Podcasts about achievement school district

Exciting News: Our next guest speaker on The Education Concierge Podcast is the incredible Dr. Bobby White!

Listen in as I chat with School Counselors from across the state of Mississippi to discuss their passion for the profession, related to counseling students and their own professional development. We chat about the current state of the profession related to protecting the school counselor's role, their response to COVID-19 and the importance of school counselor demographics and DEI. Counselors include: Crystal Brewer, Simpson County School District; Tabatha Kenney, Jackson Public Schools; Lori W. Taylor, M.Ed., Prentiss County School District; Maria Fields, MS Achievement School District; Deanna Rush, Union Public School District; Deon Harrington & Crystal Carter-Harrington, North Panola School District. More information can be found by visiting education.mpbonline.org. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

About This Episode In late 2017, Mississippi's capital school district, Jackson Public Schools (JPS), was at risk of being taken over by the state. As the second largest school district in the state, the prospect of JPS being absorbed into the state'shttps://www.masd.k12.ms.us/ ( Achievement School District) was concerning for the community, City, and State, especially considering Jackson's fraught racial history with education. All sides sought alternatives, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation helped to find a third way, by advocating for and allocating $3 million to form thehttps://bettertogether.formississippi.org/ ( Better Together Commission) (BTC) – a community centric approach to school improvement. This podcast examines how JPS was almost taken over, what that meant in the context of JPS's past, and highlights the role of the community, W.K. Kellogg and the other stakeholders in the BTC.  Hosts Yumeka Rushingis the Chief Strategy Officer for the NAACP and is a former W.K. Kellogg Foundation Program Officer. She helped spearhead the creation of the BTC. Michelle Henryis a proud parent of four JPS students who is actively involved with the P-16 community engagement committee and the local PTA. Deeneaus Polkis a Master's in Public Policy candidate and hails from the great state of Mississippi who is focused on education and workforce development at the Harvard Kennedy School. Katie Stenclikis a Master's in Public Policy candidate focused on social and urban policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Phoenix McLaughlinis a Master's in Public Policy candidate focused on rural economic development at the Harvard Kennedy School. Learn More To learn more about the threat of the Jackson Public School (JPS) Takeover, visit: https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jpstakeover/ (https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/jpstakeover/) To learn more about the Better Together Commission, visit: https://bettertogether.formississippi.org/ (https://bettertogether.formississippi.org/) To learn more about the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's work in Mississippi, visit: https://www.wkkf.org/what-we-do/where-we-work?#mississippi (https://www.wkkf.org/what-we-do/where-we-work?#mississippi) To learn more about the historical inequities JPS schools (and public education in general) has faced, visit: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/22/public-education-ms-underfunded-centuries-brown-v-board-of-education-segregation-school-funding/2910282002/ (https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/22/public-education-ms-underfunded-centuries-brown-v-board-of-education-segregation-school-funding/2910282002/)

Toby Sells with the Memphis Flyer, Karanja Ajanaku with the New Tri-State Defender and Laura Faith Kebede with Chalkbeat TN join host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries with the Daily Memphian to discuss the current legislative session, including proposed changes to gun laws, well drilling permits, reading instruction in TN, a change to the Achievement School District and more. They also discuss the budget shortfall for Shelby County and Memphis’ sales tax increase.

On this episode, we talk to Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn.Schwinn spoke at length about the department's plans for the Achievement School District, which has not seen the improvement the state had intended for struggling schools that were brought into it.Schwinn also discusses the need for more training for teachers and how the state plans to keep them from having to spend hours upon hours of extra time each week scouring Pinterest for lesson plans.

On this episode, we talk to Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn.Schwinn spoke at length about the department's plans for the Achievement School District, which has not seen the improvement the state had intended for struggling schools that were brought into it.Schwinn also discusses the need for more training for teachers and how the state plans to keep them from having to spend hours upon hours of extra time each week scouring Pinterest for lesson plans.

Our guests have been on both sides of applying for a teaching position. Join us as they share their best insights about how to land the right teaching job. @larryferlazzo @MCUSDSupe @valruckes @Mrs_C_Hines @SaneeBell @Bamradionetwork Candace Hines is an elementary educator with the Achievement School District in Memphis. She has taught for eight years and presents professional development. Val Ruckes is a First Grade Teacher at McGregor Elementary. Dr. Sanée Bell is a middle school principal and an adjunct professor in Houston, TX. PJ Caposey is an award-winning educator, author of six books and is the Superintendent of Schools for Meridian CUSD 223 in Northwest Illinois.

Hillcrest High School is a public, tuition-free, college preparatory charter school serving the Whitehaven community of Memphis, Tennessee. Their mission is to help transform public education so ALL students graduate prepared for college, leadership, and life. Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee is proud to lead Hillcrest High School as part of the Achievement School District. Learn more→ https://tn.greendot.org/hillcrest

The new – and controversial – NC Innovative School District, formerly known as the Achievement School District, is slated to begin taking over some of the state’s lowest performing public schools. We talk with Innovative School District Superintendent Dr. Eric Hall. We also examine a new teacher pay model being piloted in Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools. Guests: • Dr. Eric Hall, Superintendent, NC Innovative School District • Dr. Philip Holmes, Director, Project ADVANCE, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools • Courtney Sears, Teacher, Ephesus Elementary, Chapel Hill

With the psychological indenture of modern media, how do we discern real journalistic news fom politically-slanted news from “fake news”.  How do we digest and engage with the news of today when its distributed by CNN, FOX or MSNBC or maybe FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google +?   With Social Media becoming a major distribution platform, how do we sort thru social media's sex, comedy, fights, suicides, etc. to find the information publishers that you can trust and consistently enrich the lives of you and your family. Our Guests: Roshun Austin, Executive Director, The Works CDC Michael Working, Atty, The Working Law Firm Leviticus Pointer, Principal, Achievement School District 

Is the village afraid to raise today's children? Is it the fear of our youth that prevents adults from correcting and directing them?  We discuss our youth and the lack of opportunities that are afforded them as well as who's responsibility is it to provide enriching opportunities for urban youth. Also, what role should government play in the development of our young citizens? Our Guests: Roshun Austin, Executive Director, The Works Community Development Corporation Michael Working, Atty, The Working Law Firm Leviticus Pointer, Principal, Achievement School District 

Donald Trump and his administration have leaked classified information to Russia, hosted a Russian diplomat for a meeting where only the Russian media was allowed, and also where classified information was leaked, and have had quite a few of his staffers investigated by the FBI. Let's discuss Trump's connections to Russia and what should we expect? Impeachment? Our Guests: Roshun Austin, Executive Director, The Works Community Development Corporation Michael Working, Atty, The Working Law Firm Leviticus Pointer, Principal, Achievement School District 

In the latest edition of EdTalk, host Alex Granados talks with Eric Hall, Eric Hall, CEO of Communities in Schools in North Carolina. It was recently announced that Eric will become the Superintendent of the Achievement School District in North Carolina.