WISEConversations

Empowered Schools

In this episode, I am talking with Walter Leipart, Superintendent for the Gilman School District. Walter has been a School Administrator since 2005, is a founding member of the eSucceed Charter School, a rural school advocate and a doctoral candidate who has been studying what it takes to create environments of success for students and staff.  Please listen as Walter describes what he calls "empowered schools."

An Interview with Chris Hambuch-Boyle: Supporting Strong Public Schools and a Life of Service

I had the pleasure to reconnect with a colleague, Chris Hambuch-Boyle.  In addition to serving in multiple capacities, Chris is also one of the NW Regional Organizer for the  Wisconsin Public Education Network.

Identity, with 2 of the 10 people who helped shape my thinking in 2021

Milaney Leverson and Kent Smith, CESA 10 consultants working with schools to ensure equitable outcomes, discussed "identity," what it means and why it matters. 

Ensuring Equitable Outcomes for All Students

In this episode, I spoke  with Milaney Leverson and Kent Smith, two consultants who came onboard CESA 10 recently to lead a new service centering on ensuring equitable outcomes for students. Listen in as Kent and Milaney describe why this is so important and what participating schools/organizations can expect.

English Learners and Their Positive Effect on School Culture

In this episode, I spoke with Brianna Smit, CESA 10 English Learner consultant.  Please listen as Brianna talks about ways English learners positively effect school culture and ways all educators can have an impact on their success.

Research, Inform and Discuss

In this episode, I had the pleasure to speak with Rob Henken, President of the Wisconsin Policy Forum. Rob has authored or co-authored five reports that won national awards from the Governmental Research Association. Rob recently was honored as the 2019 Person of the Year by the Milwaukee Rotary Club and received the 2019 Ally award from the Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee. He also was named one of Milwaukee’s 100 most influential leaders and one of Milwaukee’s “Game Changers.”  Rob has a Bachelor’s Degree in History from Brown University and a Master’s in Journalism and Public Affairs from American University. 

10 People Who Helped Shape My Thinking in 2021 - Kevin Honeycutt

This episode features teacher, coach, consultant, author, speaker Kevin Honeycutt. Please listen in to learn why he is one of the 10 people who influenced my thinking in 2021. 

10 People Who Helped Shape My Thinking in 2021 - Mike Thompson, Deputy State Superintendent

In this episode, I had the pleasure to talk with Mike Thompson, Wisconsin’s Deputy State Superintendent.  Please listen to learn about why Mike is one of the 10 people who helped shape my thinking in 2021!

AESA Communities

Today I had the opportunity to talk with Beth Kabes, Platform Lead for the Association of Educational Service Agencies, the national organization providing professional support, networking and learning activities for educational service agency employees and board members.  During our conversation, Beth shared ways that the AESA online communities are providing opportunities for AESA members to share, network and learn from each other.

To learn more about AESA Communities, register and begin to connect, go to aesacommunity.aesa.us. 

Interview with the Safety Doc

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. David Perrodin.  David is an author, educator, researcher, professor, expert witness, consultant, host of The Safety Doc Podcast, and bicyclist. David received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he researched high stakes safety decisions in education, health care and the military. He has presented on PBS and wrote and directed a film about school safety. Dr. Perrodin has a passion for helping schools and companies design and implement safety instruction and threat reporting tools that are accessible to students with special needs.