Candy and Brian are joined by Board President Laurie Donahue, Superintendent Dr. Adrian Talley, and Chief School Business Official Matt Shipley to discuss priorities 3 and 4 of the Strategic Plan and how it guides the district’s work and buildi

Strategic Plan Part 1

Jan 4th, 2023 16m 59s

Candy and Brian are joined by Board President Laurie Donahue, Superintendent Dr. Adrian Talley, Deputy Superintendent Doug Eccarius and Fry Elementary Principal Laurie Hillman to discuss the priorities 1 and 2 of the Strategic Plan and how it g

STEM Camp

Nov 14th, 2022 13m 54s

Candy and Brian are joined by Andy Fekete, Instructional Technology Specialist, and Amanda Eischen, White Eagle, 4th Grade teacher. Andy and Amanda discuss last year’s STEM Summer Camp experience and plans for future summer camps.

Equity

Oct 31st, 2022 21m 6s

Candy and Brian are joined by the Executive Director of Equity, Nader Najjar. Nader discusses his upcoming work and how his team is supporting teachers with embedding equity instructional practices in their classrooms.

Capital Projects

Oct 17th, 2022 15m 16s

Candy and Brian are joined by Matt Shipley, Chief School Business Official, and John Robinson, Director of Building & Grounds. Matt and John share some of the capital projects that are currently happening and how the team is looking at capital

Grow Your Own Teachers Part 2

Apr 28th, 2022 10m 11s

Candy and Brian are joined by Lynn Baranak, Family & Consumer Science Teacher and Grow Your Own Teacher Coordinator at Waubonsie Valley School and one of her senior students who took part in the year long Grow Your Own Teacher program. The epis

Kendall Podcast Club

Apr 7th, 2022 14m 40s

Candy and Brian are joined by Rhonda Jenkins, LMC Director at Kendall Elementary School, and two fifth grade students to share about their 5th grade Podcast club. The students provide an overview of their experience and some of the amazing topi

Project Lead The Way: Engineering, Design, and Development

Mar 23rd, 2022 18m 42s

Candy and Brian are joined by Anthony Tegtmeyer, Technology & Engineering Teacher at Neuqua Valley High School, and Tylen Fleming, a Neuqua Valley Senior, to share insights about the student experience it the Project Lead The Way Engineering De

Staff Wellness

Feb 14th, 2022 19m 29s

Candy and Brian are joined by Daryl Silberman, Waubonsie Valley Orchestra Director, and Dawn Forkner, SEL and Wellness Coordinator, to discuss the importance of staff wellness. Daryl and Dawn discuss their personal wellness journey in addition

Teacher Mentoring

Feb 1st, 2022 19m 6s

Candy and Brian are joined by Katie Popp, President of Indian Prairie Education Association, and Piper Kottman, Kindergarten teacher at Kendall Elementary School, to discuss a mentoring program that Indian Prairie School District has partnered

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Jan 10th, 2022 15m 28s

Candy and Brian are joined by Dr. Rachel Mahmood, 5th Grade Teacher at Georgetown and Ann Cluxton, English teacher & at Metea Valley High School to share their insights about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in District 204.Rachel and Ann s

Supporting Student Success

Dec 13th, 2021 20m 39s

Candy and Brian are joined by Mike Purcell, Director of High School Curriculum and Quynh Harvey, Metea Valley Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Instruction to celebrate work at the high school level.Mike and Quynh celebrate the work of the

Winter Concerts

Nov 29th, 2021 19m 23s

Candy and Brian are joined by Don Devany, Fine Arts Department Chair at Metea Valley, and Mark Duker, Fine Arts Department Chair at Waubonsie Valley, to share their insights on preparing for the December music concerts.Don and Mark celebrate

Middle School Math Update

Oct 21st, 2021 14m 4s

Candy and Brian are joined by Tarah Fowler, Director of Middle School Curriculum, and Jessica Bogie, District Math Coordinator, to discuss Middle School Math resource updates. Tarah and Jessica share the process to adopt the new middle math r

Teachers Supporting Teachers

Sep 24th, 2021 19m 7s

Candy and Brian are joined by Chrissy Ensign, Gombert LMC Director and Sara Voller, Gombert 3rd Grade teacher to discuss their collaboration as Teacher and LMC Director and LMC Director and Tech Liaison.Chrissy and Sara highlight Gombert staff

New in Elementary School

Sep 9th, 2021 20m 45s

Candy and Brian are joined by Joan Peterson and Charmonique Joiner to discuss curriculum and instruction updates at the elementary school level.Joan and Charmonique highlight the amazing work happening at the elementary school level and share

Kicking Off The School Year

Aug 13th, 2021 20m 18s

Candy and Brian are joined by Alli Landstrom, Peterson Elementary School Principal and Dave Worst, Springbrook Elementary School Principal to discuss the excitement of starting a new school year.Alli and Dave share their excitement for welco

Grow Your Own Teacher Program

Aug 5th, 2021 15m 13s

Candy and Brian are joined by Dr. Louis Lee, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, and Carey Beth-Harry, Director of Human Resources, to discuss Indian Prairie School District's Grow Your Own Teacher program.Louis and Carey discuss th

Technology Services

Jun 3rd, 2021 13m 35s

Candy and Brian are joined by Rodney Mack, Indian Prairie's new Chief Technology Officer, to discuss the future of Technology Services in our district. Rod shares his educational journey and shares some work that his team will be working on

Inclusive Teaching Practices

May 27th, 2021 17m 52s

Candy and Brian are joined by Rachel Witkowski, Peterson Student Services Coordinator, and Sherry Fredericks, Granger Assistant Principal, to discuss inclusive teaching practices in District 204 and their individual buildings. Rachel and She

Creating a Student Centered Classroom

May 20th, 2021 18m 34s

Candy and Brian are joined by Adam Page, Metea Valley English Teacher, and Josh Robinson, Metea Valley Social Studies Teacher, to discuss strategies and ideas on creating a student-centered classroom. Adam and Josh discuss the importance of

Leading During a Pandemic

May 13th, 2021 16m 20s

Candy and Brian are joined by Sarah Nowak, Welch Principal and Gina Getting, Welch Student Services Coordinator, to share what they have learned over the past year about teaching and student learning. Gina and Sarah provide insights into wha

Supporting Building Culture

May 6th, 2021 18m 48s

Candy and Brian are joined by Kibbie Lewis, Middle School Assistant Principal, and Joe Parratore Middle School Assistant Principal, to discuss the importance of supporting a building’s culture with a lens on equity.Building Administrators an

Supporting Students

Apr 29th, 2021 23m 5s

Candy and Brian are joined by Melissa Wilson, Neuqua Valley Assistant Principal of Curriculum & Instruction; and Jess Thomas, Metea Valley English Department chair, to discuss best practices in supporting students.Melissa and Jess share idea

Sharing Building Stories

Apr 24th, 2021 20m 6s

Candy and Brian are joined by Lisa Traut, Neuqua Valley Department Chair & Media Communications Teacher; and Brian Wiencek, Waubonsie Valley Media Communications teacher, to share how student’s share their school’s story.Lisa and Brian expla