Ridgefield Tiger Talk

On this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk we have an All-Star cast to talk about World Language at the Elementary level. Joining us is Cory Gillette the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Linda Johnson the director of elementary education, Allyson Power World Language Department Head, and Jill Quattrocchi Elementary World Language teacher. We discuss how the program began, the benefits of learning new languages at a young age, the experience our students are having in the classroom, and what to expect next from this new program. Gracias por escuchar!

We assembled an all-star cast for this very special episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk. Joining us is Dr. Susie Da Silva, Superintendent of Schools; Dr. Elizabeth Hannaway, Assistant Superintendent of Special Services; Dr. Anthony Showah, Assistant Director of Special Services; Jessica DiValentino, Transition Program Coordinator; and Kate Collins, Alternative High School Coordinator. We have heard many questions from the community regarding the new proposed location of our transition program and alternative high school, and we feel this podcast is the best way for people to understand the programs and their needs. Thanks for listening! 

Ridgefield Tiger Talk is back for the 24-25 school year! In our first episode of the season, we welcome back Jill Browne our Director of Finance and Billy Gramajo our Transportation Coordinator to go over some frequently asked questions about transportation. Some of the topics we cover are how bus routes are planned, all the factors that decide where a bus stop is, and how the student first app works. Thanks for listening!

If you have any further questions regarding transportation here’s the email discussed in the show: [email protected]

RPS has Leveled UP! This is Ridgefield Tiger talk’s season finale for the 23-24 school year. On today’s show, we welcome Cory Gillette, the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction. We discuss all of the amazing work that our teachers, students, and administrators have done this year to Level Up Ridgefield Public Schools. Even though there will be no new episodes of Tiger, talk this summer everyone here will be hard at work getting ready for the next school year. But don’t worry the show will return a few weeks into the 24-25 school year. Thanks for listening and have a great summer!

Continuing our theme of environmentally friendly shows, this week we welcome Ridgefield High School Biology teacher, Arlyn Kilduff to Tiger Talk. She tells us about the Environmental and Sustainability Club, their involvement with the town, and current projects like the Pollinator Pathway and the RHS recycling audit. Thanks for listening!

We have a charged-up episode of Tiger Talk! Joining us is Dwayne Escola, the chair of the Ridgefield Energy Task Force. We discuss the environmental impacts of installing solar panels on our schools, the up-and-coming solar canopies that will be installed in the high school parking lot this summer, and some of the future endeavors that the task force is looking forward to. Thanks for listening!

On today’s episode, we welcome back a Ridgefield Tiger Talk MVP. Dane Street, the Director of Athletics for Ridgefield High School joins the show. We discussed the many accolades that our amazing athletes received, winter sports recap, a current update on Spring sports, and a call to anyone in the community who’s interested in helping out in athletics. Thanks for listening!

We’re Trash Talking on this week’s episode of Tiger Talk! We welcome back to the show Tiffany Carlson Ridgefield’s Recycling Coordinator. We discussed the 50th anniversary of the Ridgefield Recycling Center, how the schools are helping in the composting effort, some of the free services that the recycling department offers, and ways that you can help your community. Thanks for listening and for more information please email: [email protected]

In this episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk Stephanie Cheung RHS’s Counseling Supervisor joins us to discuss the 2024 College Fair. There is a lot of noteworthy stuff happening this year. Currently there are over 80 colleges signed up, the Editor and Chief of the Princeton review will be the keynote speaker, and the counseling staff will be hosting many informational breakout sessions. Definitely a must listen, if you have a high school age student(s)! Link to the RHS counselors page mentioned in the show.

Wow, we made it to 100 episodes! On this very special episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk we reach out to some of our teachers and administrators to tell us why RPS is such an amazing place! Joining us is Elizabeth Van Duyne, Jennifer DeJulio, Michael Murphy, Sarah Kehoe, Jamie Palladino, Tom Grace, Cory Gillette, and Dr. Susie Da Silva. We are so proud and fortunate to have the remarkable staff that we do. Thanks for getting us to 100 episodes, and thanks for listening!