S02E12 - Listen, Innovate, Serve an interview with Tim Carter Yavapai County School Superintendent

In Arizona, school superintendents are elected. Superintendent Carter discusses providing services to help schools organize and fund elections. He discusses the importance of active listening to meet the needs of schools. He talks about finding a critical mass in the themes of these discussions. Once critical mass is found, partners are needed to help meet the needs of partner schools to achieve goals and overcome challenges. Further, Superintendent Carter discusses coordinating middle mile and last mile implementation to place high-speed internet in homes and schools in rural Arizona. He shared that the middle mile initiative has been completed in Yavapai county. He talks about how children had to find internet connections through businesses, parking lots, and other public spaces. They are now working to address the final mile internet for the county for underserved populations. Superintendent Carter talks about local control for initiatives and partnering with local concerns in mind. The hosts discuss the importance of collaboration in solving rural issues, such as the Rural Collaborative for professional development among different schools. We conclude by offering methods for finding additional funding that many administrators may be unaware are currently available. Tim Carter Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim was raised in southern Arizona. He graduated from Tombstone High School and attended Glendale Community College prior to receiving a Bachelor of Science Degree from Grand Canyon College and a Master of Arts in Secondary Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Tim completed the requirement for an Arizona Superintendent Certificate at the University of Phoenix. Tim provides educational services through the Yavapai County Education Service Agency to the 25 school districts, 24 charters schools, and 101 campuses throughout the county. His agency serves schools in all fifteen counties. He strongly believes in local control, high academic standards, and fiscal accountability. Thank you to WinLearning for Sponsoring this Episode.