Episode 42: Helping Your Child During Distance Learning. Guest Sara Rust, school counselor, provides some strategies for parents to help their children stay motivated during distance learning. She discusses parent workshops, Positive Behavior Intervention Support and Lunch Bunch opportunities.
Episode 43: Guest Brandon Weber, ITS Director, discusses the challenges of technology during distance learning and some ideas for future plans in the Lancaster School District.
Episode 44: Campus Safety During COVID. Guests Dr. Larry Freise, Asst. Superintendent of Business, and Jenny Sampson, Coordinator of Climate, School Safety and Emergency Management, discuss the increased safety requirements due to COVID to keep staff and students safe on campus.
Episode 45: Supporting Teachers During Distance Learning. Guests Kaitlyn Mang, Sarah Rough, and Marshall Zaun discuss the challenges of supporting teachers during the pandemic and what surprises they have experienced.
Episode 46. Computer Science Schools Update. Guests Kacee Fortee, Jennifer Krumrei and Janelle Stevens discuss the computer science programs at Mariposa and West Wind Elementary Schools and how the pandemic has changed the program.
Episode 47. Suicide Prevention. Guests George Garcia and Melissa Zangerle are both school counselors in the Lancaster School District. They discuss suicide prevention and how the district supports students who need assistance.
Episode 48. Facilities Update. Guest Dr. Larry Freise, the Assistant Superintendent of Business gives us an update on the multitude of projects that his team has been working on during the pandemic. All you ever wanted to know about the complicated freezer project and developer fees.
Episode 49- Create Event. Guests Krista Thomsen, Kristi Zenno, and Gina Wilson discuss the importance of integrating the Visual and Performing Arts Standards and how the Create Event will be different this year due to the pandemic.
Episode 50- Creative Principals. Guests Rebekah McConnell and Erie Robertson are both principals in the Lancaster School District. They discuss how the pandemic has made them more creative in supporting teachers and communicating with students and parents.
Episode 51- The Longest Year. Guest Dr. Michele Bowers, Lancaster School District Superintendent, discusses the early days of the pandemic, plans for safety, and the shifts made in learning and access during this year.