Leadership through service, one
child at a time. In my book, that’s
more impressive than leaping tall
buildings in a single bound.
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We have food programs all year
round to make sure children eat
breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Randy started the ‘blessings in
a backpack’ program, which
fills backpacks with food for the
weekends when the children
are not in school, and the most
impressive part is that the students
and staff themselves volunteer to
work these programs.”
Being an immensely successful
superintendent doesn’t
necessarily mean Randy has at
his disposal any superpowers
however. He wears no cape,
no mask, and no indestructible
body armor. He attributes the
accomplishments in his district
to his ideals and philosophies,
all stemming from one very
simple concept: service.
“I saw this in my grandfathers
and my father. Make sure to
take care of people. If my
servant leadership is strong, the
influence can be deep. If the
influence is deep, the impact
can be wide. If the impact is
wide, the resources can come
in to deepen the influence even
more and widen the impact,”
says Randy, who is also quick to
give credit to those around him.
“I’ve been fortunate to work
with a great staff and to have
a team of people who were
willing to believe enough in the
vision of service to give it a try.
I am blessed every day to work
with a great school community.”
So who inspires such an
inspirational man? Someone we
all know and love as a visionary,
as a dreamer and a doer. “Walt
Disney,” says Randy. “His vision
was and still is unparalleled. But
maybe even more significant
was his commitment to the
roots of heritage; no matter how
big Disney became, there was
always the understanding that
the beginning was a simple idea.
For me, the idea will always be:
how do we best serve students
to help them achieve whatever
they want in life?”
Bestselling author
and motivational
speaker Chip St.
Clair has been
featured on Good
Morning America,
Dateline, and the Huffington Post
among others, and most recently in
a documentary series on OWN as
well as Investigation Discovery, now
airing in syndication worldwide. In
2007, Chip and Lisa founded the
St. Clair Butterfly Foundation, a
non-profit that helps children heal
from traumatic experiences using
therapeutic programs based in the
creative arts. St. Clair’s mission is to
eradicate the notion that children of
sordid backgrounds are defined by
their surroundings and destined to
continue a cycle of suffering.
Today, St. Clair continues to expand
his foundation and lecture nationwide
as a member of Premiere Speakers
Bureau and Celebrity Talent
International. He is at work on several
new fiction book projects, where he
looks to offer readers of all ages the
same inspiration and enjoyment he
found in books as a child.
St. Clair resides in Michigan
with the love of his life, Lisa.
For more information visit
www.ChipStClair.com