Verona Area School District Podcasts

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area High School Track Coaches Sofia Ruelas and Joff Pedretti about their personal journies and how the season is unfolding for VASD’s student-athletes.

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Le Jordan and Tourism Coordinator Alison Plumer about tourism in the Verona Area and the connection between VASD’s schools and tourism.

Dr. Clardy talks with Summer School Coordinator and School Psychologist Marlene Koch about the focus, opportunities, and structure of Summer School 2025.

Dr. Clardy talks with Facility & Event Scheduling Coordinator Jeanene Ennis about the extensive use of VASD’s facilities for meetings, activities, and events that draw people from across the street, across town, and across the nation.

Dr. Clardy talks with Rick Kisting, VASD New Teacher Mentor, and Whitney Onyancha, Country View educator, about how new educators are supported in the VASD.

Dr. Clardy talks with Dr. Sara Halberg, Director of Special Education, and Carli Adams, Behavior Support Coach and Extended Learning Pathways Lead, about Special Education and Multi-Level Systems of Support in the Verona Area School District.

Dr. Clardy talks with Sidney Peach, VASD’s Staff Wellness and Community Programming Coordinator and Assistant Athletic Director, about the work of VASD’s Wellness Committee and how we embed wellness into VASD

Dr. Clardy talks with Adam Zingsheim, Director of Pupil Services, about mental health and wellness supports for students PreK-12 in the Verona Area School District.

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area High School Agriculture Educator and FFA Advisor Jamie Morris and student and FFA President Marleigh Ace about all that FFA has to offer, their experiences, and their recent recognition as a 3-Star National Chapter.

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area School District’s Family, Staff, and Community Engagement Liaison Tamera Stanley about a new support and resource for families called “VASD Family Gathering”. The first Family Gathering is today, Wednesday November 20th at 6 - 8 PM at Redeemer City Church, 5356 King James Way in Fitchburg. All are welcome!

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area High School Principal Brian Cox and Badger Ridge Middle School Principal Larry Love about cell phone protocols at VASD’s middle schools and high schools, how they were designed, and how they are functioning to support the best outcomes for students and staff.

Dr. Clardy talks with visiting Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement participants Maja Videnovikj and Marcela Molnarova. Maja is from the Republic of North Macedonia, and Marcela is from the Czech Republic. While the Fulbright scholars are in Wisconsin, they split their time either attending classes and participating in other activities on UW-Madison's campus or they will be at Verona Area...

Dr. Clardy talks with VASD’s Special Programs Coordinator Lindsay Simonson and student Brandy Torres-Viveros about Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID). AVID fosters a safe and open culture, high expectations for teachers and students, and collaboration in all classrooms. AVID provides classroom activities and teaching practices and promotes academic behaviors that can be incorporated i...

Dr. Clardy talks with the music educator Heather Thorpe and students Mia and Aimika about their lead roles in the upcoming Verona Area High School musical, Freaky Friday! The show runs Thursday, September 26 at 7 PM, Friday, September 27 at 6:30 PM, and Saturday, September 28th at 2 PM and 7:00 PM. ASL interpretation will be provided at the Friday, September 27 show. Tickets are available at vahs....

Dr. Clardy talks with the Public Information Officer Marcie Pfeifer-Soderbloom about the 2024-25 Convocation – what it is, why we do it, and our focus for 2024-25.

Dr. Clardy talks with Adam Stiner, VASD’s new Director of Athletics and Activities. Athletics schedules can be found on the Big Eight Conference website here .

Dr. Clardy talks with Sergeant Logan Brown about the upcoming Fitchburg Community Night Out on Aug 14th, 5-8pm at Mckee Farms Park

Dr. Clardy talks with VASD’s Summer School Coordinator and incoming principal at Glacier Edge Elementary School, Laura Marquardt.

Dr. Clardy talks with VASD’s Director of Technology and Digital Learning about the planning that went into the 2024-25 device refresh and how his team will implement the update this summer.

Dr. Clardy talks with Verona Area High School Principal Brian Cox as he reflects on his first year at the helm.

Dr. Clardy talks with his very own Mom, Ms. Linda Bell, about his educational path and her role in his life.

Dr. Clardy talks with Lois Feiner, Glacier Edge Elementary School art educator, all about her journey to becoming an educator and her approach to developing a trust-based classroom atmosphere.

Dr. Clardy talks with Sophie and Sidney, Verona Area High School students and members of the Superintendent’s Advisory, and they interview him to find out more about being a Superintendent.

Dr. Clardy talks about Pupil Services with Tracey Jackson, VASD’s Director of Pupil Services and Rikki Conwell, School Nurse at Verona Area High School and VASD’s Lead Nurse about the role of the professionals in the Pupil Services Department: counselors, health services, psychologists, restorative practices, and social workers.

Dr. Clardy talks about Multilingual Programs, including Two Way Immersion (Spanish-English), with Rosamaria Laursen, VASD’s Director of Multilingual Programs and Alexis Nass, VASD’s Elementary Multilingual Programs Coordinator.