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Joining me in this episode is Dr. Jim Lloyd, Superintendent of the Olmsted Falls City Schools.

What we cover is how their school district is handling the COVID-19 crisis that is affecting public education.

He has a fairly unique story about going fully remote, and the fact that he needs to hold a standard to inspire and empower the district to what they call the "Triple-A" experience.

OFCS is committed to providing our students wit...

Chris McCully, Superintendent at EHOVE Career Center (Milan, OH), is our guest.

EHOVE Career Center is a leading career tech school in Milan Township that offers advanced training for high school and adult education students in Erie, Huron and Ottawa Counties. The career center serves 16 school districts in the northwest Ohio area.

In this era of COVID-19, vocational education, and how it is done, has taken a real hit. They're havi...

The truth is, administrators start planning for the next school year in January and February.  Here we are at the end of the 2019-2020 school year, a year stifled by COVID-19. 

And we are still in the dark on what the next school year can and will look like.

We certainly encourage school leaders to some time off to take a breath, but not too long.

In this episode, Carol and Joel cover four areas to focus on as you continue your sch...

In uncertain times, how important is agile leadership? Our guest is Diane Egbers. She's pretty much our resident leadership guru here on the podcast. And she heads up a company called Leadership Excelleration.

Why is agile leadership so important during times like these?

Agile leadership, right now, means leaders need to move from uncertainty to clarity, from stability to agility.

But overall, agile leadership requires us to be hum...

In our first of two episodes on the emerging fiscal crisis facing schools, we talked about the 2008 fiscal crisis, the Great Recession, as it was called, and what schools experienced. It is instructive as we look forward to this current crisis and what we might face.

In this episode we talk about how schools can best prepare as they work through this next phase of the pandemic crisis.

Have a financial conversation with your communi...

This episode is the first of a two part series focusing on the looming fiscal crisis that public schools will be facing. This is something that's fast coming down the track, we want you to be prepared.

We reflect back on 2008 within the podcast. What happened? 

• We saw the lowest school levy passage rate in years, and for years to come.
• Lists of budget reductions and cuts, ahead of levy requests, and even if levy passed.
• Contra...

We are so glad to be back again. We feel like I've been on a little bit of a hiatus. And we're sure you have been as well while dealing with the COVID virus.

With episode I'm back with my co-host Joel Gagne. We sometimes podcast together on different topics that we see our clients and school districts face.

In Part 1, COVID-19 Crisis: Where We Are Right Now With Communication, we talked specifically about how Coronavirus is effecti...

We are so glad to be back again. We feel like I've been on a little bit of a hiatus. And we're sure you have been as well while dealing with the COVID virus.

With episode I'm back with my co-host Joel Gagne. We sometimes podcast together on different topics that we see our clients and school districts face.

This is part one of a two part conversation. We're talking specifically about the Coronavirus on your communication to your sc...

Are you ready to break through barriers to higher levels of achievement for you and the leaders around you? In this episode we talk about leadership development.

What is leadership development?

Well, we all have our own ideas, but when done right, it's about being intentional and deliberate. With us today is Diane Egbers. She's pretty much our resident leadership guru here on the podcast. And she heads up a company called Leadershi...

We welcome Superintendent Rick Smith of the Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, which is in Bellefontaine, Ohio, northwest of Columbus, Ohio.

We talk about the importance of working with the business industry to form effective partnerships. This is definitely something that's taking on a life of its own. A lot of businesses are looking for workers. We've covered that extensively in our podcasts, but particularly here, we focus on building...

In this episode we interview Superintendent Dennis Blatt of the Washington County Career Center, located in Marietta, Ohio.

What we talk about is something of an unusual subject, but we  think a necessary one. That is work ethic, and the value of work ethic. Employers are putting a premium on this. We talk with Superintendent Blatt about how the Washington County Career Center addresses this, and they are taking this problem head o...

In this episode, we interview Greg Edinger, Superintendent of the Vanguard Sentinel Career and Technology Center, based in Fremont, Ohio, which is in Northwest Ohio.

Today's topic is "What do parents need to know about career technical education?"

Career tech is not what it used to be. It is something that has really taken off and for good reason. College costs are soaring. And students need alternatives to meaningful career option...

Today's an exciting episode as it marks the last installment of the Agile leadership series with Diane Egbers with Leadership Excelleration: Organizational Leadership Consulting.

In the two previous podcasts, we talked about the important components of Agile Leadership, which are Adventure and Empower. In this episode, we wrap things up with Orchestrate.

What I especially like about our discussion in the episode with Diane is that ...

It is great to have Tom Bailey, Superintendent of the Washington Court House (OH) Schools, on the podcast today.

He's a repeat guest and he brings so much energy, creativity and care to what he does in his school district and community. He talks about how to lead authentically, what that means. And he talks about how good it is for the community.

Schools have to be active participants in their communities, and vice versa. Tom and h...

A few weeks ago we started a new leadership series with Diane Egbers of Leadership Excelleration. Specifically, this podcast series is about agile leadership.

In Part 1 - Agile Leadership with Diane Egbers, we talked about some of the core elements of agile leadership and why it is important to schools. And if you recall, there are some components to the agile leader. Adventure, which we discussed last time, and Empower, which we d...

Kirk Koennecke is the current and new superintendent at the Indian Hills Schools in the Cincinnati (OH) area.

He's not new to the superintendent position. He's been a superintendent before, but he just now stepped into this role at Indian Hills Schools, and he brings a wealth of experience.

Now that schools are underway, this is the perfect person and time to talk about how school superintendents can get to know their communities. ...

In this first episode of our series of three we are calling Being An Agile Leader in Today's Educational Market, we cover Adventure.

Diane Egbers, from Leadership Excelleration (LEI) and co-author of The Ascending Leader, joins Carole Dorn-Bell on the podcast once again.

Follow Diane on Twitter: @dianeegbers

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Summer is a great time to talk about food fresh, locally grown food. Some incredible things are underway at the Van Buren Schools, where the Black Knights have done just that.

In this episode I talk with Jay Clark, the middle school principal, and Brianna Reinhard, the food service director.

They've started to overhaul their food service program with no playbook to work from.  And they have some advice for schools who are looking t...

I talk with Tom Bailey, Superintendent of the Washington Court House (OH) Schools, about a big and blue solution that his school district came up with as a way to meet three needs for students over the summer.

The need to feed every child, to provide enrichment, and to continue to build relationships.

It's called the Big Blue Bus. A bus has been converted to a food truck that runs on a set schedule and delivers food to students all...