Dr. Ronald Taylor

Beyond the Box

Education EN ↓ 7 episodes

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Dr. Ronald Taylor

Episodes

Alignment, Belonging, and Beyond-the-Box Special Education Leadership with Rusty Gordon 18.03.2026 33:54

On Beyond the Box , host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Rusty Gordon, Director of Pupil Services at Marysville Joint Unified School District in California. Rusty oversees special education programs and student support services across the district, working closely with school leaders and curriculum teams to ensure students with exceptional needs receive equitable access to high-quality instruc...

Service Delivery, Standards-Based Grading, and Beyond-the-Box Exceptional Services with Troy Lange 04.03.2026 20:17

On Beyond the Box , host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Troy Lange, Executive Director of Exceptional Student Services at Eagle County School District in Colorado. Troy oversees special education, gifted and talented programming, and nursing services—designing systems that support students ages 3 to 21 across diverse schools and pathways. Troy shares how Eagle County moved from individual tea...

Scaling CTE, Industry Alignment, and Equity Pathways Beyond the Box with Brooke Martin 25.02.2026 16:33

On Beyond the Box , host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Brooke Martin, Executive Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Aldine ISD in Houston, Texas. Brooke shares what it takes to lead CTE at a massive scale, serving more than 20,000 students across 45+ programs, while still building coherence, quality instruction, and equitable access to real career pathways. This conversation...

Rethinking Curriculum: Equity, Inclusion, and Coherence in Special Education at School District U-46 26.01.2026 28:57

On Beyond the Box , host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Christopher Sanzeri , Assistant Director for Curriculum and Instruction in Specialized Student Services at Elgin Area School District U-46 . Christopher shares how U-46 is rethinking special education curriculum design, moving away from fragmented, supplement-heavy models toward coherent, aligned instructional systems. This conversation...

Early Learning, Teacher Retention, and Equity Systems Beyond the Box with Zeek Edmond 16.01.2026 45:14

On Beyond the Box , host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Zeek Edmond , Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning for Tacoma Public Schools . Zeek shares how Tacoma is expanding equitable access to early learning, strengthening teacher retention, and building aligned systems that support both students and educators. From scaling preschool from a handful of pilot sites to districtwide...

Federal Funding, and Curriculum That Works with Peter McWain 05.01.2026 37:58

On Beyond the Box, host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Peter McWain, Executive Director for Curriculum & Instruction at Santa Fe Public Schools, to unpack what it really takes to design equitable, standards-aligned learning beyond a boxed program. Peter shares the story behind founding an early college high school built for first-generation students, why he prioritizes growth over profici...

Growth, Literacy, and Career Pathways Beyond the Box with Dixie Rosier 05.01.2026 25:20

On Beyond the Box, host Dr. Ronald G. Taylor sits down with Dixie Rosier, Assistant Superintendent of Learning & Instruction for Hobbs Municipal Schools in Hobbs, New Mexico. Dixie shares how her district is thinking beyond traditional instructional models to build a literacy-rich culture, invest deeply in teacher excellence, and create career pathways that connect learning to real-world oppor...