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Jill is married to her high school sweetheart, Mom of 5, and Gaga of 3. She’s a former Special Ed Teacher, HS Special Ed Coordinator, HS Assistant Principal, and HS Principal. Jill is a graduate of the Learning Forward Academy Class of 2019. She recently retired in July of 2022 and is currently figuring out what God has in store for her next!

In this episode, we discuss:
  


Jill’s journey through rediscovering herself after retiring from serving schools as a principal
The importance of a network to stay positive and strong as well as her journey into education, and 
Jill’s faith journey as well as how that informs her mentorship philosophy.

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In this episode, Sarah shares the distinction between mentorship and sponsorship, illustrates both, and teases some upcoming additions to the podcast!



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Dr. Shannon Donnelly has just completed her 23rd year in education. She has been a Special Education Teacher, a Director of Pupil Services, a High School Principal, and just completed her first year as the Superintendent of the Somerset School District. Dr. Donnelly has a passion for the work of transforming schools to ensure that students are experiencing a learning environment that more closely mirrors the ever-changing world students will enter upon graduation. She is often heard stating, "If schools still look like they did when I graduated in 1995, we have a problem".

In addition, Dr. Donnelly has worked with over 25 school districts that have wanted to embark on a journey of creating a flexible master schedule that abandons the structures that were created over 150 years ago for schools (and sadly still exist in most schools today). In her free time, she enjoys watching her boys participate in sports and spending time at their family cabin.

In this episode, we discuss:


Shannon's journey into becoming a school superintendent


Her experiences with successfully completing her doctoral degree while also leading a school and now a district through a global pandemic, and


She shares her passion for leading locally and more broadly mindsets to shift how we create conditions in our schools for experiences we want students to have rather than how they were done 150 years ago.





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Erika has been a proud educator for over twenty years, serving in a variety of roles. She currently serves the Assistant Superintendent for the Ashland School District in beautiful Southern Oregon. She grew up in Portland, OR, graduating from the University of Oregon with a Master’s in Education in 2001. She dove head first into her career as a special education teacher at the middle school level. In this work, she endeavored to provide each student with the individualized supports needed to reach their limitless potential. This continued to inspire her when her family relocated to Southern Oregon, and she became a special education teacher on special assignment serving K-12 students. 

She earned her administrative credential in 2012 at Southern Oregon University, and transitioned to an administrative role at award winning Ashland High School as assistant principal and then principal. She had the great privilege of teaching and learning alongside a tremendous group of educators for seven joy-filled years. Following a desire to work with our youngest students, she moved to the elementary level as principal in a neighboring district, before being called to have a broader impact at the district office level, overseeing special education, counseling and behavioral health, social emotional learning, and elementary programs. Supporting all students through individualized supports continues to fuel her today, serving as both her why and her passion. 

Erika is the co-author of Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students and has developed and led workshops and professional development activities addressing a multitude of topics in education, communication, and leadership. These include School Improvement Science; Universal Design for Learning; Special Education; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Orientation and Training for Administrators; Leadership; Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; Family Outreach and Engagement, and of course- how to connect through conversation in schools. 

Erika lives in Southern Oregon with her extremely supportive husband, two remarkable teenage children, and a very mischievous cat. She feels especially fortunate to live in the community she serves.

In this episode, we discuss:


 Erika’s educational journey and what led her to co-author a book,


The importance of connection in our schools and the need to include all adults who talk with kids in the development


Erika shares insights into her passion for serving educators to better serve children. 




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Connecting Through Conversations: A Playbook for Talking with Students



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Cami Meyers started writing because she was a jealous little sister who wanted to try writing because her older brother was being forced into it. In natural little sister fashion, she stormed off but then started scribbling a story where her brother was the villain.

She is a teenage author, excited and simultaneously terrified to be publishing her very first book.

Cami lives in Northern Wisconsin with her parents, brother, and two dogs, who she loves more than anything in the world. When not reading or writing—which, admittedly, is what she does most of the time—she likes to watch and critique movies, spend time with her friends, correct the grammar of grown adults, and sing (even though she's not very good). She enjoys musicals and music, and can rarely be found without a song stuck in her head.

Her dream is to keep writing and just make it through algebra.

In this episode, we discuss:


Her job shadowing experience and our connection,
The book she wrote and published and the process for self-publishing
And we dive into Cami’s inspiration to write her passions, dreams, goals, and aspirations. 

Cami’s Book: Because of Nadia: A Novella


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July is going to be a time for a bit of a podcast revamp, so stay tuned to see the changes that are coming! July is also a time that is all about being In AWE of Connections we can have from the past, present, and future! Join Sarah as she shares about her recent bout with Covid, how she dealt with the isolation, and how in awe she is with the connections that play out in her own life.



Don't forget listeners of the In-AWE Podcast can get a special $15 discount on an hour session with her recent guests, The Enchanted Reading Specialists! Click HERE and use code In-Awe!


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Need a high-energy, authentic presenter for your organization? Contact Sarah Johnson for presentations on Going Beyond Balance, Leadership Foundations, Affirming Purpose, and many more.



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