214) "Meet Their Needs & They'll Succeed" (Dr. Salome Thomas-EL)

In this nostalgic episode, I catch up with my favorite principal, Dr. Salome Thomas-EL , to talk about his legendary career in education, which has spanned five decades! Dr. EL will also share his thoughts about the recurring issue of Black male educator recruitment & retention, how he personally measures success as a school leader, balancing life as an edupreneur, and the process of writing his newest book, " Meet Their Needs and They'll Succeed ". To learn more about Dr. EL's work, you can visit his website at ⁠⁠ principalel.com ⁠⁠ or follow him on Instagram (⁠⁠ @dr.principalel ⁠⁠ ) and ⁠⁠ LinkedIn ⁠⁠. BIO: Salome Thomas-EL , a teacher and principal since 1987, is a K–8 principal in Wilmington, DE. He received national acclaim as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School in Philadelphia, where his students won world recognition as eight-time national chess champions. Principal EL is the author of bestselling books I Choose to Stay and The Immortality of Influence and co-author of Passionate Leadership, Building a Winning Team, and Retention for a Change . He speaks to groups around the country and has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, and NPR. Principal EL holds a doctorate in education leadership from Wilmington University and has received the Marcus A. Foster Award for Philadelphia's Outstanding School District Administrator and the University of Pennsylvania's Martin Luther King Award. LINKS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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214) "Meet Their Needs & They'll Succeed" (Dr. Salome Thomas-EL) is an episode from Identity Talk 4 Educators LIVE by Kwame Sarfo-Mensah.

This episode is 00:55:22 long.

This episode was published on Jul 24, 2025.

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