This is a place to return to once a month while your first year unfolds. It gives you a rhythm for reflection, small commitments, and honest attention to the kind of leader you are becoming.
Your writing stays private. We do not read it, share it, or sell it.
If you’re a teaching vice-principal
Each month includes a Teaching and Leading section for vice-principals carrying both roles. Use it when the dual role needs attention. Skip it when it does not.
An hour a month, twelve months in a row. That’s all it takes.
What this is
They open it once a month, for about an hour, and work through structured reflection, practical guidance, and a few prompts that build over the year.
Everything they write stays private to them. By June, they have a record of who they became in the role.
Monthly cadence
Open once a month. Work through it in about an hour. Return next month.
Fully private
Your writing stays private. We do not read it, share it, or sell it.
Yours to keep
Export a year-end synthesis in your own words when June arrives.
Who uses it
North America-wide. No specific jurisdiction.
Stepping into administration from a teaching role for the first time. Navigating a new identity, a new authority, and a school that already has its own rhythms.
Carrying a classroom load alongside admin work. The program has a dedicated section for the dual role — use it when the tension needs attention. Skip it when it does not.
Teachers in administrator pools, completing leadership certification, or preparing for VP interviews. Use the program to build the reflective habits the role will demand before you step into it.
Why use it
The first year in school leadership is one of the hardest professional transitions there is. Most new admins finish the year wishing they had been more deliberate about it. This gives them a way to be deliberate without taking more than an hour a month.
August through July. Each month’s content is calibrated to what’s actually happening in that month of a school year — not generic leadership theory applied out of season.
Your writing stays private. We do not read it, share it, or sell it.
A parent in crisis. A staff conflict. A community loss. Grounding prompts that help you find your footing when the role demands more than expected.
A year-end synthesis that reads your own writing back to you. By June, you have a record of your first year that no official evaluation could capture.
Pay once. The full twelve months are yours. No subscription, no renewal, no seat fees.
Your writing stays private. We do not read it, share it, or sell it.
August through July. Structured reflection, monthly commitments, and a year-end synthesis.
Everything you need for your first year.
30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
Quick answers
Straight answers about fit, cadence, privacy, and access.
Leading for the First Time is a twelve-month digital leadership companion for vice-principals. It gives first-year, early-career, teaching, and aspiring vice-principals a monthly rhythm for reflection, practical guidance, and small leadership commitments.
The program is for first-year and early-career vice-principals, teaching vice-principals carrying both administrative and classroom responsibilities, and aspiring vice-principals preparing for the role.
Most leaders use the program once a month for about an hour. The monthly structure is designed to be useful without adding another heavy professional learning requirement.
Full access costs $89 USD as a one-time payment. There is no subscription or recurring fee.
Yes. Each month includes a Teaching and Leading section for vice-principals carrying classroom teaching responsibilities alongside administrative leadership.
Your reflection writing stays in your private account. Never shared, never analyzed, never sold. You are the only person who can read it.
Built from inside the role
I have spent thirty-five years in K-12 education, including over 25 years as a vice-principal and principal. I also served as the president and executive director of the BC Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association. I started Leading for the First Time because I know how tough that initial year can be. Unexpected changes happen, and many new school leaders often feel isolated. Having experienced that transition myself, I understand how even small guidance can be valuable. I’ve also supported many first-year leaders along the way. That’s why I created this program — to serve as a helpful, supportive companion on your journey to becoming the leader you’re meant to be
