Podcasts about kettle moraine school district

Some clerks in Dodge County aren't using absentee ballot drop boxes this November after a Republican sheriff urged them not to. Two Wisconsin LGBTQ+ advocacy groups filed a federal complaint against the Kettle Moraine School District. Athletes with Wisconsin connections helped get Team USA to the medal podium at the Paralympics in Paris. And, many Wisconsin voters are frustrated by what they call incivility in politics. WPR reporter Hope Kirwan will have more on why its a top issue for some.

Dan discusses a lawsuit filed against the Kettle Moraine School District that perfectly illustrates the dangers of radical trans ideology in schools. Plus, why is Froedtert ignoring medical science regarding vaccines and masks?

A ban on teachers displaying Pride materials in classrooms or writing their pronouns in email signatures will remain in place in a Wisconsin public school district following a contentious board meeting during which parents and students criticized the policy.The prohibition is based on Kettle Moraine School District's decade-old policy that bans "partisan politics, sectarian religious views, or selfish propaganda." The new interpretation also bans teachers from putting their preferred pronouns in their email signatures.LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3KBUDSK

In episode 6 we sit down with Pat DeKlotz, superintendent for the Kettle Moraine School District to discuss the latest with schools in the year 2020 and what parents and kids can expect in the upcoming year. Enjoy and tell a friend! For more information on joining the Delafield Area Chamber of Commerce or events in our community, visit us at www.DelafieldChamber.com

Today the team is talking with Patricia DeKlotz. Dr. DeKlotz has been Superintendent in the Kettle Moraine School District since 2006. And for the last 10 years, she has been recognized as a national leader in personalized and competency-based learning for students and teachers. In 2016, Dr. DeKlotz was named Wisconsin Superintendent of the Year. It’s also interesting to note that Dr. DeKlotz, like Tom, had a private-sector career before becoming a school administrator!   In this episode, Dr. Patricia DeKlotz describes her innovative approach to high school transformation which includes launching three themed academies inside a traditional comprehensive school.   Listen in to find out why and how Dr. DeKlotz took that approach and why it has worked!   Key Takeaways: [:10] About today’s episode. [:57] Tom welcomes Dr. Patricia DeKlotz to the podcast. [1:05] About Dr. DeKlotz’s previous appearance on the Getting Smart Podcast. [1:21] Dr. DeKlotz speaks about her 20-year private-sector career and what provoked the switch into education. [2:57] Dr. DeKlotz speaks about the communities that she serves as Superintendent of the Kettle Moraine School District. [3:45] Dr. DeKlotz’s early strategic planning in 2006 at Kettle Moraine as it pertains to the high school. She speaks about the condition of the high school and the community conversation she tried to create. [6:25] Dr. DeKlotz shares the origin story of the high school transformation. [8:44] What led Dr. DeKlotz to explore the option of a charter school? [10:15] Where did the proposals that Dr. DeKlotz looked at in these feasibility studies come from? [12:10] Dr. DeKlotz speaks about her experience launching two academies in 2009/’10. [14:05] Was it initially a challenge to support these small teacher teams in these new academies? [17:45] Dr. DeKlotz shares how the learning experience was different for students in the first few years as compared to a traditional school. [22:00] Would it be fair to say that all three academies have a high degree of autonomy? [23:14] The impact that the academies have had on the traditional comprehensive high school. [25:26] Has the facilities’ modernization helped to create a learning environment that supports Dr. DeKlotz’s mission? [28:17] 10 years into high school transformation, how would Dr. DeKlotz say they’re doing? [29:45] Would Dr. DeKlotz recommend her same approach to comprehensive school reform to others? [31:44] Could the approach have been faster than it was? And would that have been a good or bad idea? And if she could have done things differently, what would she have done? [32:40] Dr. DeKlotz describes the path forward for the high school, the three academies, and the comprehensive high school. [33:43] Tom recaps a couple of the things he’s witnessed at Kettle Moraine that they do really well. [34:57] Dr. DeKlotz elaborates on the pieces Tom highlighted. [36:06] Tom thanks Dr. DeKlotz for joining the podcast. [36:18] Where to learn more about the great work being done at Kettle Moraine.   Mentioned in This Episode: Dr. Patricia DeKlotz Kettle Moraine School District Getting Smart S2:E12: “Kettle Moraine’s Pat DeKlotz on Building a Culture of Innovation” TransformEd at Kettle Moraine To learn more out Tom Vander Ark's newest book, publishing in March called The Power of Place, click here.  Get Involved: Check out the blog at GettingSmart.com. Find the Getting Smart Podcast on iTunes, leave a review and subscribe.   Is There Somebody You’ve Been Wanting to Learn From or a Topic You’d Like Covered? To get in contact: Email Editor@GettingSmart.com and include ‘Podcast’ in the subject line. The Getting Smart team will be sure to add them to their list!

Chances are good your local school district has gone directly to voters asking for more money to stay afloat. Tight state funding and restrictions on local taxing power have pushed more than 70% of Wisconsin school districts to seek operating referendums. These referendums aren’t about borrowing money for new buildings. They’re requests for more property taxes to sustain basic costs. In recent elections, most referendums were approved . But what happens to the unlucky districts where voters say no? Delafield resident Sherrie Flemming sent our Beats Me series a question about the impact of failed operating referendums. Her five children go to school in Waukesha County’s Kettle Moraine School District, where voters rejected an operating referendum in the April 2 election. Beats Me: What Questions Do You Have For WUWM's Beat Reporters? “I was shocked that the referendum failed,” Flemming says. “I sit there thinking, I’ve got kids from kindergarten all the way through. What’s going to be

In 2005, the school board at Kettle Moraine School District in Wisconsin issued a charge to the district administration: transform our educational delivery system to better and more efficiently meet the needs of all students. In this interview, Dr. Pat Deklotz, Superintendent at Kettle Moraine, talks about the steps they’ve taken between then and now. Here’s a look at personalized and competency-based professional learning and teacher leadership development at the district — where they have seen success, and what they’ve learned: Kettle Moraine’s charter schools as incubators of innovation Offering personalized learning for teachers so they’re equipped to provide it to students How they use micro-credentials to personalize professional development and incentivize learning Structuring teacher leadership for teacher empowerment Impact on culture and teacher evaluations Field Trip is a podcast from Frontline Education.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Patricia Deklotz about the value of change management theory and the strategic use of education technology. Dr. Deklotz values technology that is able to provide her teachers with consistent, high-quality formative feedback about students. She also discusses why she values student growth data more than outcome data. As the Superintendent of Kettle Moraine School District in Wisconsin, she oversees the district's Learning Without Boundaries that actively accounts for student voice in determining how to best personalize instruction to meet the learning needs of all students.

This episode features Kurt Morris, a secondary social studies teacher at Kettle Moraine School District in southeastern Wisconsin. Take a listen and see how micro-credentials took him out of his comfort zone as an experienced teacher and gave him the tools he needed to succeed under new district priorities.

This is one of the most informative podcasts we’ve recorded. This month we focus on the topic of micro credentials and feature Wisconsin’s Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Patricia Deklotz of the Kettle Moraine School District.  I was first introduced Kettle Moraine’s efforts in micro credentials in the November issue of School Administrator. Micro credentials […] The post 9 Ways Micro Credentials Could Make Huge Changes in Your School District appeared first on .

Patricia DeKlotz, Superintendent of the Kettle Moraine School District, discusses the variety of achievements she has accomplished in her district so far, and the one thing she focuses the majority of her efforts on to ensure success.