Leadership Laps

About Leadership Laps

Leadership Laps explores the journeys and stories of educational leaders within Aurora Public Schools, Colorado's most diverse school district. Like a marathon, leadership requires training, perseverance, and a long-term vision. In each episode, we'll hear from those who are helping guide our district toward #DestinationAPS, sharing their personal stories, challenges overcome, leadership lessons learned, and what keeps them motivated along the way. From superintendents to principals, district leaders to classroom innovators, these conversations reveal the passion, purpose, and people behind APS's commitment to excellence. Join us as we discover how these educational leaders pace themselves through the leadership marathon while creating positive change for our 40,000 students from 130 countries of origin.

Publisher

Jesús G. Rodríguez, Ed.D.

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Feb 2025

Latest episode

21 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Tending The Soil w/Yvette Moye

   In this episode of Leadership Laps, Yvette Moye, a Climate and Culture Coordinator (CCC) at East Middle School, joins the podcast to discuss her 17-year journey in education. Yvette shares her leadership philosophy which is rooted in the belief that leaders must "tend the soil" by creating safe, supported, and valued environments before expecting growth and reflects on the rewards of cultivating belonging for students, staff, and families. Listeners will hear about Yvette's transition from an...

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Powering the Mission w/ Chief Tim Burcham

   In this Season 4 premiere of Leadership Laps: Breaking Away, I sit down with Tim Burcham, Aurora Public Schools' Chief Information and Technology Officer, just six months into his role. Tim shares his remarkable journey from a BFA in Film at CU Boulder through 25 years of innovation in financial technology and healthcare data, to finding his calling in public education, a transition shaped in part by his experience as a cancer survivor. A fellow runner, Tim brings fresh perspective from the p...

3. 

   22 May 2026

   The Long Run w/Superintendent Michael Giles, Jr.

   In this special Season 3 finale of Leadership Laps, Superintendent Michael Giles, Jr. returns to close out where he began - as our very first guest in Episode 1 and now our 30th guest. When we last spoke a year and a half ago in 'The Starting Line,' Mr. Giles was 18 months into the superintendency. Now, wrapping up year three and having just received a five-year contract extension from the Board of Education, he reflects on the journey so far and the road ahead. From launching Destination APS...

Who has been a guest on Leadership Laps

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin
• Ella
• Kevin Childs
• Janelle Kirkley
• Dr Sue-Lin Toussaint

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