Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations
26 April 2026

Erika Bare & Tiffany Burns—A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations

Principal Center Radio

About


Get the book, A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations


Visit Erika & Tiffany's website, ConnectingThroughConversation.com


 


About The Guests

Erika Bare is superintendent of South Umpqua School District in Oregon, and has more than 20 years in the profession as a teacher, principal and district leader.


Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher in her more than 20 years in K-12 education, and is currently teaching pre-service teachers at the university level.


They have worked together for more than a decade, and are the authors of Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students, and their new book A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations.


 


This episode inspired a new members-only feature in Repertoire—Network, a one-tap way to track quick interactions with teachers and plan them intentionally. Try it here for free or learn more »