Mitchell Slater
School Success Podcast
The journey to becoming a school leader is not an easy one. There are many challenges along the way, but it becomes manageable when you have the correct information and tools to help you. In this podcast, you will hear from excellent school leaders who share their stories of successes and failures to inspire and motivate us. We want you to be able to find one takeaway that will help you best in your leadership journey. We are excited you are here! Welcome to the "School Success" Podcast.
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Jul 6, 2026
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#226, Erik Twist on Virtue, Temperament & School Culture: Part 2 06.07.2026 1:01:10
“ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 , 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 ' 𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 .” - 𝐸𝑟𝑖𝑘 𝑇𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑡 , 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑛𝑒𝑟 & 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑟𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 We’re back with the final part of my chat with Erik on leadership, temperament, and virtue in schools. The episode’s up now—watch the rest today. 🎧 -- 𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑𝑙𝑦 co-𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and ClassR...
#227, How to Raise Young Entrepreneurs with Leah Ellis 29.06.2026 37:41
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆: 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎, 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.” – 𝐿𝑒𝑎ℎ 𝐸𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑠 , 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 Leah discusses her journey from a children’s business fair to running a nonprofit that helps kids start real businesses and navigate “lemonade stand laws.” Tune in to discover ideas for your students, school, or kids today! 🍋...
Special Episode #27, Matthew Mehan on Classical Civics, Wit, and Patriotism 26.06.2026 35:50
"𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒅." - Matthew Mehan , Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale College in D.C. This special full episode with Matthew dives into stories, civics, and wit as tools for forming wise, hopeful citizens. Watch the...
#226, Good Culture Attracts and Repels: Erik Twist on Hiring for Mission-Fit Teachers [Part 1 of 2] 22.06.2026 49:08
“ 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒔 , 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒍 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒏 ’ 𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 .” - Erik Twist , President & Principal Partner at Arcadia Education Part 1 of my conversation with Erik explores why a clear, unapologetic culture is essential for teacher recruitment and retention—and why your best candidates want you to know exactly who you are. Watch Part 1 now and shar...
#225, Beyond Test Scores: Classical Liberal Arts Education with Kiernan Fiore 15.06.2026 40:25
“ 𝑺𝒐 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 , 𝒘𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 .” – Kiernan Fiore , Director of Academics, Holy Innocents School In this episode, Kiernan shows how classical liberal arts, great books, and real parent partnership keep humanity at the center of Catholic education. Listen to the full conversation now. 🙌📚 -- 𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑𝑙𝑦 co-𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏...
Special Episode #26, Navigating the Demographic Cliff in Education with Virginia (Ginny) Gentles 12.06.2026 45:39
" 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎 ." - 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑎 ( 𝐺𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑦 ) 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠 , 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 , 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑅𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝐷𝑒𝑓𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 Are you ready to embrace true education freedom? In this special episode, Virginia shares her insights on school choice, the benefits of the Education Freedom Tax Credit, and tips f...
#224, Joanna Haralson on Transforming School Uniforms into a Cultural Asset 08.06.2026 36:23
" 𝑴𝒚 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒇 , 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 ." - 𝐽𝑜𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜𝑛 , 𝑂𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑒 Are uniforms more than just dress codes? In this episode, Joanna shares how schools can leverage uniforms to unify students, reduce teen anxiety, and foster trust with parents through modernized swap programs. Perfect for school administrators wanting to elevate thei...
#223, Craig Randall on Building School Culture Through Trust 01.06.2026 36:51
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕-𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑶𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎, 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒆𝒘, 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒌, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒌𝒂𝒚.” - 𝐶𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑔 𝑅𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑙 , 𝐴𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 & 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑠𝑡-𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 Craig joins us to discuss moving away from deficit-based evaluations. Learn how to foster genuine growth and psychological...
#222, Scaling a Christian School with Dana James 25.05.2026 49:24
" 𝑵𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ." - 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑎 𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 Dana reveals the four non-negotiable pillars of school growth. From navigating mission drift to understanding financial growth tiers, this episode is packed with essential advice for school leaders looking to scale with purpose. Check out the full episode today! 😉...
#221, Video Storytelling Tips for Educators with Sophia Arnold 18.05.2026 53:21
"𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕." - 𝑆𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑎 𝐴𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑑 , 𝐷𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑙𝑦𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑠 In this episode, Sophia shares exactly how school leaders can uncover their unique "Why" and leverage authentic social media video content to boost enrollment. Learn actionable strategies to showcase your school's excellence and attract engage...
Special Episode #25, The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Stephen Carter of Seed Tree Group 15.05.2026 42:55
"𝑾𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒖𝒏 𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒘𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒆𝒕." - 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑟 , 𝐶𝐸𝑂 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑝 In this special episode, Carter explains how student-run businesses transform engagement and enrollment. Learn how to turn your school into a laboratory for real-world success. Click the link to listen now! -- 𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜...
#220, Transform Your School's Onboarding with David Q. Hao 11.05.2026 40:10
"𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆." - 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑄 . 𝐻𝑎𝑜 , 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 & 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑂𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 Join us as we dive into the true metrics of student success. From creating a one-page Culture Code to fostering a lasting sense of belonging, David shares practical strategies to help educational leaders transform their schools...
#219, Abundance vs. Scarcity: Faith-Based Strategies for Growing Your School with Angie Taylor 04.05.2026 45:55
" 𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 , 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 .." - Angie Taylor , Co-founder at Valor Christian School International This episode is a masterclass for school leaders on stepping into bold faith, shifting from a scarcity to an abundance mindset, and creating a global impact. ⛪ Learn how to actively disciple students to walk out their faith. Catch the...
#218, The Hillside Christian Academy Growth Strategy with Tiffany Smith 27.04.2026 31:14
"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍." - 𝑇𝑖𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑡ℎ , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 In this episode, Tiffany shares how she founded Hillside Christian Academy during COVID and grew it from 20 to 75 students. School leaders will discover actionable tips on community building, non-tradition...
#217, Mastering School Leadership and Conflict with Glenn Slater 20.04.2026 44:39
"𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘." - 𝐺𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑛 𝑆𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝐴𝑑𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 In this episode, Glenn draws on his 45 years of experience in private education to discuss conflict resolution, building proactive relationships with parents, and leading with humility. School leaders will gain actionable strategies for navigating emotionally charged environments. Be s...
#216, Shaping History Makers with Bishop Kevin Foreman 13.04.2026 41:54
"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍." – 𝐵𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝐾𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑛 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑛 , 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐻 𝑎𝑟𝑣𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐵𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 In this inspiring episode, we dive deep into the profound impact educators have on shaping history makers. Bishop Foreman shares actionable wisdom on setting boundaries, avoiding burnout, and c...
#215, Building a Thriving Hybrid School Model with Michael Skazinski 06.04.2026 35:17
" 𝑂𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 ' 𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 . 𝐵𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑤ℎ𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑒 ." - 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑙 𝑆𝑘𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑘𝑖 , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 In this episode, Michael reveals how small schools can drive enrollment through innovative hybrid models and top-tier performing arts programs. Discover actionable strategies for capacity planning, commun...
#214, Redefining High School with Matt Buckwalter and Michele Mabus 30.03.2026 45:50
" 𝑊𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑎 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 ." - 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑡 𝐵𝑢𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑡𝑒𝑟 , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 " 𝑊𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑔𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟 , 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙 , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 ." - 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑠 , 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 Is the traditional 5...
#213, Overcoming Isolation in Special Ed with Jan Pride 23.03.2026 46:28
"𝑻𝒐 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍." - 𝐽𝑎𝑛 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒, 𝐸𝑥𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 Less than 2% of Deaf adults worldwide have access to the Bible. Jan Pride is on a mission to change that through education. We discuss the nuances...
#212, Building Parent Trust in Schools with Terese Jurgensen 16.03.2026 41:16
"𝑳𝒆𝒕'𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒌𝒊𝒅𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒕." - 𝑇𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐽𝑢𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑛, 𝐷𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝐶𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 Terese Jurgensen has dedicated her life to serving others. In this episode, she shares her journey from missionary work to education, the philosophy of alternative schools, and the importance of connecting with parents for student success. Join us for a powerful conversatio...
#211, How to Teach Boys Effectively with R. Travis Koch 09.03.2026 43:50
"𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬." - 𝑅. 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑠 𝐾𝑜𝑐ℎ , 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 & 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝 Are traditional schools failing our boys? 🤔 R. Travis Koch joins us to discuss the crisis in male education, the decline of male role models in the classroom, and the radical steps West Christian Prep is taking—including a complete ban on screens....
#210, Building a Faith-Based School Curriculum with Trudy Wischropp 02.03.2026 27:18
"𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇, 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖. 𝑰𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑯𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆." - 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑑𝑦 𝑊𝑖𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑝 , 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 Armor Academy After 24 years in public education, Trudy Wischropp felt a pull toward something different. In this episode, she details the journey of purchasing a historic one-room schoolhouse, the struggle of surrende...
#209, Ditching Grades for Mastery with Belinda Henson 23.02.2026 39:49
"𝑾𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒌𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒂𝒏 𝒆𝒚𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒐𝒑𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎." - 𝐵𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝐻𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑛 , 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑎𝑡 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 . Is the traditional grade-level structure hurting family engagement? Belinda Henson shares how they radically shifted their model to foster deeper communi...
Special Episode #24, Understanding Brain Science in Schools with Lisa A. Riegel 20.02.2026 48:26
" 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒓 , 𝒘𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 . 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 , 𝒘𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 ." - 𝐿𝑖𝑠𝑎 𝐴 𝑅𝑖𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑙 , 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑜𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 How does brain science apply to the classroom? Join us as Lisa bridges the gap between neuroscience and school leadership, sharing practical strategies to help students and staff thrive. Listen to the full episode today. 📚 Check ou...
#208, Breaking the School Leader Silo with Andrew Baxter 16.02.2026 37:10
”𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒃𝒆𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔.” – Andrew Baxter, Principal at Saint Lucas Lutheran School. 🏫 He's sharing invaluable advice on collaboration, strategic planning, and building a lasting school culture. Listen to the full episode today! -- 𝑇𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦'𝑠 𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑𝑙𝑦 co-𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and ClassReach . ClassReach is your ultimate partner in streamlining school managem...
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