IRSD Spotlight

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on May 22, 2023.

To watch Kasey Revel teach is to watch someone who is in her element; who truly loves what she does. Her enthusiasm for the job is not only evident, but infectious. In this episode we speak with Kasey, who was recently named IRSD Teacher of the Year for 2023-2024.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on April 24, 2023.

Sussex Central High School recently hosted its annual International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Exhibition. We speak with a student artist and two teachers who helped make the show a reality.

Board of Education meeting - March 27, 2023 by

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on February 27, 2023.

In honor of National School Counseling Week (February 6-10), we speak with two of IRSD’s best – Leslee Hazzard and Stephanie Wilkinson.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on January 23, 2023

Located in the middle of the county seat a few blocks from The Circle, the Georgetown Public Library is a community gem. Library Director Rachel Culver tells us why.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on December 19, 2022.

Phillip C. Showell Elementary School music teacher Debby Dudley has 42 years of service in the Indian River School District, by far the most of any district teacher. Her remarkable career began in the late-1970s and has included stints at four IRSD schools. She consistently earns high praise from administrators, colleagues, parents and students. Debby joins us in this episode to talk about a disti...

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on November 28, 2022.

An audio recording of the Board of Education workshop meeting on November 16, 2022.

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An audio recording of the Board of Education special meeting on October 19, 2022.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on September 26, 2022.

Lori Smyth’s roots in the Indian River School District run deep. She is an Indian River High School graduate, a district parent and a local business owner. Her husband is also an Indian River graduate and her father was an IRSD employee for 32 years. Lori also has an incredible story of escaping Lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001. She shares that story in this episode. (“Your Hand in Mine” cour...

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on August 22, 2022.

With the start of the 2022-2023 school year only two weeks away, we speak with Superintendent Dr. Jay Owens about what’s happening around the district and what families can expect when schools open their doors in September. We also meet with two new members of the IRSD administrative team – Monica McCurry, principal of East Millsboro Elementary School, and Dr. Richard Evans, principal of Southern...

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on July 25, 2022. (Beginning of public session missing due to technical problems.)

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on June 27, 2022.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on May 23, 2022.

In this episode, we speak with Jennah Truitt, IRSD Teacher of the Year for 2022-2023.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education special meeting on April 27, 2022.

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular monthly meeting on April 25, 2022.