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A Solid Future for Shaker Schools
by Mark Goode
This podcast explores the issues associated with Issue 13, a levy proposed by the Shaker Heights School district. The goal of this podcast is to educate citizens of Shaker Heights, to answer many of the questions raised on social media and during public meetings, and to give key stakeholders an opportunity to discuss in depth the many issues surrounding the proposed levy. This podcast is hosted and produced by Mark Goode, a resident of Shaker Heights, on behalf of the Committee for Shaker Schools, a grassroots, citizen-based campaign organization that works to help pass Shaker Heights City School District levies and bond issues. The committee's primary mission is to inform voters about upcoming school levies and bond issues and to direct efforts toward ensuring their passage.
Episodes
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Ep 9 - Highlights of the Podcast
In case you haven't had time to listen to the previous 8 episodes, this episode contains the highlights of those episodes. Featuring 14 guests sharing for a total of 16 minutes and 31 seconds, these subject matter experts ranging from the Assistant Director of Buildings and Grounds, to Board...
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Ep 8 - An Empty Nester Supports Issue 13
Dr. Donna McIntyre Whyte is a long time resident of Shaker Heights. Dr. Whyte moved to Shaker in 1982, reared her family here, earned her Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University, and now teaches at Cleveland State University. Dr. Whyte explains why she chose the elementary school (Moreland) for...
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Ep 7 - Supporting Issue 13: Early Nester and Empty Nesters
The majority of residents of Shaker Heights do not have children in the Shaker Heights school system. For that reason, we feel it is important to hear from members of this constituency. So in this episode, we talk with four Shaker school district taxpayers, three of whom live in Shaker Heights…
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Ep 6 - The Numbers - Understanding the Cost of Issue 13
In this episode, we talk with Heather Weingart and Jeffrey Issacs, both members of the School Board for the Shaker Heights School District. I asked Heather and Jeff a series of questions relating to the financial cost of the levy as well as a number of issues associated with how the Board...
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Ep 5 - Conversation with Shaker Teachers, Part 2
In this episode (Part 2 of 2 of “Conversation with Shaker Teachers”), we talk with three teachers Kelly Grahl Jill DiPiero Alesha Edwards These professionals teach in at Lomond Elementary school in Shaker Heights. We asked them to share from their experiences about the challenges they encounter…
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Ep 4 - Conversation with Shaker Teachers, Part 1
In this episode (Part 1 of 2 of “Conversation with Shaker Teachers”), we talk with three teachers Megan Konopinski Mercy Jenkins Tim Kalan Because these three professionals work and teach in our Shaker school buildings, we asked them to share from their experiences about the challenges they...
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Ep 3 - We Support Issue 13 - School Board Candidate Forum
In this episode, we talk with three candidates for the Shaker Heights School Board of Education who have endorsed Issue 13. In the order in which they first appear in the opening remarks on the show, they are: Pam Scott Doug Wang Andrea Boyd In this discussion, I ask each of the candidates to…
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Ep 2 - The Journey That Got Us to Issue 13, an interview with Lora Cover
In this episode, we talk with Lora Cover, a member of the School Board for the Shaker Heights School District. I asked Lora to take us on the journey of how the Shaker Heights school board went from considering the issues associated with the school buildings' infrastructure to determining that…
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Ep 1 - Knowing What We Need, a conversation with Sean Brown
Sean Brown is the Assistant Director of Buildings and Grounds for the Shaker Heights School district. Employed by the school district since 1990, Sean is intimately familiar with the current state of the Shaker Heights school buildings. Sean and his team are responsible for the daily maintenance…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast explores the issues associated with Issue 13, a levy proposed by the Shaker Heights School district. The goal of this podcast is to educate citizens of Shaker Heights, to answer many of the questions raised on social media and during public meetings, and to give key stakeholders an opportunity to discuss in depth the many issues surrounding the proposed levy.
This podcast is hosted and produced by Mark Goode, a resident of Shaker Heights, on behalf of the Committee for Shaker Schools, a grassroots, citizen-based campaign organization that works to help pass Shaker Heights City School District levies and bond issues. The committee's primary mission is to inform voters about upcoming school levies and bond issues and to direct efforts toward ensuring their passage.
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Mark Goode
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