“One of the unique aspects of working in public education is that we experience two natural points of renewal each year,” high school principal S. Kambar Khoshaba reflected this past summer. “January 1 marks the beginning of the calendar year, while August or September signals the start of a new school year and the return of our students. Both offer valuable opportunities to reflect, refocus, and reset our goals and strategies.”
For inspiration on how to make the most of your second reset of the school year, we checked in with recent contributors to The Principal Is In column to learn how they’re hoping to grow professionally in 2026.