Achieving Kids

Achieving Kids

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  • Texas State Board of Education with Donna Bahorich, SBOE Chair
    Our subject for today's podcast is hearing about our Texas State Board of Education and what is coming next from the Long-Range Plan for Public Education.
    Episode Guests:
    Donna Bahorich, Chair of the State Board of Education
    Barbara Goss, Wylie ISD School Board Vice-President
    Mitch Herzog, Wylie ISD School Board President
    Suzi Kennon, Wylie ISD Parent and Texas PTA President-Elect
    For more information about the Long-Range Plan mentioned by Donna Bahorich, please visit: https://tea.texas.gov/SBOE/long-range_plan/
    39 min
  • Dual Credit 101 and Our Partnership with Collin College
    Our subject for today's podcast is what dual credit is and how your child can benefit from taking college classes in high school.
    Episode Guests:
    Raul Martinez, Associate Vice President of K-12 Partnerships, Collin College
    Maureen Cervantes, College & Career Counselor, Collin College
    Dr. Kim Spicer, Deputy Superintendent, Wylie ISD
    For more information on 504 accommodations at Collin College, please visit the ACCESS website: http://www.collin.edu/studentresources/disabilityservices/index.html
    26 min
  • A-F School Report Card with Commissioner Mike Morath
    Our goal today is to help our parents and all other Texans understand the Texas School Report Card. We are so excited to have the Commissioner here with us!
    Episode guests:
    Commissioner Mike Morath, TEA Commissioner of Education
    Dr. Kim Spicer, Wylie ISD Deputy Superintendent
    For the TEA Resources metioned in the podcast, please visit: https://tea.texas.gov/A-F/
    17 min
  • Preparing for Kindergarten with Emily Jones McCoy
    Our Subject for today’s podcast is how to get your child and yourself ready for Kindergarten. Our goal today is acknowledge the anxiety faced by both and children when they are first starting school, and to talk about ways to help.
    Episode guests:
    Emily Jones McCoy, Dugout Reporter for the Texas Rangers, Co-owner of Posh Play Mat, & author of A Place for Everyone
    Vicki Skipwith, Wylie ISD Kindergarten Teacher
    Scott Winn, Wylie ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & former Elementary Principal
    To see Emily's book, please visit her website: http://poshplaymat.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9
    39 min
  • Keeping Kids Safe Online
    Our Subject for today’s podcast is keeping students safe online while using social media platforms. We have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to address the most common ways students are exploited and who is at risk.
    Episode guests:
    Special Agent Andrew Peters, Department of Homeland Security
    Karaline Klakamp, Wylie East student
    Easton Kerr, Wylie High student
    To see the resources referenced by Agent Peters, please visit this website: https://www.ice.gov/topics/iGuardians
    36 min
  • Student Anxiety & Stress
    Our Subject for today’s podcast is student anxiety and stress and emotional and psychological impact they have on a student and their achievement in school and life. Our goal today is to address the most common issues relating to what creates anxiety and stress and expert advice regarding how adults can help kids effectively manage stress and anxiety.
    Episode guests:
    Dr. Kelly Jameson, psychotherapist
    Tanya Smith, Wylie ISD parent
    Stacie Smith, Wylie ISD parent
    To see Dr. Jameson's resources, please visit her website: http://www.drkellyjameson.com/
    41 min
  • Kindness, Caring and Strong Relationships Connections are the Key to Ending School Violence
    Our Subject for today’s podcast falls on the heels of the latest school shooting. In Wylie ISD, we have a standard that every student have at least one positive relationship with an adult as a method of engaging kids and deterring acts of violence. Most students who commit these acts are isolated individuals without connection or support. By engaging our kids with kindness, caring and love will give them the hope and happiness necessary to thrive in a positive way. In Wylie, we actually measure student/teacher relationships 3 times per year to identify and help those who feel isolated.
    Our focus today is to learn about the value of caring, kindness and engagement and reflect on one parent’s experience of losing a child to an incident like what happened in Florida.
    Darrell Scott, parent of Rachel Scott and is the founder of Rachel’s Challenge.
    Rachel was a victim of the Columbine School Shooting in 1999. In Rachel’s diary, she wrote "I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same. People will never know how far a little kindness can go." Darrell’s life has been dedicated to Rachel’s Challenge to bring kindness and caring to the world in a chain reaction that has touched over 5,000,000 lives.
    Episode guests:
    Darrell Scott, father of Rachel Scott, founder of Rachel's Challenge
    Mike Williams, principal of Wylie East High School
    Virdie Montgomery, principal of Wylie High School
    Barbara Goss, Wylie ISD parent, Board Member
    Heather Leggett, Wylie ISD parent, Board Member
    Ian Halperin, Executive Director of Public Relations
    For the Love & Logic parent resource referrenced by Mr. Scott, please click here: https://www.loveandlogic.com/
    For the 180 Connections resource referrenced by Mr. Scott, please click here: https://goo.gl/mTxvk6
    Information and advice contained in this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to defining, interpreting or establishing policies or procedures of a school or the district. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast. Wylie ISD does not endorse any of the products or services referenced and guests on this podcast are not compensated.
    1 hr 9 min
  • Sexting
    Our Subject for today’s podcast is sexting and the impact it can have legally, from school discipline perspective and emotional impact on a student and their achievement in school and life.
    Episode guests:
    Mike Leasor, Partner of Leasor, Crass, Attorneys at Law
    Scott Winn, Assistant Superintendent For Student Services
    Stacie Smith, Wylie ISD parent
    Stephanie James, Wylie ISD parent
    For the powerpoint referrenced by Mr. Leasor, please click here: https://goo.gl/7iWfFn
    Information and advice contained in this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to defining, interpreting or establishing policies or procedures of a school or the district. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast. Wylie ISD does not endorse any of the products or services referenced and guests on this podcast are not compensated.
    35 min

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The Achieving Kids podcast is a conversation featuring experts in subjects related to raising happy, successful children in today’s world. On each broadcast, parent guests will provide their perspective on current trends and issues our kids face in school, society and at home. Our goal is to provide a better understanding of how the decisions we make as educators help promote the best interests of our kids…and community. We will tackle big subjects…and entertain different viewpoints…but the focus will always be on equipping our kids with the strategies that will help them achieve in school and in life.