Educationally Speaking

Tonight on Educationally Speaking , host Scott Lay talks with community volunteers Doug and Shirley Moon and state park ranger Matt Green about the restoration of Bridgeport Covered Bridge and the Reopening Celebration. 

On tonight's Educationally Speaking , hosts Scott W. Lay and Kimberly Ewing, chat with SAEL high school's Director Erica Crane and teacher Dale Berry about their partnership with Bear Yuba Land Trust.

Tonight on Educationally Speaking , host Scott W. Lay speaks with Director Michael Martin and 3rd grade teacher Robert Pegg about Yuba River Charter School's happenings on campus this Fall. 

Educationally Speaking highlights the local arts education program Artists in Schools which reaches nearly 1000 elementary school children with its push-in professional visual artists as teachers in classrooms. Tonight's guests from Artists in Schools include Brian Buckley, founder of local AIS program, Nancy Schaefer, a veteran Teaching Artist with program, a brand new Teaching Artist with AIS, B...

Scott Lay Nevada Co Superintendent of Schools and Kimberly Ewing Nevada Co Arts Coordinator speak with Director of School Safety Chris Espedal and Health Data Analyst Sarah Svendsen regarding National Preparedness Week with a focus on wildfire's and COVID's impact on keeping schools open and students in class.

Educationally Speaking chats with Nevada Joint Union High School District's Superintendent, Brett Mc Fadden and Assistant Superintendent, Dan Frisella about this Fall's high school educational program updates regarding COVID-19 protocols and good news about schedules. 

Nevada Co Superintendent of Schools, Scott Lay, speaks with Sara Cory, Human Resources Tech, about the job fair coming up this Saturday at the Nevada County Office of Education and with Nancy Harris from the US Forest Service on the US Capitol Christmas Tree Project Nevada County connection.  

NJUHSD Superintendent Brett McFadden and Nevada Union's principal Kelly Rhoden discuss the ins and outs of reopening high schools with distance learning and hybrid models for students and staff alike. 

Nevada City Rancheria Tribal Spokesperson Shelly Covert joins the discussion to share about the newly printed Nisenan Children's Book, 'Ani'to'o'pek Beteyim Paiyom. The book was created in partnership with Nevada County Library and made possible through an IMLS grant. Tune in for this informative panel discussion that includes Shelly's interview about the Nisenan language.

This week’s episode we meet the new Superintendent of Union Hill School District, Andy Parsons, and learn what it’s like to lead in these challenging times.  We also discuss the issues with schools reopening in August and discuss some of the pressures they face.