Welcome back to The Path Forward! Today, we have a special episode shot at TASA 2024 Midwinter, where Dr. Rick Fernandez is joined by Dr. Michael Cardona, Superintendent of San Marcos CISD. Together, they put John Brochu, Founder/CEO of PracticePlan, on the hot seat.

Hear how PracticePlan is helping school districts utilize their facilities by renting out on their one-of-a-kind platform. In this episode, John also shares the origins of PracticePlan and addresses the hard-hitting questions thrown at him by Dr. Cardona and Rick, including how to manage the applicants and how schools can pay for this service. You won’t want to miss out on learning about an innovative and fantastic product.

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Host: Dr. Rick Fernandez 

Guests: Dr. Michael Cardona, Superintendent of San Marcos CISD

John Brochu, Founder/CEO of PracticePlan

Time Stamps & Show Notes

(00:00 - 01:04) Introduction

(01:05 - 05:06) From Sports Dad to Entrepreneur

(05:07 - 08:16) Streamlining the Process

(08:17 - 11:22) Pushback from School Districts

(11:23 - 13:35) Getting Set Up

(13:36 - 15:33) Success Stories

(15:34 - 16:26) Setting Up Liability

(16:27 - 20:43) Most Used Facilities

(20:44 - 22:26) Getting the Word Out

(22:27 - 23:24) Tightening the Approvals

(23:25 - 24:14) Granting Access to Kids

(24:15 - 25:50) Improving the Technology

(25:51 - 29:23) Looking at the Funding

(29:24 - 30:07) Connect with John

(30:08 - 30:44) Closing