In this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger talk we welcome back Dr. Anthony Showah

Assistant Director of Special Services. We discuss the many updates in the special services department, the expansion of the RISE program, pre-kindergarten, the transition program, how we can leverage AI in helping meet the needs of our students, and much more. Thanks for listening!

On this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk, we welcome Linda Johnson Director of Elementary Education and Jamie Palladino District Math Specialist. We discussed some of the modern methods in which we educate elementary age children in mathematics, what a math fact is, and what parents can do at home to help their children become dynamic math thinkers. Thanks for listening! Click Here for more info on the Summer Bridge Program.

It’s that time of the year again, Ridgefield Public schools is in budget season! On this week’s episode of Tiger Talk, we welcome Dr. Susie Da Silva, Superintendent of Schools and Jill Browne, Director of Finance. We discuss how the budget process works, and the schedule for up-and-coming events, as well as some frequently, asked questions. Click here for our budget website and thanks for listening!

We have quite the exceptional story this week on Ridgefield Tiger Talk! Joining us on the show is Michael McNamara the 6-12 VPA Department Chair and Lauren Verney-Fink the RHS Choral Director. Recently, high school and middle school students from RPS were able to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. We talked to Lauren about this amazing journey, how they prepared, and what’s next for the choir! Also, don’t forget that there is a concert at Ridgefield high school next Tuesday, January 30th. Thanks for listening!

In this week’s episode, we welcome Becky Laus the Principal of Barlow Mountain Elementary School, and Nancy Caron the Principal of Farmingville Elementary School to talk to us about some of the innovative ways that they promote Social Emotional Learning (also known as SEL) in their schools. It’s not just about what we do in the classroom but what the school does with all members of the community. Thanks for listening!

In this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk, we welcome Jeffrey Corbishley, RPS’s 6–12 Math/Science Supervisor. We discuss some of the new exciting program updates to our 6-12 math program, how our math departments support students, what a modern math classroom looks like, and some other ways a student can extend their mathematics opportunities outside of the normal classroom setting. You don’t want to miss this great show, thanks for listening!

On this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk we welcome to the show RHS’s School Counselor Department Head Stephanie Cheung and Counselor Jenna Barbino. We discuss all of the post high school options that our students have, how we prepare our students for post high school success, how to have the right mindset when looking for colleges, and how parents can support these endeavors. Thanks for listening! 

In this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk, we welcome back Dane Street, Ridgefield High School’s Director of Athletics. He brings us up-to-date on the impressive accomplishments of this past fall season, current accomplishments of our amazing student athletes, some really cool updates to the athletics program, and a preview of the winter sports season. Thanks for listening!

On this week’s Tiger Talk we welcome back Annie Tucci our 6-12 Humanities Supervisor. She talks to us about year two of the Wittiness Stone Project, a joint venture between Ridgefield Public Schools and the Ridgefield historical society. This inquiry based project is one of the many examples for how we can make the history right in our backyard come alive. Here is the link to the live stream on November 15th. Thanks for listening! 

On this week’s episode of Ridgefield Tiger Talk we welcome back to the podcast physics and robotics teacher Michael Murphy who is joined with two RHS students Harshiv Gorakhiya and Declan Kelly. They tell us about the RHS robotics program and after school club. Also, on Saturday, November 4, Ridgefield high school will be hosting a huge robotics competition that’ll have over 60 teams from different states. If you’re interested in going, click here for the flyer. Also, here is a link to the YouTube channel if you’d like to stream it on the day of the event. Thanks for listening!