Kim Doepker
Special guest
Kim Doepker (Principal, Garrison Middle School, Walla Walla Public Schools) has worked in education for 29 years, gaining experience teaching grades 3rd-8th, as an instructional coach, assistant principal and principal. As a seasoned principal, she is passionate about instructional leadership, growing the best in teachers and student success. In addition, she is also involved in principal mentoring through AWSP. Outside of school, Kim enjoys time with family, grandchildren, reading and staying active.
Kim Doepker has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 50: Kim Doepker & Heidi Fagerness on Leadership, Learning, and Finding Your People
October 4th, 2026 | 36 mins 27 secs
assistant principals, awsp, education, k-12, leadership, principals
Two middle level principals — one who calls herself a culture leader, one who calls herself a systems leader — talk through a year of building what their schools were missing. A school improvement plan actually held to for four quarters, a month of testing rebuilt into 90-minute blocks, and an MTSS network that started with one principal admitting she didn't know. Recorded during evaluation season, with the AWSP Leadership Framework as the through-line.