Jen Butel is the Executive Director of Pupil Services for the Platte County R-3 School District in the Kansas City area of Missouri. Jen’s educational journey involves the allure of the “special doors” at the end of the hall, the value of curating your own plus-minus file, and the power of letting go of guilt when you move into a new part of your education journey. This conversation is full of so many nuggets of wisdom that I had to listen again to take notes. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Here are some of the resources and organizations Jen mentions:

MO-CASE: mo-case.org 

YVC - Youth Volunteer Corps: yvc.org   

The Children’s Place: childrensplaceinc.org/volunteer 

The CDC website: cdc.gov