Live Author Tweet Up: Author Jim Sporleder

A post-screening Twitter Townhall® will take place between 8:00pm EST - 9:00pm EST on September 17th, 2019, featuring educator, author and retired Principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA, Jim Sporleder.

Jim Sporleder is the co-author of the bestselling book  The Trauma-Informed School: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide for Administrators and School Personnel. As the feature of KPJR Films' September Book Club selection, The Trauma-Informed School is an all-inclusive guide designed to give school administrators of any school (elementary, middle or high school), step-by-step instructions of how to turn a school of any size into a trauma-informed school.

With over 250 pages of content, this guide gives you the protocols you need along with a link to download all the documents needed for a successful implementation.  

Jim Sporleder retired in 2014 as Principal of Lincoln High School in Walla Walla, WA.  Under Jim’s leadership, Lincoln High School became a “Trauma Informed” school, gaining national attention due to a dramatic drop in out of school suspensions, increased graduation rates and the number of students going on to post-secondary education.   These dramatic changes at Lincoln caught the attention of Jamie Redford, who spent a year filming the documentary, Paper Tigers, which tells the Lincoln story.  

Jim is currently working as a trauma-informed coach / consultant as well as a trainer with the Children’s Resilience Initiative, based in Walla Walla.  His travels as a consultant, keynote speaker, presenter and trainer have taken him all over the United States. 

We'll be providing a series of resources, tool kits and trauma-informed information throughout the chat, in addition to insights and resources provided by Jim, so join or simply follow the discussion on Twitter at handle @KPJRFilms.