A Matter of Principals

Episode 25: AWSP TV - Ep. 19 - Early learning with Ross Hunter

January 6th, 2020  |  53 mins 1 sec

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Ross Hunter, Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth and Families, swings by to talk about his department and how principals can support early learning.

Episode 22: AWSP TV - Ep. 16 - Cultural Competency with Ben Ibale

December 20th, 2019  |  54 mins 14 secs

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WEA's Human and Civil rights Coordinator Ben Ibale joins our executive director Dr. Scott Seaman to talk about cultural competence and the role of the principal.

Episode 21: AWSP TV - Ep. 15 - Angela Kelly Robeck

November 5th, 2019  |  22 mins 41 secs

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Episode 20: AWSP TV - Ep. 14 - Kaiser Permanente

October 15th, 2019  |  19 mins 10 secs

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Our Roz Thompson sits down with Jill Patnode, Thriving Schools Program Manager for Kaiser Permanente of Washington, to talk about all the programs and resources KP provides to support schools and the people in them.

Episode 19: AWSP TV - Ep. 13 - Rep. Laurie Dolan

September 24th, 2019  |  20 mins 30 secs

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AWSP is thrilled to announce that the 2019 Torch of Leadership Award is given to Representative Laurie Dolan (D-Olympia). Prior to becoming a state representative, Rep. Dolan worked for 30 years as a teacher and school director advocating for the needs of children and schools. She has also worked with former Governor Gregoire as her policy director and now serves as Vice Chair on the House Education Committee as well as on the Appropriations and State Government & Tribal Relations Committees.

AWSP TV - Ep. 12 - Core Plus Aerospace

September 2nd, 2019  |  40 mins 51 secs

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AWSP TV - Ep. 10 - Kids at Hope

August 7th, 2019  |  54 mins 52 secs

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AWSP TV - Ep. 9 - Linda Drake

June 18th, 2019  |  15 mins 40 secs

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Immediately after we recorded with OSPI's Dr. Michaela Miller, Linda Drake from the State Board of Education stepped into the hot seat. She's their Director of Career and College Readiness Initiatives. Watch her talk to Scott Friedman about the role the State Board of Education plays, learn about their rulemaking process for graduation pathways in HB 1599, and find out how you can help shape those rules with your feedback to the Board.

Episode 14: AWSP TV - Ep. 8 - Dr. Michaela Miller

June 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 45 secs

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OSPI's Deputy Superintendent Dr. Michaela Miller came by our studio for the second time to talk about HB 1599, which transforms the assessment expectations for graduation and how students can approach fulfilling requirements for earning a diploma. She joined our Scott Friedman for an in-depth conversation about some of the changes the new legislation brings, some of the new pathways brought about, and what principals should be doing now.

AWSP TV - Ep. 7 - Sue Anderson

April 30th, 2019  |  50 mins 35 secs

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In our seventh episode of AWSP TV, OSPI's Sue Anderson (Director of Educator Effectiveness) talks to our Ron Sisson about putting the G (growth) in TPEP, as well as a few more topics around evaluation, coaching, mentoring, and induction.