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Talking Out of School

District Administration

Superintendents, principals and other key figures in education share their experiences, strategies and forecasts for K12 public schools.

education

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20:25

Active Shooter: The 5 P's of School Safety in an Era...

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2025/10/17

In the wake of recent tragic school violence incidents in Colorado and Minnesota, K-12 administrators and district leaders face an urgent imperative: ensuring their emergency response plans and protocols are up to the task of protecting students and staff.This timely podcast revisits and expands upon critical school safety strategies from the “5 P’s” methodology (Planning, Process, Protocol, Practice, Prevention), a comprehensive framework for school safety preparedness that transforms theoretical

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37:54

Planning with Purpose: Investing in the Future of...

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2025/09/11

When it comes to creating safe, sustainable, and student-ready schools, capital planning is more than a financial task—it's a leadership priority. In this podcast, experts in the field will explore why capital planning is foundational for K–12 success, especially as districts face aging infrastructure, evolving learning environments and the spaces that support them, and the need for more stakeholder support. Hear from experts as they explain how capital plans can secure investments from the

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49:10

The Brain State: 10 Essential Tier 1 Supports for...

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2025/05/09

The Brain State: 10 Essential Tier 1 Supports for Educators and StudentsDistrict leaders who promote brain state model-based approaches, like Conscious Discipline and Applied Educational Neuroscience (AEN), in their schools equip educators with the knowledge to properly instill self-regulation and emotional resilience in students. Educators who understand their brain state - or how the brain functions - can teach behaviors as learnable skills to foster student wellness, while ensuring their own

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33:40

4 Ways to Support Students with Special Education...

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2025/04/02

District leaders are under increasing pressure to support the individual needs of students with disabilities, who comprise approximately 15% of national public school enrollment. One way to help students with special needs is by providing a digital learning environment. One study* revealed that online learning has provided this population with added flexibility and convenience to manage and absorb information at their own pace, along with individualized learning opportunities that address their

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19:52

EPISODE 38: Why digital media literacy is a gift for...

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2025/01/30

Arming students with the skills to traverse the internet responsibly is education's latest challenge, says these two leaders live from the Future of Education Technology Conference.

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22:29

EPISODE 37: Why supporting faculty mental health is...

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2025/01/13

"We oftentimes don't think much about training with adults on social-emotional development, but we're not done growing," says Karen G. Foley, president and CEO of JPA Chicago.

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15:44

EPISODE 36: How this district improved academics...

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2024/12/16

Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Bracy used ESSER dollars to pay for a high-quality, research-based curriculum. Now, the move is paying off.

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17:27

EPISODE 35: Why tech needs diversity in more ways...

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2024/12/02

Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and diversity are three of the top issues in K12 IT departments. They are also the big themes at next month's FETC 2025.

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23:03

What K-12 Leaders Can Learn from Alternative Delivery...

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2024/11/14

Over the years, Director of Purchasing Gary Kerbow has been tasked with daunting construction projects when helping Hurst Euless Bedford ISD expand.Once, the board of trustees needed a recently acquired building up and running as quickly as possible, but copper thieves had looted the entire infrastructure, requiring extensive rewiring. Another time, Gary had to determine the full scope of repairs when creating offices for new management staff in an existing warehouse space. Most construction

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15:24

Episode 34: AI meets inclusion at FETC 2025

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2024/11/11

On the latest episode of District Administration's Talking Out of School podcastI, FETC featured speaker Kimberly Zajac share ideas for using the efficiencies of artificial intelligence to make instruction ever more inclusive.

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18:33

EPISODE 33: How to choose the right edtech for your...

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2024/10/28

Today, we're joined by Francie Alexander, senior vice president of efficacy and consulting research at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), to discuss the pressures placed on edtech companies to produce results in school districts around the country. She also shares her advice for those in charge of selecting edtech tools for their districts and how to choose the most effective product.

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17:32

EPISODE 32: What is a small language model?

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2024/10/09

You’ve probably heard about AI's large language models. But what is a "small language model" and why might this fine-tuned version of artificial intelligence work better in K12?

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37:16

EPISODE 31: Regaining connection with conflict...

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2024/09/24

An incendiary presidential election, compounded by social media and cable news, is pushing us further away. But as superintendents and community leaders, we can bridge the gap, Katy Anthes says.

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17:54

EPISODE 30: How to create inclusive philanthropy models

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2024/09/09

In this episode, we're by Sasha Rabkin, the chief of program strategy and innovation for the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and development in K12 education.Today’s discussion is on philanthropy and its role in K12 education initiatives and how leaders can implement more inclusive models of philanthropy while utilizing equity-focused research and development to inform these discussions.

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21:00

EPISODE 29: Media Literacy Matters More than Ever

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2024/08/30

Can school district leaders afford not to make media literacy a pillar of their instructional programs? Teaching the subject effectively is key to graduating students who are productive citizens, Superintendent Shari Camhi, says.

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20:52

EPISODE 28: Getting students and faculty 'excited'...

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2024/08/26

Jeremy Anderson walks us through how the National Math and Science Initiative is connecting districts with state and federal programs to close opportunity gaps and increase college access through advanced STEM education.

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21:48

Simplifying Purchasing: How Spring Grove Area School...

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2024/08/22

Many districts are challenged by outdated, costly and inefficient processes when it comes to the purchasing and procurement of instructional resources, which can frustrate teachers and staff and create significant waste.In this podcast, the recently retired superintendent of the Spring Grove Area School District (Penn.) will discuss how the district found ways to better support teachers and staff with the educational resources they needed, which had a direct impact on student academic outcomes,

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23:11

EPISODE 27: How charter schools can improve special...

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2024/08/19

Lauren Morando Rhim, executive director of the Center for Learner Equity, details her organization’s pivotal two-year study of how charter schools support students with disabilities.

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19:53

EPISODE 26: Are smartphone bans a good idea?

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2024/08/12

In this episode, we sit down with Bill Salak, the CTO/COO of Brainly, who explains why we might be "under-informing" our students by prohibiting smartphone use in schools.

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24:38

EPISODE 25: Portrait of a Graduate Power

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2024/08/05

Mike Duncan, CEO of Battelle for Kids, guides district leaders in developing a portrait of a graduate that offers students more more meaningful learning and durable skills.

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