middle and high schools. While serving as a high school principal, Dr. Nix’s campus was named as a National Model School by the National Association of Black School Educators (NABSE) and was named as one of the Top 32 Urban School in America by the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST). His school was ranked in the Top 10 (comparable group) in the state of Texas for the four consecutive years that Dr. Nix was principal.

Dr. Nix was named Principal of the Year 2015-2016 in the Arlington Independent School. Dr. Nix currently serves as the Chief of Schools in the Duncanville Independent School District. Dr. Nix has earned his Masters of Education in Educational Leadership, his Superintendent Certification and his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M Commerce University. Since 2006 he has served as an education consultant for Education Career Alternative Program (ECAP); has been awarded a Leadership-in-Education Award from the Texas House of Representatives; was nominated for the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award in Education; was presented the Mary McLeod Bethune Heritage Award for Education by the NAACP in 2010, the Dr. June James NAACP Education Award in 2016 and the Leadership Legacy Award from the Future Schools Network in 2019.

Dr. Nix released a music-based curriculum in 2006 for student instruction in the area of U.S. History called “History My Way”, was featured in the New Horizon University of North Texas Magazine as a premier leader in education and was featured in the #1 selling education book in America, “The First Days of School” by Harry Wong. Dr. Nix is the award-winning author of Ensure Educational Success, a book that offers innovative and common-sense strategies for leading a school culture where teachers and students thrive.

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