Marking Excellence with Superintendent Dr. Mark Shanoff

Parents, we know that there are a lot of resources out there to guide you and child through the school year. On this episode, Dr. Shanoff sits down with Dr. Francisco Rivera Mieles to discuss the best ways to communicate with your child's teachers, to track their grades, and to help them gain extra reading or math practice at home.

Your principals, assistant principals, and custodians have been working hard throughout the summer to prepare for the new school year. Now, it's your turn to prepare!

In this episode, Dr. Shanoff and Mr. Chris Todd, principal of Celebration High School discuss new policies for high school schedule changes, Meet the Teacher nights, bus route information, free and reduced lunch, and more.

We’re less than a month away from the first day of school and many of our students will be transitioning to middle school or high school for the first time.

Principal Monique Machado has some tips to help parents and students ease into these transitions.

Did you know the best thing your student can do during summer break is read for 20 minutes every day?

Reading will help them continue to build a strong foundation for success across all subjects.

Before the end of the school year, Dr. Shanoff visited Celebration High School to help Mr. Irving Reyes prepare his students for their final exams and industry certifications.

During the spring semester, School Board Vice Chair Terry Castillo hosted a community conversation about educational gaps and how the school district is addressing those gaps to ensure all students receive a quality education. This podcast episode expands on that conversation.

Dr. Shanoff attempts to learn ballet and jazz with Mrs. Burns at St. Cloud High School. Will he be successful in his attempt to master the grand jete? Listen to his latest episode of Shanoff Shadows to find out!

From FAST testing to end-of-course exams to AP Exams, our students will be taking multiple tests throughout the month of May. Dr. Shanoff knows that all these tests can be overwhelming for students, which is why he invited Dr. Leah Torres onto the podcast to talk about ways to overcome testing anxiety and provide some words of encouragement to all students.

Dr. Shanoff is thrilled to introduce you to our 2025 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Vanessa Gomez. Ms. Gomez is a Medical Assistant Instructor for Osceola Technical College and her students have achieved a 100% certification pass rate and graduation rate at the conclusion of her program. She discusses this and more on the latest episode of Marking Excellence!

Dr. Shanoff sits down with Mrs. Dawn Parker to talk about being named the 2024 School-Related Employee of the Year.