In this episode, the team from Howell High School explains how the Senior Survivor event, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars each year, cultivates a culture of giving back while honoring seniors.

In this episode, Nina talks with Ms. Ebony Carter, Assistant Principal at Dakota High School about school safety protocols pre and post COVID.  Listen as Ms. Carter talks about the challenges they've overcome while trying to secure one of the largest high schools in the state. 

In this episode, Nina talks to two middle level secretaries about their job duties and how those have changed in the last few years.  The clerical staff talk about what keeps them motivated and the positives of their job.

Listen in as new Associate Director of Member Service & Outreach, Nina Davis, interviews attendees from the 2022 AP Summit in Crystal Mountain.

Travis Thomsen (Portage North MS) joins the podcast to discuss compassion fatigue awareness and the impact that this professional learning topic has had on his building staff.

In this episode, Amy Pashak, AP of the Freshman Campus at Howell HS, joined us to share about their new suicide prevention and awareness program called Hope Squads.  This nationally recognized initiative brings together student and teachers entrusted by their peers to train and help support students in need.

Michigan's  2022 Assistant Principal of the Year winner, Al Reickard (North Rockford MS), joins the podcast to share insight, tips and more from his career and experiences as an assistant principal and middle-level leader.

Principal Amy Hendry and Asst. Principal Stacey Ary of Carter Middle School (Warren Consolidated Schools) join the podcast to share their #DoKind initiative that has the entire school and community participating in random acts of kindness.  Listen and learn how they are utilizing social media to engage all stakeholders in this collaborative program to build positive school culture.

JoLynn Clark (Frankenmuth HS), Joe Esper (Traverse City West HS) & Tom Lietz (Utica HS) all join the podcast to share what has and hasn't changed with how their buildings are handling COVID-19 protocols at the start of the 2021 school year.  Mask mandates vs recommendations, contact tracing, quarantine protocols and more are all covered and their particular impact on HS students.

In this episode we welcome Regional Teacher of the Year and Khan Academy Student Ambassador, Erin Carlson of Sandusky Jr/Sr HS, to share insight about teaching in 2021.  We discuss what teacher's need, want administrators to know, and hidden gems that came from teaching and learning during the pandemic.