Once again, Anette visits with Patti Everitt about charter schools in Texas. They discuss the push from higher ups to grow the presence of charter schools in Texas and beyond, and how they are not a good investment for the future of Texas. The earlier podcast with Patti can be found here, from September of 2020.
Patti Everitt is a consultant on state education policy with a focus on the impact of charter schools on public education.
Read MoreAnette visits with author, speaker, and transformation and change expert, Greg Satell, a transformation & change expert, international keynote speaker, and bestselling author of Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change. Anette really identified with the info in his book, Cascades.
Read MoreAnette visits with Rey Saldaña, President and CEO of Communities In Schools, the national organization that ensures all students are empowered to stay in school and on a path to a brighter future.
Read MoreAnette visits with friends from Raise Your Hand Texas about their Measure What Matters focus. Libby Cohen, Bob Popinksi, and Kelli Moulton bring a state-wide lens to the current accountability system in Texas, and whether or not it is the best thing for our schools and our students. Become part of this important conversation by first learning more about it from these experts.
Read MoreAnette visits with friend and amazing humanitarian leader, Glenda Moore, who has been baking for Ukraine since 2013. Glenda was on an earlier episode with Anette,, in case you want to learn more about Kind House Ukraine Bakery! Glenda fell in love with the people of Ukraine years ago, and now the world understands why. Listen and learn how you can help people of Ukraine by supporting Glenda's efforts right here in Amarillo, Texas. It really is a small world, isn't it?
Read MoreAnette visits with friend and long-time community college leader, Dr. Joe May. Dr. May is now with Educate Texas as their Community College President in Residence, but served as the Chancellor of Dallas College, formerly Dallas County Community College District, since February of 2014.
As a community leader and educator, he strongly believes in achieving academic excellence and partnering with others.
Read MoreAnette visits with John Tanner, an educational writer and thought leader committed to a benefits-based accountability in every school and community. He founded bravEd (formerly Test Sense) in 2009, an organization dedicated to the True Accountability movement he helped create. John lives and works in San Antonio, TX.
Read MoreAnette visits with longtime educators and friends Kevin Phillips, Chad Huseman, and Terri Huseman, all of Amarillo Independent School District. Kevin is Deputy Superintendent of the district, Chad is principal at Caprock High School, and Terri is principal at Rogers Elementary. All do an excellent job explaining the complexities, frustrations, challenges, and benefits of implementing HB4545, a recently passed law by the Texas Legislature.
Read MoreA re-release from last December! Anette interviews her next door neighbor, Jerome the Gnome, and talks about magical creatures, coding (gnoming), and getting along with others. She appreciates Jerome being on her podcast, and bringing a little magic to the last podcast episode of 2021!
Read MoreAnette visits with passionate bird nerd, friend, and attorney Vicki Wilmarth, who only recently took up birdwatching in January of 2019. Vicki and Anette talk about taking up birdwatching, why they both enjoy it, how much they both enjoy the Birds of the Texas Panhandle Facebook group, and also discuss the Christmas Bird Count, an annual event across the globe. Vicki started her own birding blog, Texas Panhandle Bird Nerd.
Read MoreAnette and Maria ask two questions for listeners in a variety of situations. Maria is host of the Impact Learning podcast, and a friend of Anette's visiting Texas.
Read MoreAnette's Podcasting Fellowship coach and now friend, Maria Xenidou, visits Texas and talks about her week in the Texas Panhandle! Fun times all around!
Read MoreAnette interviews long-time public servant, fellow Borgan, and friend, Senator Kel Seliger. Serving as mayor of Amarillo, as a Texas Senator for 17 years so far, and even as president of the Student Council at Borger High School, Kel recently announced he will be stepping down once his term is up.
Read MoreAnette reads an op-ed she wrote about the deliberate attacks on public education by some of the folks in the Texas Legislature. Sound familiar? This op-ed was written in 2005, with far too familiar themes still coming out of state leadership.
Read MoreAnette visits with her friend, David Hudson, President of Xcel Energy – New Mexico and Texas, about the Texas energy grid, how the Texas Panhandle is different from most of the rest of Texas, and what happens during severe weather events. Much of the discussion talks about the interconnectedness of natural gas supplies and electrical output, as well as how ERCOT, or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operates differently than our grid up in the Panhandle. During the severe February freeze of 2021, the top of Texas avoided many of the outages faced by many of Anette's friends across the state. David also served at president of Panhandle Twenty/20.
Read MoreA re-release of a fun episode! In honor of the Halloween season, Anette visits with her Infectious Disease husband, Dr. Taylor Carlisle, about things many folks find spooky! Learn some things and overcome fears by understanding these interesting creatures! Happy Halloween! Enjoy the creative audio and photo editing by Darwin Carlisle of First Class Reels!
Read MoreAs elected officials, both Anette and Mark Nair have spent quite a bit of time learning about and setting local taxes. They both agree that taxes are part of the social compact shared by citizens of a community, and are an investment in the future. Learn about how the institutions some folks take for granted are funded, and why your vote is so important. City, school district, community colleges, counties, and more, depend on taxes to fund at least part of their operations. Enjoy!
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