Indiana Education Insight

Today’s guests are Melissa Moran and Stephanie Schuck. Melissa is with the nature conservancy and Stephanie runs the Nina Mason Pulliam Eco Lab at Marian University. Both Melissa and Stephanie are advocates for connecting children and youth to nature. They have made several presentations as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana public schools and have the ability to look at education from various lenses which is very important. Of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let’s find out how they view the issues in Indiana public schools.

Today’s guests are Karol Griffin, Director of Financial Empowerment, Community Outreach and Historian at Teachers Credit Union and Drew Guthrie, Chief Operating Officer at Foolproof along with Mike Sheffer the Director of Education for Foolproof. They have made several presentations as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana public schools, and have the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course, they have been tremendous assets to public education in Indiana. Our guests have also appeared on two earlier podcasts in June and August last year to share with us the TCU Financial Empowerment Program powered by FoolProof, and how to effectively implement the program into the classroom. We have invited them back to share some exciting updates and insights learned from teachers about the program as well as credit union rewards for students who have completed the program.

Mr. Adam VanOsdel is a Senior Editor at Hannah News Services, and might be known from his numerous public speaking engagements. Mr VanOsdel has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana public schools news and policy, and has the ability to look at education from various lenses. He has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Join in with Dr. J.T. Coopman and his interview of Adam VanOsdel.

Mr. Tim Thoman is the President and CEO of Performances Services and he has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana Public School construction. Mr. Thoman and Dr. J.T. Coopman discuss differences between and benefits of a Progressive Design-Build project versus a Traditional Design-Build project.

Today's guest on Indiana Education Insight is Dr. Lynne Kulich, the Senior Account Executive for early learning solutions with NWEA. Dr. Kulich is a former professor, teacher, data coach and curriculum and instruction director from Ohio. She has helped schools across the country with their assessments and has great insight into the future of assessments in our schools. Join the conversation with Dr. J.T. Coopman on this episode!

On this episode, Mr. Robin Winston and Mr. Pat Terrell join the show to talk about the important things superintendents need to know when running a referendum. Winston and Terrell are founding partners of The Winston Terrell Group, Inc. and have helped to run over 40 different referendum campaigns for school districts with a high success rate. Enjoy the conversation as Dr. J.T. Coopman breaks down the important aspects of a successful campaign

On today's episode, Mr. Todd Whitlock, the President and CEO of Standard for Success, shares insight into his company and background. With a company of past educators and administrators, they have a unique background to build an easy to use software for administrators that help improve the teacher evaluation process. 

On this episode, Stephanie Wells, Vice President of Workforce Development Policy and Administration for the Indiana Manufacturers Association, and Sascha Harrel, the Director of Education & Workforce at Purdue University, join Dr. J.T. Coopman to discuss how superintendents and businesses can shape the conversation around manufacturing jobs in the state of Indiana.

Today's guests are Karol Griffith, Historian at Teachers Credit union, plus  Drew Guthrie, and Mike Sheffer, COO and Director of Education at FoolProof. They have made several presentations, as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversations about Indiana public schools. And have the ability to look at education from the various lens which is very important. Of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, let's find out how they view the issues in Indiana Public Schools. Our guests appeared on an earlier podcast on June 18th and we have invited them back to tell us more about the TCU Financial Empowerment Program powered by FoolProof and how to effectively implement the program into the classroom.

  Today's guests are Karol Griffith, Historian at Teachers Credit union, plus  Drew Guthrie, and Mike Sheffer, COO and Director of Education at Fool Proof.They have made several presentations, as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversations about Indiana public schools. And have the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, let's find out how they view the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

  Today's guests are Amy Mathews and Andrew Manna, school attorneys and experts in things school law.have made several presentations, as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversations about Indiana public schools. And have the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, let's find out how they view the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

Today's guest is, Mrs. Susan Miles, officer of the Riley Hospital Kids caring and sharing program.She has made several presentations, as well as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so she has been instrumental in shaping the conversations about Indiana public schools. And have the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course she has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, lets find out how she views the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

Today's guests are Mr. Greg Simmons and Mr. Joe Ignatius, IT experts with Matrix Integration. Joe and Greg have made several presentations, as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so they have been instrumental in shaping the conversations about Indiana public schools. And have the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, let's find out how they view the issues in Indiana Public Schools.  

   Today's guest is Mr. Josh Shelton, a Certified Mortgage Planner with Congressional Bank. Previously, Josh was a teacher and a coach and his mother is an assistant superintendent . Josh has made several presentations as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so he has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana Public schools, and has the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course, he has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let's find out how he views the issues in Indiana Public schools.  

Today our guest is, Mr. Tony Bagshaw, Educational consultant with battelle for kids. Mr. Bagshaw has been a teacher,  principal and central office administrator in Indiana and Ohio. As well as numerous public speaking engagements, so he has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana public schools, and has the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important.Of course he has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let's find out how he views the issues in Indiana public schools.

Today's guest is Mr. Michael Clark, co-founder and CEO of the "Bam" weather app. As a self-made man, his entrepreneur spirit led him on this successful journey. He is also a product of Indiana public schools. He has appeared on air tv with multiple television stations as the meteorologist forcasting local weather conditions.

Today's guest is Dr. Linda Mars Morford, executive director of the Indiana Principals Institute, she has been a principal and Professor of educational leadership as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so she has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana Public Schools, and has the ability to look at education from various lens which is very important. Of course shes been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let's find out how she views the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

Today's guest are Mrs. Monica Conrad and Mrs. Susan Traynor-Chastain, attorneys with Lewis Kappes. Mrs. Conrad and Mrs. Traynor-Chastain , have been teachers and professors of school law in various Indiana Universities as well as numerous public speaking engagements, so both have been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana Public Schools, and they have the ability to look at education from various lenses which is very important of course, they have been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let's find out how they view the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

Today's guest is Dr. Karen Dowling, Associate Dean, School of Graduate and Continuing Education, Olivet University. Dr. Dowling has been a teacher, and professor of educational leadership in various Indiana Universities, so she has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about about indiana public schools, and she has the abiity to look at education from various lenses which is very important.Dr. Dowling has been a tremendous asset in Indiana, lets find out how she views the issues in Indiana Public Schools.

Today's guest is Mrs. Sarah Cudahy, executive director, Indiana Education Employee Relation Board  (IEERB). Sarah has been instrumental in shaping the conversation about Indiana Public Schools, so she has the ability to look at education from various lens which is  very important. Of course, Mrs. Cudahy has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana.Let's find out how she views the issues in Indiana Public Schools. 

Today's guest is Mrs. Donna Petraits, Executive Director of the Indiana School Public Relations Association. Donna has been instrumental in the shaping of the conversation about Indiana Public Schools and has been a tremendous asset for public education in Indiana.

Today's guest is Dr. Brandi Oliver, Associate Professor in the Butler School of Education for School Counseling. Dr. Oliver has served as president of the Indiana School Counselor's Association, has served on several national and state boards related to school counseling and she is in demand as a speaker and consultant on school counseling. She was instrumental in writing legislation on school counseling and bullying education as well.  Join Dr. J.T. Coopman as talks with Dr. Oliver as they discuss some of Indiana's initiatives and legislation and how it will impact school counselors. 

Mr. Joel Hand is the a lobbyist and private counsel for the Indiana Public Education Coalition.  He joins the show today to talk about school vouchers and what we can expect from the upcoming Indiana legislative session.  

Today's guest is Mr. Bobby Cox, the Commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). Mr. Cox has served as an administrator, teacher, and coach previous to his work at the IHSAA. So having the ability to look at education from various lenses is very important.  Of course, Mr. Cox has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana, so listen to this conversation with host Dr. J.T. Coopman and Dr. Cox today!

Today's guest is Dr. Pam Wright. She is the Director of the Office of Special Education at the Indiana Department of Education.  Dr. Wright has served as a teacher, and Director of Special Services in various Indiana school districts, so having the ability to look at education from various lenses is very important. Dr. Wright has been a tremendous asset to public education in Indiana. Let's find out how she views the issues in Indiana public schools

Dr. Brian Smith is the Executive Director of the Indiana School Board Association (ISBA). This organization helps your local school board and superintendent by providing legal advice, training and onboarding for new board members, and acting as representation to the Indiana legislature. Dr. J.T. Coopman and Dr. Brian Smith talk this week about how the ISBA helps your local school board plus they talk about how some of the latest bills impact your school district. 

Dan Lawson, the Senior Business Development Manager for Meyer Najem Construction Company, joins Dr. J.T Coopman this week to discuss what schools and universities should look for when it comes to school construction. Plus, a new Indiana law was put into place this year to allow more transparency between construction companies and schools.  Listen to this great conversation between Dr. J.T. Coopman and Dan Lawson.

Today's guest is Mr. Steve Wittenauer, founder, and co-owner of Administrator Assistance. Mr. Wittenauer has been involved in education as a teacher and administrator for several years before founding and developing Administrator Assistance. Mr. Wittenauer also previously served as an Indiana principal and superintendent, so having the ability to look at education from various lenses is very important. Mr. Wittenauer and his partners have been tremendous assets to public education in Indiana.

This week on Indiana Education Insight, Dr. J.T. Coopman was joined by Dr. Diana Whitlock, the Director of Research for Standard for Success. Having served both as a teacher and principal in the state of Indiana, Dr. Whitlock has been able to provide some unique insights into her role as Director of Research. Standard for Success is an educational software company that specializes in the management of teacher evaluations. Dr. Whitlock has an interest in rural schools and poverty. These students have some unique issues that most students in Indiana don't have. In fact, 20% of Indiana students live in rural poverty. We discuss this topic and a lot more this week on Indiana Education Insight! To listen to more of our past shows, please visit: http://iapss-in.org/podcast/

Tom Mellish, the Executive Director of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, joins Dr. J.T. Coopman this week to discuss how the latest legislative session impacted teacher pensions and retirement funds. 

This week on Indiana Education Insight, Denny Costerison, the Executive Director of Indiana School Business Officials, joins Dr. J.T. Coopman to talk about some of the latest legislation in the state of Indiana. They also talk about the role of lobbying when it comes to education.

Dr. Ken Folks is the Superintendent of East Allen County Schools in northern Indiana and he is a national leader in school safety.  Dr. Folks has helped schools across the state educate, train, and develop school safety plans.  Listen to Dr. J.T. Coopman and Dr. Folks discuss what schools should look for improving their school's safety and what are some of the best resources out there for superintendents and principals.

Dr. Jennifer McCormick is about five months into her first term as the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Indiana and Dr. J.T. Coopman wanted to have her in the studio to catch up with her and see what she's learned so far in this position.  Over the course of two decades, Dr. McCormick has served at every level of the public education system - from a teacher to principal to most recently as the superintendent of Yorktown Community Schools. Join Dr. Coopman and Dr. McCormick on their conversation into public education in the state of Indiana, the latest legislative session, and what they can do to prevent a teacher shortage.  

Todd Bess, the Executive Director of Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP), joins us this week on Indiana Education Insight.  We talk about a variety of topics with Todd including, how the role of the school principal has changed over the years, Indiana's Legislative session, teacher shortage, and how education will change in the future. Check out this great episode with host Dr. J.T. Coopman!  

Dr. Terry Goodin, Superintendent of Crothersville CSC and Indiana State Representative of the 66th district, joins Dr. J.T. Coopman on this podcast to talk about the different issues involved in this legislative session with education. Some of this show's topics include:  Charter Schools ISTEP School Funding Teacher Evaluations Negativity Towards Indiana Public Schools   Join Dr. Coopman and Dr. Goodin this week for these topics and more, this week on Indiana Education Insight!

Today's guests are Dr. Jeff Butts, Superintendent of MSD Wayne Township, and Dr. Shawn Smith, Superintendent of MSD Lawrence Township. Both of these young superintendents are in growing urban school districts in Indianapolis, Indiana. With over 13,000 students, 1,500 staff members, and multi-million dollar budgets, how do they see the role of superintendents changing over the next few years? What are some new trends in education? Plus, we also discuss the teacher shortage and how to overcome it. Join Dr. J.T. Coopman and his guests this week on Indiana Education Insight!

Welcome to the first episode of Indiana Education Insight - a new podcast from the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents and Edge Media Studios.  Our show will cover and highlight public school innovators all over the great state of Indiana. The first guest we'd like to feature is Dr. Deb Lecklider, the Associate Dean at the Butler College of Education. She is in charge of the EPIC (Educators Preparing Inspired Change) program at Butler University. This program was developed by Butler's Executive Education program by having a day-long session every other month throughout 2017. Each session discusses a new topic and with presentations by 13 Indiana public school superintendents.  Listen to Dr. J.T. Coopman (host) and Dr. Deb Lecklider discuss this new program and how it will benefit Indiana educators.