The Inside Scoop: Everything you want to know about the Cobb County School District
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Guest: Darryl York, Director of Policy and Planning 00:42 What is School Choice? 01:26 How does the process work? 01:59 Availability of seats 02:37 The challenge of determining seats available 04:24 Too many applicants 06:00...
Guest: Kevin Kiger, CCSD Exec. Dir. of Human Resources 00:35 The Steps to Becoming a CCSD Teacher 01:22 Connecting with the District 02:23 The Best Place to Teach, Lead and Learn 03:37 Retirement Program is...
Guest: Officer Phil Bradford, Emergency Management Specialist 00:49 The New Safety Tool 01:19 Five Ways to Share Concern 01:44 Much More Than a Phone Number to Call 02:54 New Flyer Will Inform You 03:08 Going...
Guest: Gretchen Walton, CCSD Compliance and Legislative Affairs Officer 00:44 Working with Legislators for Students 01:21 What Are Legislative Priorities? 01:57 Cobb's Priorities 03:27 Accuracy and Accountability 08:38 Financial Sustainability 11:23 Local Control 12:49 School...
Board Member Brad Wheeler discusses his experience on the Cobb School Board.
Guests: Susan Christensen, Director of Special Education, and Dr. Laurel Kinard, Director of Student Assistance Programs 01:07 Identifying Disabilities 03:56 My Student's Eligible. Now What? 05:07 Types of Support 09:07 Identifying Dyslexia 10:09 The Autism Spectrum...
John Adams discusses how the decision closing schools due to inclement weather is made.
Guests: Marc Smith, Sr. Executive Director of Technology John Floresta, Chief Strategy and Accountability Officer 00:42 Updated Technology 03:09 Funding Through Ed-SPLOST 05:16 Systems Behind CTLS 08:05 Better Displays for Greater Engagement 12:41 Workforce Tools...
Guests: Ehsan Kattoula & Casey Jones 01:03 Milestones and Types of Assessment 03:53 Turning Data into Information for the Classroom 11:22 CCRPI 14:04 How Much Testing is Too Much? 16:02 It's MASSIVE! 17:04 Data for...
Guest: Scott Sweeney 00:27 Post 6 Defined 01:02 Inspiration for Running for the Board 02:22 A Business Approach 04:25 Relating to Constituents 05:48 Receiving Input from Others 08:33 The Biggest Challenge 12:10 Weathering the Economic...
Guest: David Chastain 00:38 Post 4 Defined 01:13 Why Become a School Board Member? 02:07 What Does it Take to Succeed as a Board Member? 04:42 Community Input 06:53 Cobb Government versus Cobb Schools 09:39...
Guest: John Floresta 00:27 Standardized Testing 01:55 Empowering Teachers 02:38 Grading Data Expanded 04:25 Role of CTLS 07:23 Not Big Brother 09:06 Reclaiming Time 11:33 Teacher Workload 15:35 CobbMetrics The Cobb School District’s Chief Strategy...
The Cobb School District's Chief Financial Officer, Brad Johnson, discusses the fiscal issues which impact our students' education in the classroom.
Guest: Jennifer Lawson, Chief Academic Officer 00:26 What Is CTLS? 04:07 Its Impact On Teaching 08:09 The Inspiration For CTLS 09:33 Improving Assessment Design 12:01 CTLS for Teachers 13:47 CTLS for Parents 16:03 Help With...
Guest: Ron Storey, Chief of CCSD Police Department 00:25 Cobb Schools Police Department 02:50 School Officers Are Specialists 04:37 Leveraging Camera Technology 06:42 Controlled Access Doors 09:31 AlertPoint Technology 15:53 Training & Drills The police...
