What does it take to help prepare students for life beyond the classroom? As you'll hear in today's episode, our guest, Dr. Mark Martin, shares that dreaming big and thinking outside the box have a tremendous impact on students. Dr. Martin is the Superintendent of Meade County Schools in Brandenburg, Kentucky. His bold and innovative leadership is a model for us all. Listen as he discusses with Dr. Janet Pilcher a program he's launched called Close the Gap Kentucky and how it's helping other school districts succeed. This program reinforces that professional development should be a process and not just a one-time event. He'll also discuss how his team is thinking outside the box to better serve students in special education.

This episode addresses questions, such as:

• Why is it important to lead boldly?
• How do you know you're doing what is best for students and how can you effectively track that growth to ensure success?
• What can leaders do to help increase unity and buy-in when it comes to new initiatives?

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