"Today Matters" Summit Hill School District 161

In another edition of the Today Matters podcast, Dr. Paul McDermott, Superintendent of Summit Hill School District 161, discusses how to be thankful during Thanksgiving. He will talk through a pair of challenges that were presented to the great staff of Summit Hill School District 161, and what was learned along the way.

In this episode of "Today Matters," Dr. Paul McDermott talks through his thoughts regarding student-centered classrooms and what this means to education today.

September 11th profoundly impacted all Americans...today's "Today Matters" reflects on this, servant leadership, and a path forward...together.

Welcome to the second "Today Matter's" podcast, a collection of thoughts from, me, Dr. Paul McDermott, proud Superintendent of Summit Hill School District 161, serving Frankfort, Mokena, and Tinley Park, IL. I'm often asked about what happens at the Opening Institute, where a district collects its people together prior to the opening of school for the year and the return of the students to their schools. The answer is actually very important: we look to cast a vision, unite our team, and offer employees an over-arching philosophy that will offer support of everything else we do for the school year. This podcast is much longer than the first, as I work back through the speech delivered to the staff on August 23rd, 2021, at the kick-off for District 161. We will return to shorter, more typical episodes next time. Enjoy!

The 2021-2022 School Year is right around the corner in Summit Hill School District 161 in Frankfort, Mokena, and Tinley Park, Illinois! With that being said, here are a few thoughts that will help steer our direction in the inaugural Superintendent's podcast by Dr. Paul McDermott.