ExtraOrdinary Districts

About ExtraOrdinary Districts

Hosted by The Education Trust’s Karin Chenoweth, ExtraOrdinary Districts guides listeners through the toil and triumphs of three school districts. While each district takes a different approach, they all demonstrate a commitment to students, research, and continual evaluation to solve many of the problems that face school districts nationwide.

Publisher

Karin Chenoweth

Category

education · government · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2017

Latest episode

23 May 2022

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 May 2022

   A Dream Project, Staff Shortages, and Canceling the Ku Klux Klan—Wait, What?

   In Episode 4, we hear from Melinda Young, superintendent of Steubenville City Public Schools, Kayla Whitlatch, Steubenville’s treasurer, and Lynnett Gorman, the district’s federal grants administrator, about how ESSER funds are allowing Steubenville to construct a STEM building connected to the high school, which they view as a long-term investment in students’ dreams and post-pandemic economic growth. “This is the […]

2. 

   16 May 2022

   Leading the Way

   In Episode 3, leaders in two states explain how they are using ESSER funds to pursue statewide improvement efforts. In Delaware, recently retired state superintendent, Dr. Susan Bunting, along with Dr. Michael Saylor, education associate for school leadership initiatives, and Dr. Jackie Wilson, director of the Delaware Academy for School Leadership, note that their state has developed a leadership pipeline […]

3. 

   9 May 2022

   Addressing Learning Needs

   In Episode 2, we sit down with Tricia McManus, superintendent of Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools, who says that her district is making the most of its relief money by using it to address pressing needs and invest for the future. She’s spending on everything from COVID mitigation and new curricula to contracting with community “violence interrupters” to help mentor and […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

44 ratings

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