Achieving Kids

Our subject for today's podcast is hearing about our Texas State Board of Education and what is coming next from the Long-Range Plan for Public Education. Episode Guests: Donna Bahorich, Chair of the State Board of Education Barbara Goss, Wylie ISD School Board Vice-President Mitch Herzog, Wylie ISD School Board President Suzi Kennon, Wylie ISD Parent and Texas PTA President-Elect For more information about the Long-Range Plan mentioned by Donna Bahorich, please visit: https://tea.texas.gov/SBOE/long-range_plan/

Our subject for today's podcast is what dual credit is and how your child can benefit from taking college classes in high school. Episode Guests: Raul Martinez, Associate Vice President of K-12 Partnerships, Collin College Maureen Cervantes, College & Career Counselor, Collin College Dr. Kim Spicer, Deputy Superintendent, Wylie ISD For more information on 504 accommodations at Collin College, please visit the ACCESS website: http://www.collin.edu/studentresources/disabilityservices/index.html

Recorded on August 15, 2018. Featuring Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath and Dr. David Vinson, Superintendent of Wylie ISD.

Our goal today is to help our parents and all other Texans understand the Texas School Report Card. We are so excited to have the Commissioner here with us! Episode guests: Commissioner Mike Morath, TEA Commissioner of Education Dr. Kim Spicer, Wylie ISD Deputy Superintendent For the TEA Resources metioned in the podcast, please visit: https://tea.texas.gov/A-F/

Our Subject for today’s podcast is how to get your child and yourself ready for Kindergarten. Our goal today is acknowledge the anxiety faced by both and children when they are first starting school, and to talk about ways to help. Episode guests: Emily Jones McCoy, Dugout Reporter for the Texas Rangers, Co-owner of Posh Play Mat, & author of A Place for Everyone Vicki Skipwith, Wylie ISD Kindergarten Teacher Scott Winn, Wylie ISD Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources & former Elementary Principal To see Emily's book, please visit her website: http://poshplaymat.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9

Our Subject for today’s podcast is keeping students safe online while using social media platforms. We have partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to address the most common ways students are exploited and who is at risk. Episode guests: Special Agent Andrew Peters, Department of Homeland Security Karaline Klakamp, Wylie East student Easton Kerr, Wylie High student To see the resources referenced by Agent Peters, please visit this website: https://www.ice.gov/topics/iGuardians

Our Subject for today’s podcast is student anxiety and stress and emotional and psychological impact they have on a student and their achievement in school and life. Our goal today is to address the most common issues relating to what creates anxiety and stress and expert advice regarding how adults can help kids effectively manage stress and anxiety. Episode guests: Dr. Kelly Jameson, psychotherapist Tanya Smith, Wylie ISD parent Stacie Smith, Wylie ISD parent To see Dr. Jameson's resources, please visit her website: http://www.drkellyjameson.com/

Our Subject for today’s podcast falls on the heels of the latest school shooting. In Wylie ISD, we have a standard that every student have at least one positive relationship with an adult as a method of engaging kids and deterring acts of violence. Most students who commit these acts are isolated individuals without connection or support. By engaging our kids with kindness, caring and love will give them the hope and happiness necessary to thrive in a positive way. In Wylie, we actually measure student/teacher relationships 3 times per year to identify and help those who feel isolated. Our focus today is to learn about the value of caring, kindness and engagement and reflect on one parent’s experience of losing a child to an incident like what happened in Florida. Darrell Scott, parent of Rachel Scott and is the founder of Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel was a victim of the Columbine School Shooting in 1999. In Rachel’s diary, she wrote "I have this theory that if one person can go out of their way to show

Our Subject for today’s podcast is sexting and the impact it can have legally, from school discipline perspective and emotional impact on a student and their achievement in school and life. Episode guests: Mike Leasor, Partner of Leasor, Crass, Attorneys at Law Scott Winn, Assistant Superintendent For Student Services Stacie Smith, Wylie ISD parent Stephanie James, Wylie ISD parent For the powerpoint referrenced by Mr. Leasor, please click here: https://goo.gl/7iWfFn Information and advice contained in this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to defining, interpreting or establishing policies or procedures of a school or the district. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast. Wylie ISD does not endorse any of the products or services referenced and guests on this podcast are not compensated.