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The Collective Responsibility for Our Students: A Deep Dive · The Wheelhouse

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  These
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  humans
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  are
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  our
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  collective
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  responsibility.
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  Well,
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  who
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  are
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  these
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  humans
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  we're
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  talking
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  about?
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  Find
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  out.
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  A
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  new
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  episode
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse
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  begins
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  right
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  now.
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  Thank
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  you
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  so
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  much
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  for
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  taking
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  time
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  out
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  of
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  your
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  busy
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  day
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  to
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  give
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  us
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  a
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  listen.
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  Season
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  nine
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  features
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  a
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  panel
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  of
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  four
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  like
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  minded
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  friends
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  and
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  colleagues.
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  Cathy
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  Mone,
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  Michael
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  Pipa,
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  Dr.
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  Alicia
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  Monroe,
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  and
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  yours
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  truly.
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  We've
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  opened
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  up
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  the
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  conversation
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  this
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  season
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  to
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  think
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  about
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  empowering
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  educators
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  to
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  cultivate
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  hope.
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  In
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  this
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  fourth
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  episode,
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  we
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  are
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  so
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  incredibly
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  pleased
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  to
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  welcome
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  Melanie
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  Ollinger,
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  Director
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  of
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  Special
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  Education
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  curriculum
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  and
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  Instruction
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  at
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  the
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  Brockton
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  Central
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  School
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  District
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  in
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  Brockton,
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  New
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  York
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  to
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  And
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  focus
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  our
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  attention
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  on
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  two
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  groups
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  of
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  children
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  who
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  are
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  often
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  marginalized,
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  children
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  with
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  IEPs
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  and
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  children
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  whose
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  primary
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  language
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  is
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  not
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  English.
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  At
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  the
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  day,
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  what
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  we
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  do
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  for
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  some
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  children
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  is
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  even
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  bigger
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  than
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  cultivating
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  hope
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  or
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  killing
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  dreams.
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  It's
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  a
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  matter
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  of
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  life
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  and
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  death.
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  You
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  know,
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  this
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  was
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  such
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  a
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  great
• 1:23
  conversation
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  and
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  there
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  were
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  so
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  many
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  intriguing
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  ideas
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  that
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  we
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  brought
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  to
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  the
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  space.
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  I
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  hope
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  you'll
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  listen
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  to
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  the
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  entire
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  episode
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  to
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  hear
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  the
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  details,
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  but
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  among
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  those,
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  I
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  think
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  you'll
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  find
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  these
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  intriguing.
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  It's
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  intentional.
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  It's
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  about
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  the
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  intentional
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  work
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  of
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  the
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  team
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  who
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  comes
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  together
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  to
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  support
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  these
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  children
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  who
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  happen
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  to
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  have
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  IEPs
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  or
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  who
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  happen
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  to
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  be
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  English
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  language
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  learners
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  or.
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  It's
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  about
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  all
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  humans,
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  the
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  complex,
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  dynamic
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  individuals
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  who
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  are
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  our
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  students.
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  It's
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  about
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  how
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  we
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  address
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  the
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  strengths
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  and
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  needs
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  of
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  the
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  whole
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  child
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  or
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  even,
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  you
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  know,
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  every
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  single
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  one
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  of
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  us
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  needs
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  an
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  iep.
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  At
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  the
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  end
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  of
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  this
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  episode,
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  invite
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  you
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  to
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  join
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  our
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  community
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  and
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  check
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  out
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  our
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  newsletter.
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  Together,
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  let's
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  cultivate
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  hope
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  for
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  each
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  and
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  every
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  student.
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  And
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  now,
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  episode
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  four
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  and
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  our
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  special
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  guest,
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  Melanie
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  Ullinger.
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  You
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  are
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  not
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  going
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  to
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  want
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  to
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  miss
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  this.
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  Take
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  a
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  listen.
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  Good
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  morning
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  and
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  welcome
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  to
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  episode
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  four
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  in
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  this
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  season
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  of
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  the
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  Wheelhouse.
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  I'm
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  super
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  excited
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  to
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  have
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  this
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  conversation
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  with
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  our
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  guest
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  this
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  morning
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  and
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  with
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  our
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  panel.
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  But
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  before
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  we
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  welcome
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  our
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  guest,
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  let's
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  just
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  say
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  good
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  morning
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  to
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  Kathy
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  Mone,
• 2:46
  Michael
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  Pipa,
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  and
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  Dr.
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  Alicia
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  Munro.
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  Good
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  morning,
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  my
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  friends.
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  Good
• 2:50
  morning.
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  Good
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  to
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  see
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  you.
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  I
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  know
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  it's
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  like
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  all
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  of
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  this
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  time
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  together,
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  we're
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  starting
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  to
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  really
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  speak
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  in
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  unison.
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  Isn't
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  that
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  lovely?
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  We're
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  just
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  all
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  over
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  the
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  country,
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  yet
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  we're
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  here
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  together
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  and
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  speaking
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  in
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  one
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  voice.
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  It
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  felt
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  like
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  I
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  was
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  a
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  choir
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  director,
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  right?
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  And
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  I
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  was
• 3:14
  like,
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  live.
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  And
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  all
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  of
• 3:15
  a
• 3:15
  sudden
• 3:16
  there
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  was.
• 3:16
  There
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  was
• 3:17
  all
• 3:17
  of
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  this.
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  So
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  good
• 3:18
  morning,
• 3:18
  everybody.
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  Let's
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  Try
• 3:19
  that
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  again.
• 3:20
  Good
• 3:20
  morning,
• 3:20
  everyone.
• 3:21
  Good
• 3:22
  morning.
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  Oh,
• 3:24
  that's
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  so,
• 3:25
  that's
• 3:25
  like,
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  that's
• 3:26
  like
• 3:26
  music
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  my
• 3:27
  ears.
• 3:28
  Right?
• 3:28
  That's
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  just,
• 3:29
  don't
• 3:29
  make
• 3:29
  me
• 3:29
  sing.
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  We'll
• 3:30
  just,
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  just
• 3:31
  like,
• 3:31
  don't,
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  don't
• 3:32
  get
• 3:32
  all
• 3:32
  crazy
• 3:33
  like
• 3:33
  that
• 3:33
  because.
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  Yeah,
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  exactly.
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  It
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  would
• 3:37
  be
• 3:37
  scary
• 3:37
  at
• 3:37
  this
• 3:38
  time
• 3:38
  of
• 3:38
  morning.
• 3:39
  So
• 3:39
  I
• 3:39
  have,
• 3:40
  I'm
• 3:40
  super
• 3:40
  excited
• 3:41
  about
• 3:41
  this
• 3:41
  conversation
• 3:42
  and
• 3:42
  I'm
• 3:43
  super
• 3:43
  excited
• 3:43
  about
• 3:43
  welcoming
• 3:44
  another
• 3:45
  dear
• 3:46
  friend
• 3:46
  and
• 3:46
  like
• 3:47
  minded
• 3:47
  colleague
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  this
• 3:48
  conversation.
• 3:50
  So
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  want
• 3:50
  to
• 3:50
  say
• 3:51
  good
• 3:51
  morning
• 3:51
  and
• 3:51
  a
• 3:51
  huge
• 3:52
  shout
• 3:52
  out
• 3:52
  to
• 3:52
  Melanie
• 3:53
  Ollinger,
• 3:53
  who's
• 3:54
  the
• 3:54
  director
• 3:54
  of
• 3:54
  special
• 3:55
  education
• 3:55
  curriculum
• 3:56
  and
• 3:56
  instruction
• 3:57
  at
• 3:57
  the
• 3:57
  Brockton
• 3:58
  Central
• 3:58
  School
• 3:59
  District
• 3:59
  in
• 4:00
  Brockton,
• 4:01
  New
• 4:01
  York.
• 4:01
  Good
• 4:02
  morning,
• 4:02
  Melanie.
• 4:03
  Good
• 4:04
  morning,
• 4:04
  everyone.
• 4:05
  I'm
• 4:05
  so
• 4:05
  excited
• 4:06
  to
• 4:06
  be
• 4:06
  here.
• 4:07
  We
• 4:08
  are
• 4:08
  thrilled
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  have
• 4:09
  you.
• 4:10
  Well,
• 4:11
  thank
• 4:11
  you.
• 4:12
  Absolutely.
• 4:13
  So
• 4:14
  we've
• 4:14
  been
• 4:14
  talking
• 4:14
  about
• 4:15
  in
• 4:15
  the
• 4:15
  last,
• 4:17
  you're
• 4:17
  our
• 4:18
  first
• 4:18
  guest
• 4:18
  in
• 4:19
  season
• 4:19
  nine.
• 4:20
  Isn't
• 4:20
  that
• 4:20
  cool?
• 4:21
  Oh,
• 4:22
  I
• 4:22
  am
• 4:22
  so
• 4:22
  honored.
• 4:23
  Yes,
• 4:23
  that
• 4:23
  is
• 4:24
  very
• 4:24
  cool.
• 4:24
  Thank
• 4:24
  you.
• 4:25
  I've
• 4:26
  been
• 4:26
  looking
• 4:26
  forward
• 4:27
  to
• 4:27
  this
• 4:27
  conversation.
• 4:28
  We
• 4:28
  have
• 4:28
  conversations
• 4:29
  all
• 4:29
  the
• 4:29
  time,
• 4:29
  but
• 4:30
  now
• 4:30
  we're
• 4:30
  going
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  actually
• 4:30
  do
• 4:31
  it
• 4:31
  in
• 4:31
  the
• 4:31
  wheelhouse
• 4:32
  and
• 4:33
  put
• 4:33
  that
• 4:34
  out
• 4:34
  there
• 4:34
  for
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  world.
• 4:35
  So
• 4:35
  we've
• 4:36
  been
• 4:36
  talking
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  lot
• 4:37
  so
• 4:38
  far
• 4:38
  as
• 4:38
  we're
• 4:38
  getting
• 4:39
  ready
• 4:39
  to
• 4:40
  engage
• 4:41
  in
• 4:41
  other
• 4:42
  conversations
• 4:42
  with
• 4:43
  guests
• 4:43
  from
• 4:43
  all
• 4:43
  over
• 4:43
  the
• 4:44
  country.
• 4:44
  And
• 4:44
  I'm
• 4:44
  thrilled
• 4:45
  that
• 4:46
  you're
• 4:46
  joining
• 4:46
  us
• 4:47
  this
• 4:47
  morning.
• 4:47
  We've
• 4:47
  been
• 4:48
  talking
• 4:48
  a
• 4:48
  lot
• 4:48
  about
• 4:48
  our
• 4:49
  guiding
• 4:49
  principles.
• 4:50
  We've
• 4:50
  been
• 4:50
  talking
• 4:51
  about
• 4:51
  what
• 4:51
  does
• 4:51
  it
• 4:51
  mean
• 4:52
  to
• 4:52
  empower
• 4:52
  educators
• 4:53
  to
• 4:53
  do
• 4:54
  this
• 4:54
  work,
• 4:56
  really
• 4:57
  moving
• 4:58
  away
• 4:58
  from
• 4:58
  this
• 4:58
  transactional
• 5:00
  approach
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  schooling
• 5:02
  to
• 5:02
  being
• 5:02
  transformational
• 5:03
  for
• 5:04
  each
• 5:04
  and
• 5:04
  every
• 5:04
  student.
• 5:05
  Last
• 5:06
  week
• 5:06
  we
• 5:06
  had
• 5:06
  a
• 5:07
  great
• 5:07
  conversation
• 5:08
  around
• 5:09
  what
• 5:09
  does
• 5:09
  it
• 5:09
  really
• 5:10
  look
• 5:10
  like
• 5:11
  if
• 5:12
  we
• 5:12
  are
• 5:13
  creating
• 5:14
  classrooms
• 5:15
  where
• 5:15
  each
• 5:16
  student
• 5:16
  feels
• 5:18
  optimistic,
• 5:19
  they
• 5:19
  feel
• 5:19
  supported,
• 5:20
  they
• 5:20
  feel
• 5:21
  completely
• 5:22
  connected,
• 5:23
  they
• 5:24
  feel
• 5:24
  like
• 5:24
  they
• 5:24
  have
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  ability
• 5:25
  to
• 5:25
  be
• 5:26
  who
• 5:26
  they
• 5:26
  are,
• 5:27
  to
• 5:27
  learn
• 5:28
  important,
• 5:28
  relevant
• 5:29
  information
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  become
• 5:31
  who
• 5:31
  they're
• 5:31
  meant
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  be.
• 5:32
  And
• 5:32
  I
• 5:32
  thought
• 5:32
  it
• 5:33
  was
• 5:33
  really
• 5:33
  would
• 5:33
  be
• 5:33
  really
• 5:34
  appropriate,
• 5:35
  given
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  world
• 5:36
  we
• 5:37
  live
• 5:37
  in
• 5:37
  today,
• 5:38
  that
• 5:38
  we
• 5:38
  really
• 5:38
  honor
• 5:39
  and
• 5:39
  focus
• 5:39
  this
• 5:40
  conversation
• 5:40
  on
• 5:42
  too
• 5:43
  often
• 5:43
  marginalized
• 5:44
  and
• 5:44
  forgotten
• 5:45
  groups,
• 5:46
  namely
• 5:47
  children
• 5:48
  with
• 5:48
  IEPs
• 5:49
  or
• 5:49
  special
• 5:50
  education
• 5:50
  students.
• 5:52
  I
• 5:52
  hate
• 5:52
  labels.
• 5:53
  So
• 5:53
  I
• 5:53
  really
• 5:54
  like
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  phrase
• 5:55
  children
• 5:55
  with
• 5:55
  IEPs
• 5:56
  because
• 5:57
  they're
• 5:57
  just
• 5:57
  children
• 5:58
  they
• 5:59
  happen
• 5:59
  to
• 5:59
  have,
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  know,
• 6:01
  they
• 6:01
  have,
• 6:01
  they
• 6:01
  happen
• 6:01
  to
• 6:02
  have
• 6:02
  an
• 6:02
  additional
• 6:03
  set
• 6:03
  of
• 6:04
  resources
• 6:05
  and
• 6:05
  needs.
• 6:06
  Right.
• 6:06
  That
• 6:06
  are,
• 6:07
  that
• 6:07
  are
• 6:07
  appropriate
• 6:07
  to
• 6:08
  them.
• 6:08
  And
• 6:08
  then
• 6:08
  of
• 6:08
  course,
• 6:09
  our
• 6:09
  English
• 6:10
  language
• 6:10
  learners.
• 6:11
  So
• 6:13
  just
• 6:13
  my,
• 6:14
  let's
• 6:15
  just
• 6:15
  talk
• 6:15
  about
• 6:16
  for
• 6:17
  just
• 6:17
  a
• 6:17
  moment.
• 6:20
  Why
• 6:20
  is
• 6:20
  it
• 6:21
  so
• 6:21
  important
• 6:21
  for
• 6:21
  us
• 6:22
  to
• 6:22
  talk
• 6:22
  about
• 6:24
  children
• 6:24
  with
• 6:25
  IEPs
• 6:25
  and
• 6:26
  English
• 6:26
  language
• 6:26
  learners
• 6:27
  in
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  wake
• 6:27
  of
• 6:28
  all
• 6:28
  of
• 6:28
  this
• 6:28
  conversation
• 6:29
  that
• 6:29
  we're
• 6:29
  having.
• 6:29
  Why
• 6:30
  do
• 6:30
  you
• 6:31
  think,
• 6:31
  you
• 6:31
  know,
• 6:31
  why
• 6:31
  are
• 6:31
  we
• 6:32
  all.
• 6:32
  Because
• 6:32
  we've
• 6:32
  all
• 6:33
  talked
• 6:33
  about
• 6:33
  it
• 6:34
  before
• 6:34
  this
• 6:35
  episode
• 6:35
  started.
• 6:35
  We're
• 6:36
  all
• 6:36
  excited
• 6:36
  to
• 6:37
  have
• 6:37
  this
• 6:37
  conversation
• 6:38
  about
• 6:38
  children,
• 6:39
  about
• 6:40
  and
• 6:40
  for
• 6:41
  children
• 6:41
  with
• 6:41
  IEPs
• 6:42
  and
• 6:42
  children
• 6:42
  who
• 6:43
  are
• 6:43
  English
• 6:43
  language
• 6:44
  learners.
• 6:44
  Why
• 6:44
  are
• 6:44
  we
• 6:45
  so
• 6:45
  excited
• 6:45
  about
• 6:45
  that?
• 6:47
  I
• 6:48
  think
• 6:48
  for
• 6:49
  me,
• 6:50
  even
• 6:50
  before
• 6:51
  we
• 6:51
  get
• 6:52
  into
• 6:52
  the
• 6:53
  specifics
• 6:54
  about
• 6:54
  students
• 6:55
  with
• 6:55
  IEPs
• 6:56
  and
• 6:56
  English
• 6:56
  language
• 6:57
  learners,
• 6:57
  we
• 6:58
  have
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  remember
• 6:58
  that
• 6:59
  all
• 6:59
  humans
• 7:00
  are
• 7:01
  complex,
• 7:02
  dynamic
• 7:04
  individuals.
• 7:05
  And
• 7:06
  in
• 7:06
  the
• 7:06
  education
• 7:07
  system,
• 7:07
  we
• 7:08
  have
• 7:08
  to
• 7:08
  respond
• 7:09
  to
• 7:10
  each
• 7:11
  of
• 7:11
  their
• 7:12
  strengths
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  needs
• 7:14
  in
• 7:14
  order
• 7:14
  to
• 7:15
  really
• 7:15
  educate
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  whole
• 7:17
  child.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:20
  like
• 7:20
  you
• 7:20
  said,
• 7:21
  students
• 7:21
  who
• 7:21
  receive
• 7:22
  the
• 7:22
  support
• 7:22
  of
• 7:23
  an
• 7:23
  IEP
• 7:24
  or
• 7:24
  students
• 7:25
  that
• 7:25
  receive
• 7:25
  the
• 7:26
  supports
• 7:27
  through
• 7:27
  the
• 7:27
  English
• 7:28
  language
• 7:28
  learning
• 7:30
  teacher
• 7:30
  or
• 7:31
  other
• 7:32
  resources,
• 7:34
  the
• 7:35
  only
• 7:35
  difference
• 7:36
  there
• 7:37
  for
• 7:37
  me
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  that
• 7:39
  we're
• 7:39
  putting
• 7:39
  it
• 7:39
  down
• 7:40
  on
• 7:40
  paper
• 7:41
  and
• 7:42
  saying
• 7:42
  we're
• 7:42
  agreeing
• 7:43
  to
• 7:43
  these
• 7:43
  things,
• 7:45
  and
• 7:45
  this
• 7:45
  is
• 7:46
  how
• 7:46
  we're
• 7:46
  going
• 7:46
  to
• 7:47
  try
• 7:47
  and
• 7:47
  guarantee
• 7:48
  you
• 7:48
  access
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  discovering
• 7:50
  who
• 7:50
  you
• 7:51
  are
• 7:51
  as
• 7:51
  a
• 7:52
  complex,
• 7:52
  dynamic
• 7:53
  individual.
• 7:56
  I
• 7:57
  love
• 7:59
  how
• 8:00
  you
• 8:00
  are
• 8:00
  using
• 8:01
  those
• 8:01
  terms,
• 8:02
  complex,
• 8:03
  dynamic
• 8:04
  individuals,
• 8:05
  because
• 8:05
  these
• 8:05
  are
• 8:06
  just
• 8:07
  children,
• 8:08
  right?
• 8:09
  And
• 8:09
  if
• 8:09
  we
• 8:09
  really
• 8:09
  look
• 8:10
  at
• 8:10
  it,
• 8:10
  they're
• 8:10
  no
• 8:10
  different.
• 8:11
  They're
• 8:11
  no
• 8:12
  different
• 8:12
  than
• 8:12
  everybody
• 8:13
  else.
• 8:14
  This
• 8:14
  is
• 8:14
  just
• 8:15
  about
• 8:15
  really
• 8:15
  understanding
• 8:16
  their
• 8:17
  needs,
• 8:17
  which
• 8:17
  may
• 8:17
  be
• 8:18
  in
• 8:18
  some
• 8:18
  cases,
• 8:19
  more
• 8:19
  specific,
• 8:20
  more
• 8:20
  complex,
• 8:21
  but
• 8:21
  that's
• 8:21
  it.
• 8:22
  Absolutely.
• 8:26
  Melanie,
• 8:26
  I.
• 8:27
  I
• 8:28
  wanted
• 8:28
  to
• 8:29
  jump
• 8:29
  in
• 8:30
  and
• 8:31
  zero
• 8:32
  in
• 8:32
  on
• 8:33
  your
• 8:35
  including
• 8:35
  all
• 8:36
  of
• 8:36
  our
• 8:36
  kids
• 8:37
  in
• 8:38
  that
• 8:39
  recognition
• 8:39
  that
• 8:40
  all
• 8:40
  of
• 8:40
  our
• 8:40
  kids
• 8:41
  are
• 8:41
  dynamic
• 8:42
  and
• 8:43
  complex.
• 8:44
  And
• 8:44
  when
• 8:45
  Grant
• 8:45
  asked
• 8:46
  that
• 8:46
  opening
• 8:46
  question,
• 8:47
  I
• 8:47
  started
• 8:47
  thinking
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  myself,
• 8:48
  what
• 8:48
  is
• 8:48
  it
• 8:49
  about
• 8:50
  the
• 8:51
  EL
• 8:51
  student?
• 8:52
  What
• 8:52
  is
• 8:52
  it
• 8:52
  about
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  IEP
• 8:54
  student
• 8:55
  that
• 8:56
  I
• 8:56
  find
• 8:56
  so
• 8:57
  engaging
• 8:58
  and
• 8:58
  so
• 8:59
  exciting
• 8:59
  as
• 9:00
  an
• 9:00
  educator?
• 9:01
  And
• 9:02
  it's
• 9:02
  because
• 9:03
  I'm
• 9:04
  already
• 9:04
  cued
• 9:06
  by
• 9:06
  the,
• 9:08
  you
• 9:08
  know,
• 9:08
  designation
• 9:10
  that
• 9:11
  here
• 9:11
  is
• 9:12
  sort
• 9:12
  of
• 9:12
  the
• 9:13
  umbrella
• 9:14
  of
• 9:16
  potential
• 9:17
  need
• 9:18
  that
• 9:18
  this
• 9:18
  person
• 9:19
  may
• 9:19
  have
• 9:20
  in
• 9:20
  order
• 9:20
  to
• 9:21
  have
• 9:21
  access
• 9:22
  to
• 9:22
  learning.
• 9:23
  And
• 9:23
  it
• 9:24
  cues
• 9:24
  me
• 9:25
  to
• 9:25
  be
• 9:25
  sensitive
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  thoughtful,
• 9:26
  inquisitive
• 9:27
  and
• 9:28
  curious
• 9:28
  and
• 9:29
  observant.
• 9:31
  And
• 9:32
  then
• 9:32
  what
• 9:32
  ends
• 9:32
  up
• 9:33
  happening,
• 9:33
  of
• 9:33
  course,
• 9:34
  if
• 9:34
  I
• 9:34
  work
• 9:34
  long
• 9:34
  enough
• 9:35
  with
• 9:36
  that
• 9:36
  mindset,
• 9:36
  is
• 9:37
  it
• 9:37
  shifts
• 9:38
  to
• 9:38
  every
• 9:38
  single
• 9:39
  other
• 9:40
  child
• 9:40
  I
• 9:40
  work
• 9:41
  with.
• 9:42
  And
• 9:43
  I
• 9:43
  began
• 9:43
  my
• 9:43
  career
• 9:44
  when
• 9:44
  ieps
• 9:45
  were
• 9:45
  a
• 9:46
  brand
• 9:46
  new
• 9:47
  concept.
• 9:49
  And
• 9:49
  quickly
• 9:51
  the
• 9:51
  light
• 9:51
  bulb
• 9:51
  went
• 9:52
  on
• 9:52
  and
• 9:52
  I
• 9:52
  thought,
• 9:54
  every
• 9:54
  single
• 9:54
  one
• 9:54
  of
• 9:55
  us
• 9:55
  needs
• 9:55
  one
• 9:55
  of
• 9:55
  these
• 9:55
  things.
• 9:56
  Every
• 9:57
  single
• 9:57
  one
• 9:57
  of
• 9:57
  us.
• 9:59
  And
• 9:59
  so
• 10:00
  I
• 10:00
  love
• 10:01
  that
• 10:01
  in
• 10:01
  beginning,
• 10:02
  you
• 10:02
  are
• 10:02
  setting
• 10:03
  us
• 10:03
  up
• 10:03
  to
• 10:03
  understand
• 10:05
  that
• 10:05
  the
• 10:06
  learner
• 10:06
  who
• 10:06
  happens
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  be
• 10:07
  an
• 10:07
  L,
• 10:08
  the
• 10:08
  learner
• 10:08
  who
• 10:08
  happens
• 10:09
  to
• 10:09
  have
• 10:09
  an
• 10:09
  iep,
• 10:11
  they're
• 10:12
  learners.
• 10:12
  And
• 10:13
  the
• 10:13
  cueing
• 10:14
  the
• 10:14
  designation
• 10:15
  gives
• 10:16
  us
• 10:16
  and
• 10:16
  causes
• 10:17
  us
• 10:17
  is
• 10:18
  really
• 10:18
  something
• 10:19
  we
• 10:19
  need
• 10:19
  to
• 10:19
  be
• 10:19
  doing
• 10:19
  with
• 10:19
  each
• 10:20
  child.
• 10:22
  I
• 10:22
  think
• 10:22
  that
• 10:23
  pause
• 10:24
  when
• 10:24
  we
• 10:25
  see
• 10:25
  those
• 10:25
  designations,
• 10:28
  I
• 10:28
  think
• 10:29
  as
• 10:29
  an
• 10:29
  educator,
• 10:30
  we
• 10:30
  can
• 10:31
  take
• 10:31
  that
• 10:31
  pause,
• 10:32
  make
• 10:32
  that
• 10:33
  note,
• 10:33
  and
• 10:34
  I
• 10:35
  hope
• 10:35
  it
• 10:35
  shifts
• 10:36
  perspective
• 10:37
  that
• 10:39
  you
• 10:39
  know,
• 10:39
  from
• 10:41
  as
• 10:42
  an
• 10:42
  educator
• 10:42
  being
• 10:47
  access
• 10:48
  to
• 10:49
  information.
• 10:50
  But
• 10:51
  access
• 10:51
  to
• 10:52
  information
• 10:53
  while
• 10:53
  mitigating
• 10:54
  barriers
• 10:56
  and
• 10:57
  assisting
• 10:57
  to
• 10:57
  overcome
• 10:58
  those
• 10:58
  obstacles,
• 11:01
  I
• 11:01
  think
• 11:01
  is
• 11:02
  really
• 11:03
  important
• 11:04
  that
• 11:04
  we
• 11:04
  take
• 11:04
  that
• 11:05
  pause
• 11:05
  and
• 11:05
  consider
• 11:06
  our
• 11:06
  role
• 11:06
  in
• 11:06
  that
• 11:08
  for
• 11:08
  these
• 11:09
  two
• 11:09
  groups
• 11:09
  of
• 11:09
  students
• 11:10
  in
• 11:10
  particular.
• 11:13
  What's
• 11:14
  jumping
• 11:14
  out
• 11:15
  to
• 11:15
  me,
• 11:15
  Melanie,
• 11:15
  and
• 11:16
  I
• 11:16
  know
• 11:16
  that
• 11:16
  you
• 11:18
  have
• 11:18
  been
• 11:18
  on
• 11:18
  this
• 11:19
  journey
• 11:19
  with
• 11:19
  Grant,
• 11:20
  as
• 11:20
  he's
• 11:21
  co
• 11:22
  authored
• 11:22
  the
• 11:23
  book
• 11:23
  on
• 11:23
  powerful
• 11:24
  student
• 11:24
  care,
• 11:25
  really
• 11:26
  just
• 11:26
  lifting
• 11:26
  up
• 11:27
  the
• 11:27
  tenets
• 11:28
  of
• 11:28
  community
• 11:29
  and
• 11:29
  thinking
• 11:29
  about
• 11:31
  what
• 11:31
  does
• 11:31
  that
• 11:32
  really
• 11:32
  look
• 11:32
  like
• 11:33
  for
• 11:33
  each
• 11:34
  stud
• 11:35
  to
• 11:35
  be
• 11:35
  a
• 11:35
  valued
• 11:36
  member
• 11:36
  within
• 11:37
  that
• 11:37
  community?
• 11:38
  What
• 11:38
  does
• 11:38
  that
• 11:38
  look
• 11:39
  like?
• 11:39
  So
• 11:39
  when
• 11:39
  you're
• 11:40
  saying
• 11:41
  all
• 11:41
  of
• 11:41
  these
• 11:42
  very
• 11:44
  profound
• 11:45
  phrases
• 11:46
  in
• 11:46
  words
• 11:47
  around
• 11:48
  dynamic
• 11:49
  and
• 11:49
  complex
• 11:50
  humans
• 11:51
  and
• 11:51
  being
• 11:51
  able
• 11:51
  to
• 11:52
  have
• 11:52
  access
• 11:53
  to
• 11:54
  the
• 11:54
  resources,
• 11:55
  the
• 11:55
  material
• 11:56
  in
• 11:56
  order
• 11:56
  to
• 11:57
  achieve
• 11:59
  their
• 12:00
  educational
• 12:00
  goals,
• 12:02
  what
• 12:02
  has
• 12:02
  that
• 12:02
  really
• 12:03
  been
• 12:04
  looking
• 12:04
  like
• 12:04
  for
• 12:05
  you
• 12:05
  within
• 12:06
  your
• 12:07
  setting
• 12:08
  to
• 12:08
  be
• 12:08
  able
• 12:08
  to
• 12:09
  ensure
• 12:09
  that
• 12:10
  students
• 12:10
  that,
• 12:11
  as
• 12:11
  Grant,
• 12:12
  you
• 12:12
  know,
• 12:12
  lifted
• 12:12
  up,
• 12:13
  are
• 12:13
  often
• 12:14
  marginalized?
• 12:15
  What
• 12:16
  does
• 12:16
  that
• 12:16
  look
• 12:16
  like
• 12:16
  for
• 12:17
  you
• 12:17
  to
• 12:17
  be
• 12:17
  able
• 12:18
  to
• 12:18
  support
• 12:19
  and
• 12:20
  create
• 12:21
  this
• 12:22
  community?
• 12:24
  Sure.
• 12:25
  So
• 12:26
  in
• 12:26
  the
• 12:26
  work
• 12:28
  that
• 12:28
  Grant
• 12:29
  has
• 12:29
  done
• 12:29
  with
• 12:31
  me
• 12:31
  and
• 12:31
  my
• 12:31
  district,
• 12:33
  we
• 12:34
  really
• 12:35
  took
• 12:37
  a
• 12:37
  hard
• 12:38
  look
• 12:38
  at
• 12:39
  our
• 12:40
  community
• 12:40
  of
• 12:41
  needs,
• 12:41
  both
• 12:41
  within
• 12:42
  the
• 12:42
  school
• 12:42
  setting
• 12:43
  and
• 12:43
  outside
• 12:44
  of
• 12:44
  the
• 12:44
  school
• 12:44
  setting.
• 12:45
  And
• 12:46
  we
• 12:46
  really
• 12:46
  had
• 12:47
  hard
• 12:47
  conversations
• 12:48
  about
• 12:50
  the
• 12:50
  profile
• 12:51
  of
• 12:52
  our
• 12:53
  students,
• 12:53
  how
• 12:54
  they
• 12:54
  were
• 12:54
  coming
• 12:54
  to
• 12:55
  school,
• 12:55
  how
• 12:56
  prepared
• 12:56
  they
• 12:56
  were
• 12:57
  for
• 12:58
  a
• 12:58
  variety
• 12:59
  of
• 12:59
  things.
• 12:59
  Not
• 13:00
  just
• 13:00
  learning
• 13:01
  their
• 13:01
  ABCs,
• 13:02
  reading
• 13:02
  and
• 13:02
  writing,
• 13:03
  but
• 13:03
  being
• 13:03
  able
• 13:03
  to
• 13:04
  sit
• 13:04
  and
• 13:05
  sustain
• 13:05
  learning,
• 13:06
  being
• 13:06
  able
• 13:06
  to
• 13:07
  organize
• 13:07
  information
• 13:08
  in
• 13:09
  their
• 13:09
  mind
• 13:09
  in
• 13:10
  a
• 13:10
  productive
• 13:10
  way
• 13:10
  to
• 13:11
  produce
• 13:13
  whatever
• 13:13
  the
• 13:13
  teacher's
• 13:14
  asking
• 13:14
  them
• 13:14
  to
• 13:15
  produce.
• 13:15
  So
• 13:15
  we
• 13:15
  had
• 13:16
  to
• 13:16
  really
• 13:17
  look
• 13:17
  at
• 13:17
  the
• 13:18
  characteristics
• 13:19
  of
• 13:19
  both
• 13:20
  of
• 13:20
  our
• 13:20
  communities
• 13:21
  and
• 13:22
  say,
• 13:22
  okay,
• 13:24
  this
• 13:24
  may
• 13:25
  not
• 13:25
  still
• 13:25
  be
• 13:26
  the
• 13:26
  community
• 13:27
  it
• 13:28
  was
• 13:28
  in
• 13:28
  the
• 13:28
  past.
• 13:29
  It
• 13:29
  may
• 13:30
  not
• 13:30
  be
• 13:30
  the
• 13:30
  community
• 13:31
  that
• 13:31
  we
• 13:31
  have
• 13:31
  in
• 13:32
  the
• 13:32
  future,
• 13:33
  but
• 13:33
  this
• 13:33
  is
• 13:34
  what
• 13:34
  we
• 13:34
  have
• 13:34
  right
• 13:35
  now.
• 13:35
  And
• 13:35
  how
• 13:35
  are
• 13:36
  we
• 13:36
  going
• 13:36
  to
• 13:36
  address
• 13:36
  what
• 13:37
  we
• 13:37
  have
• 13:37
  right
• 13:38
  now?
• 13:38
  Not
• 13:39
  what
• 13:39
  we
• 13:39
  would
• 13:39
  like
• 13:39
  to
• 13:40
  have
• 13:41
  or
• 13:41
  had
• 13:42
  in
• 13:42
  the
• 13:42
  past,
• 13:42
  but
• 13:42
  what
• 13:43
  do
• 13:43
  we
• 13:43
  have
• 13:43
  right
• 13:43
  now?
• 13:44
  And
• 13:45
  that
• 13:46
  allowed
• 13:47
  us
• 13:48
  to
• 13:49
  say,
• 13:49
  you
• 13:49
  know
• 13:50
  what?
• 13:51
  We
• 13:52
  really
• 13:52
  do
• 13:53
  have
• 13:53
  a
• 13:53
  tier
• 13:54
  one
• 13:54
  level
• 13:55
  of
• 13:55
  students
• 13:57
  that
• 13:57
  have
• 13:58
  diverse
• 13:58
  learning
• 13:59
  needs
• 14:00
  that
• 14:00
  go
• 14:00
  beyond
• 14:01
  the
• 14:01
  scope
• 14:01
  of
• 14:01
  academics.
• 14:03
  It
• 14:03
  goes
• 14:04
  into
• 14:04
  their
• 14:04
  social
• 14:04
  emotional
• 14:05
  development.
• 14:05
  It
• 14:06
  goes
• 14:06
  into
• 14:06
  their
• 14:06
  physical
• 14:07
  development,
• 14:07
  their
• 14:08
  behavior
• 14:08
  management.
• 14:09
  All
• 14:09
  of
• 14:10
  those
• 14:10
  pockets
• 14:12
  that
• 14:12
  I
• 14:12
  think
• 14:13
  for
• 14:13
  all
• 14:13
  of
• 14:13
  us
• 14:13
  on
• 14:14
  the
• 14:14
  call,
• 14:14
  when.
• 14:15
  When
• 14:15
  we
• 14:15
  were
• 14:15
  in
• 14:16
  school,
• 14:17
  school
• 14:17
  didn't
• 14:18
  address
• 14:18
  all
• 14:18
  those
• 14:19
  pockets.
• 14:19
  It
• 14:19
  was
• 14:20
  strictly
• 14:20
  a
• 14:20
  place
• 14:20
  where
• 14:21
  you
• 14:21
  went
• 14:21
  to
• 14:21
  access
• 14:22
  academics
• 14:24
  and
• 14:24
  determine
• 14:25
  a
• 14:25
  college
• 14:26
  career
• 14:26
  path.
• 14:27
  And
• 14:28
  all
• 14:28
  that
• 14:28
  other
• 14:28
  social,
• 14:29
  emotional
• 14:29
  stuff
• 14:30
  was
• 14:30
  sort
• 14:30
  of
• 14:31
  left
• 14:31
  by
• 14:32
  the
• 14:32
  wayside
• 14:32
  or
• 14:32
  dealt
• 14:33
  with
• 14:33
  in
• 14:34
  a
• 14:34
  different
• 14:34
  environment
• 14:35
  like
• 14:35
  home.
• 14:37
  So
• 14:38
  when
• 14:38
  we
• 14:38
  approach
• 14:39
  our
• 14:39
  tier
• 14:39
  one,
• 14:40
  we
• 14:40
  are
• 14:41
  really
• 14:41
  looking
• 14:42
  at
• 14:42
  at
• 14:43
  Brockton,
• 14:44
  what
• 14:44
  are
• 14:44
  the
• 14:45
  characteristics
• 14:46
  of
• 14:46
  all
• 14:46
  learners?
• 14:47
  Academically,
• 14:48
  social,
• 14:48
  emotionally,
• 14:49
  behaviorally,
• 14:50
  physically?
• 14:50
  And
• 14:51
  how
• 14:51
  can
• 14:51
  we
• 14:51
  as
• 14:52
  an
• 14:52
  administrative
• 14:53
  team
• 14:54
  minimize
• 14:55
  barriers
• 14:55
  to
• 14:56
  accessing
• 14:57
  education
• 14:58
  in
• 14:59
  all
• 14:59
  those
• 14:59
  ways
• 15:00
  so
• 15:00
  that
• 15:00
  students
• 15:01
  know
• 15:02
  we
• 15:02
  care
• 15:02
  for
• 15:02
  them,
• 15:03
  we
• 15:03
  respect
• 15:04
  their
• 15:04
  individual
• 15:05
  journey,
• 15:06
  and
• 15:06
  we're
• 15:07
  going
• 15:07
  to
• 15:07
  show
• 15:07
  you
• 15:07
  multiple
• 15:08
  pathways
• 15:09
  to
• 15:09
  achieve
• 15:10
  success.
• 15:13
  So
• 15:13
  for
• 15:13
  me,
• 15:13
  as
• 15:13
  I
• 15:14
  listen
• 15:14
  to
• 15:14
  you,
• 15:14
  Melanie,
• 15:15
  we
• 15:15
  know
• 15:15
  that
• 15:15
  education
• 15:16
  is
• 15:16
  a
• 15:16
  human
• 15:17
  right.
• 15:18
  So
• 15:18
  the
• 15:18
  fact
• 15:19
  that
• 15:19
  you
• 15:19
  centered
• 15:20
  humanity
• 15:21
  in
• 15:21
  your
• 15:21
  opening
• 15:22
  statement
• 15:23
  gave
• 15:23
  me
• 15:23
  goosebumps
• 15:25
  because
• 15:26
  that's
• 15:27
  who
• 15:27
  we
• 15:27
  have
• 15:27
  to
• 15:27
  look
• 15:28
  at.
• 15:29
  The
• 15:29
  beauty
• 15:30
  of
• 15:30
  our
• 15:30
  diversity
• 15:31
  with
• 15:32
  that
• 15:32
  said,
• 15:34
  in
• 15:34
  the
• 15:34
  work
• 15:35
  that
• 15:35
  I'm
• 15:35
  engaged
• 15:35
  in,
• 15:36
  what
• 15:36
  I
• 15:36
  see
• 15:37
  and
• 15:37
  I
• 15:37
  wanted
• 15:37
  to
• 15:38
  know
• 15:38
  literally
• 15:38
  what
• 15:39
  your
• 15:39
  observations
• 15:39
  are,
• 15:40
  I
• 15:40
  see
• 15:41
  students
• 15:41
  coming
• 15:41
  to
• 15:42
  school
• 15:43
  and
• 15:44
  they're
• 15:44
  ready
• 15:44
  to
• 15:44
  learn.
• 15:48
  For
• 15:49
  some
• 15:49
  students,
• 15:49
  that's
• 15:50
  the
• 15:50
  only
• 15:50
  safe
• 15:51
  space
• 15:51
  they
• 15:51
  have
• 15:52
  where
• 15:52
  they
• 15:52
  can
• 15:52
  trust
• 15:53
  and
• 15:53
  be
• 15:53
  loved.
• 15:55
  But
• 15:55
  where
• 15:56
  I
• 15:56
  see
• 15:56
  a
• 15:56
  lot
• 15:56
  of
• 15:56
  the
• 15:57
  disparity
• 15:58
  and
• 16:00
  the
• 16:00
  dichotomy
• 16:01
  and
• 16:01
  thinking
• 16:02
  is
• 16:02
  around
• 16:03
  our
• 16:03
  educators.
• 16:05
  Are
• 16:05
  they
• 16:05
  ready,
• 16:06
  willing
• 16:06
  and
• 16:06
  able
• 16:06
  to
• 16:07
  teach?
• 16:08
  Are
• 16:08
  they
• 16:09
  willing
• 16:09
  to
• 16:09
  engage?
• 16:10
  I
• 16:11
  walk
• 16:11
  through
• 16:11
  schools
• 16:12
  and
• 16:12
  non
• 16:13
  compliance
• 16:14
  sits
• 16:14
  at
• 16:15
  the
• 16:15
  lowest
• 16:16
  hanging
• 16:16
  fruit
• 16:17
  on
• 16:17
  the
• 16:18
  tree,
• 16:18
  which
• 16:18
  is,
• 16:19
  do
• 16:19
  they
• 16:19
  have
• 16:20
  their
• 16:20
  manipulatives
• 16:21
  in
• 16:21
  hand
• 16:22
  so
• 16:23
  that
• 16:23
  they
• 16:23
  can
• 16:24
  learn
• 16:24
  at
• 16:25
  their
• 16:25
  maximum
• 16:26
  level?
• 16:26
  When
• 16:26
  we
• 16:26
  talk
• 16:27
  around
• 16:27
  equity
• 16:27
  and
• 16:28
  access,
• 16:28
  can
• 16:28
  they
• 16:29
  access
• 16:29
  the
• 16:30
  lesson
• 16:31
  with
• 16:31
  the
• 16:32
  manipulatives
• 16:32
  in
• 16:33
  hand?
• 16:35
  And
• 16:36
  it
• 16:37
  seems
• 16:37
  like
• 16:38
  within
• 16:38
  the
• 16:39
  differentiation
• 16:40
  of
• 16:40
  instructions
• 16:41
  or
• 16:42
  the
• 16:42
  lack
• 16:42
  of
• 16:42
  ability
• 16:43
  to
• 16:44
  plan
• 16:44
  a
• 16:44
  holistic
• 16:46
  lesson
• 16:47
  where
• 16:47
  all
• 16:47
  students
• 16:48
  are
• 16:48
  seen,
• 16:49
  there's
• 16:50
  a
• 16:50
  bit
• 16:50
  of
• 16:51
  a
• 16:51
  gap,
• 16:53
  not
• 16:53
  a
• 16:53
  bit,
• 16:54
  a
• 16:54
  considerable
• 16:54
  gap
• 16:55
  between
• 16:57
  the
• 16:58
  philosophy
• 16:58
  of
• 16:59
  education
• 17:00
  of
• 17:00
  the
• 17:00
  teachers
• 17:00
  in
• 17:01
  the
• 17:01
  classroom
• 17:02
  to
• 17:03
  what
• 17:03
  the
• 17:03
  students
• 17:04
  receive
• 17:05
  and
• 17:06
  how
• 17:06
  they
• 17:06
  engage.
• 17:07
  I'd
• 17:07
  like
• 17:08
  to
• 17:08
  hear
• 17:08
  your
• 17:09
  thoughts
• 17:09
  around
• 17:09
  that.
• 17:11
  Absolutely.
• 17:13
  And
• 17:13
  I
• 17:14
  couldn't
• 17:14
  agree
• 17:14
  more
• 17:15
  that
• 17:15
  I
• 17:15
  think
• 17:15
  there
• 17:17
  are
• 17:18
  real
• 17:19
  needs
• 17:19
  that
• 17:19
  are
• 17:20
  showing
• 17:20
  up
• 17:21
  in
• 17:21
  schools
• 17:22
  when
• 17:22
  it
• 17:22
  comes
• 17:23
  to
• 17:23
  to
• 17:24
  different
• 17:25
  groups
• 17:25
  of
• 17:25
  teachers
• 17:26
  and
• 17:26
  how
• 17:27
  well
• 17:27
  prepared
• 17:28
  they
• 17:28
  have
• 17:29
  been
• 17:29
  in
• 17:31
  their
• 17:31
  educational
• 17:32
  preparation
• 17:32
  programs.
• 17:33
  I
• 17:34
  think
• 17:34
  there's
• 17:34
  a
• 17:34
  lot
• 17:34
  of
• 17:34
  disparity
• 17:35
  in
• 17:37
  how
• 17:37
  teachers
• 17:38
  are
• 17:38
  trained
• 17:38
  to
• 17:39
  work
• 17:39
  with
• 17:40
  all
• 17:40
  individuals
• 17:41
  and
• 17:42
  how
• 17:42
  they're
• 17:42
  trained
• 17:43
  to
• 17:43
  work
• 17:43
  with
• 17:44
  students
• 17:45
  with
• 17:45
  IEPs
• 17:46
  and
• 17:46
  English
• 17:46
  language
• 17:46
  learners.
• 17:47
  So
• 17:47
  not
• 17:48
  everyone
• 17:48
  receives
• 17:49
  the
• 17:49
  same
• 17:49
  training
• 17:50
  coming
• 17:50
  in
• 17:51
  to
• 17:51
  a
• 17:51
  school.
• 17:52
  I
• 17:52
  think
• 17:53
  that
• 17:54
  lack
• 17:55
  of
• 17:55
  consistency
• 17:56
  in
• 17:57
  educational
• 17:58
  training
• 17:58
  programs
• 17:59
  is
• 17:59
  a
• 17:59
  place
• 18:00
  where
• 18:00
  a
• 18:00
  lot
• 18:00
  of
• 18:00
  focus
• 18:01
  needs
• 18:01
  to
• 18:01
  be
• 18:02
  on
• 18:02
  how
• 18:02
  we
• 18:03
  can
• 18:03
  improve
• 18:03
  there.
• 18:05
  For
• 18:05
  us
• 18:05
  at
• 18:06
  Brockton,
• 18:07
  prior
• 18:08
  to
• 18:08
  the
• 18:08
  work
• 18:09
  we
• 18:09
  started
• 18:09
  with
• 18:09
  Grant,
• 18:10
  one
• 18:11
  of
• 18:11
  the
• 18:11
  things
• 18:11
  we
• 18:11
  noticed
• 18:12
  after
• 18:12
  the
• 18:13
  pandemic
• 18:14
  was
• 18:15
  exactly
• 18:16
  what
• 18:16
  I
• 18:16
  said
• 18:16
  before,
• 18:17
  that
• 18:17
  that
• 18:18
  our
• 18:18
  student
• 18:18
  population
• 18:19
  in
• 18:19
  general
• 18:20
  has
• 18:20
  changed
• 18:21
  so
• 18:22
  we
• 18:22
  took
• 18:22
  inventory
• 18:23
  of
• 18:23
  what
• 18:23
  the
• 18:24
  needs
• 18:24
  were
• 18:24
  and
• 18:25
  we
• 18:25
  said,
• 18:25
  okay,
• 18:26
  the
• 18:26
  first
• 18:26
  way
• 18:26
  we're
• 18:26
  going
• 18:27
  to
• 18:27
  try
• 18:27
  and
• 18:28
  address
• 18:28
  the
• 18:28
  needs
• 18:29
  that
• 18:29
  we're
• 18:29
  seeing
• 18:30
  in
• 18:31
  all
• 18:31
  groups,
• 18:31
  but
• 18:31
  in
• 18:32
  particular
• 18:32
  the
• 18:32
  students
• 18:33
  that
• 18:33
  end
• 18:33
  up
• 18:33
  being
• 18:34
  identified
• 18:34
  as
• 18:34
  students
• 18:35
  who
• 18:35
  need
• 18:35
  IEPs
• 18:36
  or
• 18:37
  students
• 18:38
  whose
• 18:39
  primary
• 18:39
  language
• 18:40
  is
• 18:40
  not
• 18:41
  English.
• 18:42
  We
• 18:43
  put
• 18:44
  into
• 18:45
  place
• 18:46
  a
• 18:46
  tier
• 18:46
  one
• 18:47
  support
• 18:47
  system
• 18:48
  where
• 18:48
  we
• 18:48
  had
• 18:49
  occupational
• 18:50
  therapists
• 18:51
  and
• 18:51
  speech
• 18:52
  pathologists
• 18:53
  pushing
• 18:53
  into
• 18:54
  all
• 18:54
  of
• 18:54
  our
• 18:54
  pre
• 18:55
  K
• 18:55
  through
• 18:55
  two
• 18:56
  classrooms
• 18:57
  and
• 18:57
  providing
• 18:58
  differentiated
• 18:59
  tier
• 19:00
  1
• 19:00
  support
• 19:01
  to
• 19:01
  try
• 19:02
  and
• 19:02
  get
• 19:02
  those
• 19:02
  language
• 19:03
  skills
• 19:03
  built
• 19:04
  up.
• 19:04
  Vocabulary,
• 19:05
  background
• 19:06
  knowledge,
• 19:06
  fine
• 19:07
  motor,
• 19:07
  sensory,
• 19:08
  all
• 19:08
  those
• 19:09
  things
• 19:09
  to
• 19:09
  try
• 19:10
  and
• 19:11
  mitigate
• 19:12
  some
• 19:12
  of
• 19:13
  those
• 19:13
  hurdles
• 19:14
  we
• 19:14
  were
• 19:14
  seeing.
• 19:15
  When
• 19:16
  Grant
• 19:16
  came
• 19:16
  on
• 19:17
  board,
• 19:17
  we
• 19:17
  developed
• 19:19
  really
• 19:19
  a
• 19:20
  vision
• 19:20
  of
• 19:21
  how
• 19:21
  we're
• 19:21
  going
• 19:22
  to
• 19:22
  educate
• 19:23
  our
• 19:23
  students
• 19:24
  in
• 19:25
  Brockton.
• 19:26
  And
• 19:27
  it's
• 19:27
  taking
• 19:27
  that
• 19:28
  academic,
• 19:28
  social,
• 19:29
  emotional,
• 19:30
  behavioral
• 19:31
  idea
• 19:32
  and
• 19:33
  wrapping
• 19:33
  it
• 19:33
  around
• 19:34
  this
• 19:34
  culture
• 19:35
  of
• 19:35
  care.
• 19:36
  And
• 19:36
  from
• 19:37
  there
• 19:37
  we
• 19:38
  said,
• 19:38
  well,
• 19:38
  how
• 19:39
  are
• 19:39
  we
• 19:39
  going
• 19:39
  to
• 19:39
  make
• 19:40
  our
• 19:41
  teachers
• 19:41
  know
• 19:42
  what
• 19:42
  to
• 19:42
  do
• 19:43
  with
• 19:43
  students?
• 19:44
  And
• 19:44
  again,
• 19:45
  stemming
• 19:45
  from
• 19:46
  those
• 19:46
  marginalized
• 19:47
  groups,
• 19:48
  how
• 19:48
  do
• 19:49
  we
• 19:49
  get
• 19:49
  them
• 19:49
  to
• 19:50
  not
• 19:50
  only
• 19:50
  be
• 19:50
  able
• 19:50
  to
• 19:51
  support,
• 19:51
  help,
• 19:52
  assist,
• 19:52
  and
• 19:53
  allow
• 19:53
  access
• 19:54
  to
• 19:54
  instruction
• 19:55
  for
• 19:55
  students
• 19:55
  with
• 19:56
  IEPs
• 19:57
  and
• 19:57
  English
• 19:57
  language
• 19:58
  learners,
• 19:59
  but
• 19:59
  again,
• 20:00
  all
• 20:00
  students
• 20:00
  who
• 20:01
  may
• 20:01
  be
• 20:01
  struggling?
• 20:02
  And
• 20:03
  we
• 20:03
  developed
• 20:04
  this
• 20:06
  asynchronous
• 20:07
  professional
• 20:08
  development
• 20:08
  platform
• 20:09
  that
• 20:09
  we
• 20:10
  fondly
• 20:10
  call
• 20:10
  Brockton
• 20:11
  Quick
• 20:11
  Bites.
• 20:12
  And
• 20:12
  we
• 20:12
  push
• 20:13
  out
• 20:13
  monthly
• 20:15
  nuggets
• 20:16
  of
• 20:16
  professional
• 20:16
  development
• 20:18
  in
• 20:18
  all
• 20:18
  of
• 20:18
  these
• 20:18
  things.
• 20:19
  And
• 20:19
  one
• 20:19
  of
• 20:19
  them
• 20:20
  that
• 20:20
  we
• 20:20
  spent
• 20:20
  some
• 20:20
  time
• 20:21
  doing
• 20:22
  really
• 20:22
  focused
• 20:23
  on
• 20:23
  universal
• 20:24
  design
• 20:24
  for
• 20:24
  learning
• 20:26
  and
• 20:26
  creating
• 20:27
  a
• 20:28
  lesson
• 20:29
  plan
• 20:30
  template
• 20:30
  that
• 20:30
  was
• 20:31
  unique
• 20:31
  to
• 20:31
  us,
• 20:32
  that
• 20:33
  took
• 20:33
  components
• 20:34
  of
• 20:35
  udl,
• 20:36
  traditional
• 20:37
  lesson
• 20:37
  planning,
• 20:38
  social,
• 20:39
  emotional,
• 20:39
  behavioral
• 20:40
  supports,
• 20:41
  medical
• 20:42
  supports,
• 20:42
  and
• 20:43
  kind
• 20:43
  of
• 20:43
  wrapped
• 20:44
  it
• 20:44
  all
• 20:44
  together
• 20:45
  into
• 20:45
  a
• 20:45
  template
• 20:46
  that
• 20:47
  teachers,
• 20:47
  if
• 20:48
  they
• 20:48
  chose,
• 20:49
  could
• 20:50
  use
• 20:51
  to
• 20:51
  prepare
• 20:51
  for
• 20:52
  all
• 20:52
  students.
• 20:53
  But
• 20:53
  most
• 20:54
  importantly,
• 20:55
  include
• 20:56
  in
• 20:56
  that
• 20:56
  preparation
• 20:57
  how
• 20:58
  you're
• 20:58
  going
• 20:58
  to
• 20:58
  support
• 20:59
  your
• 20:59
  diverse
• 20:59
  learners
• 21:00
  in
• 21:01
  special
• 21:01
  education
• 21:02
  or
• 21:03
  whose
• 21:03
  primary
• 21:04
  language
• 21:04
  is
• 21:04
  not
• 21:05
  English.
• 21:07
  Melanie,
• 21:09
  I
• 21:09
  love
• 21:10
  that
• 21:10
  the
• 21:11
  district
• 21:11
  decided
• 21:12
  to
• 21:15
  utilize
• 21:16
  the
• 21:16
  talents
• 21:17
  of
• 21:18
  occupational
• 21:18
  therapists,
• 21:19
  speech
• 21:20
  pathologists,
• 21:23
  those
• 21:23
  folks
• 21:24
  who
• 21:26
  are
• 21:26
  already
• 21:27
  so
• 21:27
  finely
• 21:28
  tuned
• 21:29
  to
• 21:29
  assess
• 21:30
  where
• 21:30
  access
• 21:31
  is
• 21:31
  being
• 21:31
  interrupted
• 21:32
  for
• 21:32
  a
• 21:33
  learner
• 21:34
  and
• 21:34
  when
• 21:35
  they're
• 21:35
  in
• 21:35
  the
• 21:36
  gen
• 21:36
  ed
• 21:36
  environment
• 21:37
  working
• 21:37
  with
• 21:38
  their
• 21:38
  gen
• 21:38
  ed
• 21:39
  colleague.
• 21:39
  I'm
• 21:40
  wondering,
• 21:41
  can
• 21:41
  you
• 21:41
  talk
• 21:42
  a
• 21:42
  little
• 21:42
  bit
• 21:42
  about
• 21:43
  any
• 21:43
  feedback
• 21:44
  you
• 21:44
  may
• 21:44
  have
• 21:44
  heard
• 21:45
  from
• 21:45
  gen
• 21:45
  ed
• 21:46
  teachers
• 21:46
  after
• 21:47
  a
• 21:47
  partnership
• 21:48
  has
• 21:48
  existed
• 21:48
  for
• 21:48
  a
• 21:49
  little
• 21:49
  bit
• 21:50
  that,
• 21:51
  you
• 21:52
  know,
• 21:52
  was,
• 21:52
  was,
• 21:53
  was
• 21:54
  somehow
• 21:55
  revelatory
• 21:56
  as
• 21:57
  a
• 21:57
  result
• 21:57
  of
• 21:57
  that
• 21:57
  work?
• 21:59
  Sure.
• 22:00
  So
• 22:01
  as
• 22:01
  with
• 22:02
  all
• 22:02
  new
• 22:02
  things,
• 22:04
  people
• 22:05
  kind
• 22:05
  of
• 22:05
  categorized
• 22:06
  some
• 22:06
  of
• 22:07
  this
• 22:07
  as
• 22:07
  an
• 22:07
  initiative
• 22:08
  that
• 22:08
  would
• 22:09
  die
• 22:09
  down
• 22:09
  as
• 22:10
  soon
• 22:10
  as
• 22:10
  we,
• 22:11
  you
• 22:11
  know,
• 22:12
  didn't
• 22:12
  have
• 22:12
  funding
• 22:13
  for
• 22:13
  something
• 22:13
  or
• 22:13
  the
• 22:13
  schedule
• 22:14
  didn't
• 22:14
  quite
• 22:14
  work
• 22:15
  out,
• 22:15
  or,
• 22:15
  you
• 22:15
  know,
• 22:15
  what
• 22:16
  have
• 22:16
  you.
• 22:17
  And
• 22:18
  again,
• 22:18
  we
• 22:18
  really
• 22:19
  Said,
• 22:19
  no,
• 22:20
  we're
• 22:21
  standing
• 22:21
  on
• 22:21
  this
• 22:22
  and
• 22:23
  we're
• 22:24
  finding
• 22:24
  a
• 22:24
  way
• 22:26
  to
• 22:27
  help
• 22:27
  kids
• 22:28
  at
• 22:28
  the
• 22:28
  entry
• 22:29
  level.
• 22:30
  And
• 22:31
  after
• 22:32
  a
• 22:32
  little
• 22:32
  bit
• 22:32
  of
• 22:36
  work
• 22:36
  of
• 22:37
  encouragement
• 22:37
  with
• 22:38
  that
• 22:38
  partnership
• 22:40
  being
• 22:41
  there
• 22:41
  to
• 22:41
  support
• 22:42
  their
• 22:42
  growth
• 22:42
  and
• 22:42
  development
• 22:43
  through
• 22:43
  their
• 22:44
  mistakes,
• 22:44
  through
• 22:45
  the
• 22:45
  things
• 22:45
  that
• 22:46
  go
• 22:46
  well.
• 22:47
  We
• 22:48
  have
• 22:48
  seen
• 22:49
  teachers
• 22:51
  say,
• 22:52
  I've
• 22:52
  had
• 22:52
  teachers
• 22:53
  say,
• 22:53
  you
• 22:54
  know,
• 22:54
  on
• 22:55
  day
• 22:55
  one
• 22:56
  when
• 22:57
  Grant
• 22:57
  came
• 22:58
  into
• 22:58
  my
• 22:58
  classroom,
• 22:59
  I
• 22:59
  thought
• 22:59
  for
• 23:00
  sure
• 23:01
  we
• 23:01
  were
• 23:01
  going
• 23:02
  to
• 23:02
  be
• 23:02
  referring
• 23:03
  and
• 23:03
  putting
• 23:04
  that
• 23:04
  child
• 23:05
  to
• 23:05
  an
• 23:05
  out
• 23:05
  of
• 23:06
  district
• 23:06
  placement.
• 23:08
  Now
• 23:08
  we
• 23:09
  have
• 23:09
  seen
• 23:09
  that
• 23:10
  with
• 23:10
  the
• 23:10
  proper
• 23:11
  supports,
• 23:12
  related
• 23:12
  services,
• 23:13
  materials,
• 23:15
  oh,
• 23:15
  that
• 23:15
  child
• 23:16
  can
• 23:16
  be
• 23:17
  included
• 23:18
  or
• 23:19
  by
• 23:19
  going
• 23:19
  out
• 23:19
  of
• 23:20
  the
• 23:20
  room
• 23:21
  to
• 23:21
  receive
• 23:21
  special
• 23:22
  education
• 23:22
  support,
• 23:24
  you
• 23:24
  know,
• 23:24
  for
• 23:25
  40
• 23:26
  minutes
• 23:26
  a
• 23:26
  day
• 23:27
  in
• 23:28
  reading,
• 23:29
  the
• 23:29
  child
• 23:30
  can
• 23:30
  come
• 23:30
  back
• 23:30
  and
• 23:31
  still
• 23:31
  participate
• 23:32
  in
• 23:32
  all
• 23:32
  these
• 23:32
  other
• 23:33
  areas.
• 23:33
  Or
• 23:34
  with
• 23:35
  the
• 23:35
  English
• 23:35
  language
• 23:36
  learner
• 23:36
  teacher
• 23:37
  pushing
• 23:38
  into
• 23:38
  the
• 23:38
  general
• 23:39
  education
• 23:39
  classroom,
• 23:40
  that
• 23:41
  student
• 23:41
  developed
• 23:42
  their
• 23:42
  language
• 23:43
  at
• 23:43
  a
• 23:43
  quicker
• 23:44
  pace
• 23:45
  than
• 23:45
  maybe
• 23:46
  would
• 23:47
  have
• 23:47
  happened
• 23:47
  if
• 23:47
  it
• 23:47
  was
• 23:48
  strictly
• 23:48
  a
• 23:48
  pull
• 23:48
  out
• 23:49
  or
• 23:49
  the
• 23:50
  other
• 23:50
  students
• 23:51
  are
• 23:51
  incidentally
• 23:52
  benefiting
• 23:53
  from
• 23:54
  having
• 23:54
  a
• 23:55
  special
• 23:55
  education
• 23:55
  teacher,
• 23:56
  having
• 23:57
  an
• 23:57
  English
• 23:57
  language
• 23:58
  teacher,
• 23:59
  having
• 23:59
  a
• 23:59
  related
• 24:00
  service
• 24:00
  provider
• 24:01
  also
• 24:02
  help
• 24:02
  them
• 24:02
  tap
• 24:03
  into
• 24:04
  their
• 24:04
  needs,
• 24:04
  their
• 24:05
  strengths,
• 24:05
  their
• 24:06
  interests.
• 24:08
  So
• 24:08
  it's
• 24:08
  been
• 24:08
  very
• 24:09
  lovely
• 24:10
  to
• 24:10
  see
• 24:11
  this
• 24:12
  partnership
• 24:12
  unfold
• 24:14
  and
• 24:14
  really
• 24:15
  see
• 24:15
  students
• 24:16
  go
• 24:16
  through
• 24:16
  our
• 24:17
  tiered
• 24:18
  systems.
• 24:19
  Our
• 24:19
  multi
• 24:20
  level
• 24:20
  system
• 24:20
  of
• 24:21
  supports
• 24:23
  has
• 24:23
  been
• 24:25
  really
• 24:25
  nice
• 24:26
  to
• 24:26
  see
• 24:26
  in
• 24:26
  action
• 24:27
  because
• 24:27
  sometimes
• 24:28
  I
• 24:28
  think
• 24:28
  we
• 24:28
  look
• 24:28
  at
• 24:30
  response
• 24:30
  to
• 24:30
  intervention
• 24:31
  and
• 24:31
  MTSs
• 24:32
  as
• 24:33
  like
• 24:33
  a
• 24:33
  dream
• 24:34
  that
• 24:35
  is
• 24:35
  hard
• 24:35
  to
• 24:36
  achieve.
• 24:37
  And
• 24:37
  I
• 24:37
  think
• 24:37
  when
• 24:38
  there
• 24:38
  is
• 24:39
  intentional
• 24:39
  planning
• 24:40
  and
• 24:40
  preparation,
• 24:41
  you
• 24:42
  can
• 24:42
  really
• 24:43
  establish
• 24:44
  a
• 24:45
  more
• 24:45
  well
• 24:46
  developed
• 24:47
  and
• 24:48
  effective
• 24:50
  tiered
• 24:50
  model
• 24:50
  for
• 24:51
  students.
• 24:53
  Intentional
• 24:54
  was
• 24:54
  exactly
• 24:54
  the
• 24:55
  word
• 24:55
  that
• 24:56
  I
• 24:56
  was
• 24:56
  going
• 24:56
  to
• 24:56
  lift
• 24:56
  up
• 24:57
  that.
• 24:57
  That's
• 24:57
  what
• 24:58
  I
• 24:58
  heard.
• 24:58
  I
• 24:59
  also
• 24:59
  was
• 25:00
  hearing
• 25:00
  that
• 25:01
  it's
• 25:01
  about
• 25:02
  the
• 25:02
  team
• 25:03
  of
• 25:03
  people
• 25:04
  that
• 25:04
  come
• 25:04
  around.
• 25:05
  It's
• 25:05
  not
• 25:05
  about
• 25:06
  a
• 25:06
  person,
• 25:07
  it's
• 25:07
  not
• 25:08
  about,
• 25:08
  yes,
• 25:09
  that
• 25:09
  document
• 25:10
  allows
• 25:11
  for
• 25:11
  students
• 25:11
  with
• 25:12
  IEPs
• 25:13
  to
• 25:13
  say,
• 25:13
  okay,
• 25:14
  here
• 25:14
  are
• 25:15
  the
• 25:16
  requirements
• 25:17
  and
• 25:17
  we
• 25:17
  have
• 25:18
  to
• 25:18
  put
• 25:18
  that
• 25:18
  in
• 25:18
  action.
• 25:19
  But
• 25:19
  what
• 25:19
  I
• 25:19
  heard
• 25:20
  was
• 25:21
  regardless
• 25:22
  of
• 25:22
  any
• 25:22
  of
• 25:22
  that,
• 25:23
  these
• 25:24
  humans
• 25:25
  are
• 25:26
  our
• 25:27
  collective
• 25:27
  responsibility.
• 25:29
  And
• 25:29
  so
• 25:29
  how
• 25:30
  are
• 25:30
  we
• 25:30
  coming
• 25:30
  together
• 25:31
  to
• 25:31
  ensure
• 25:32
  that
• 25:32
  each
• 25:32
  and
• 25:33
  every
• 25:33
  student
• 25:34
  is
• 25:35
  successful
• 25:35
  and
• 25:36
  has
• 25:36
  access
• 25:37
  to
• 25:37
  everything
• 25:37
  that
• 25:38
  they
• 25:38
  need
• 25:38
  in
• 25:38
  order
• 25:39
  to
• 25:39
  be
• 25:39
  successful?
• 25:40
  It
• 25:40
  is
• 25:41
  about
• 25:41
  a
• 25:42
  team
• 25:42
  being
• 25:43
  intentional
• 25:44
  coming
• 25:44
  together.
• 25:45
  Melanie.
• 25:45
  And
• 25:46
  that's
• 25:46
  what
• 25:46
  I
• 25:47
  heard
• 25:47
  you
• 25:47
  lift
• 25:47
  up.
• 25:49
  I
• 25:50
  also
• 25:50
  heard
• 25:50
  the
• 25:51
  essence
• 25:51
  of
• 25:51
  community
• 25:52
  and
• 25:52
  shared
• 25:53
  vision.
• 25:54
  And
• 25:54
  Melanie,
• 25:55
  I
• 25:55
  know
• 25:55
  that
• 25:56
  was
• 25:56
  hard
• 25:56
  to
• 25:56
  achieve,
• 25:57
  right,
• 25:57
  because
• 25:58
  you're
• 25:58
  in
• 25:59
  an
• 25:59
  ecosystem
• 26:00
  of
• 26:01
  dynamic
• 26:02
  educators.
• 26:04
  Oftentimes
• 26:05
  when
• 26:05
  I
• 26:05
  sit
• 26:06
  in
• 26:06
  facilitate
• 26:07
  professional
• 26:08
  development
• 26:08
  across
• 26:09
  the
• 26:09
  country
• 26:09
  and
• 26:10
  around
• 26:10
  the
• 26:10
  world,
• 26:10
  I
• 26:11
  always
• 26:11
  say
• 26:11
  educators
• 26:12
  are
• 26:12
  just
• 26:13
  the
• 26:13
  worst.
• 26:13
  We,
• 26:14
  you
• 26:14
  know,
• 26:15
  we
• 26:15
  are
• 26:15
  the
• 26:15
  worst
• 26:16
  ones.
• 26:17
  And
• 26:17
  everybody
• 26:18
  laughs
• 26:18
  because
• 26:18
  we're
• 26:19
  all
• 26:19
  educators
• 26:19
  in
• 26:20
  the
• 26:20
  Space.
• 26:21
  I
• 26:22
  wanted
• 26:22
  to
• 26:22
  know,
• 26:22
  how
• 26:23
  did
• 26:23
  you
• 26:23
  come
• 26:23
  about
• 26:25
  developing
• 26:26
  that
• 26:26
  shared
• 26:26
  vision,
• 26:27
  getting
• 26:28
  the
• 26:28
  buy
• 26:28
  in
• 26:30
  the
• 26:30
  common
• 26:30
  language
• 26:31
  and
• 26:32
  common
• 26:32
  lens?
• 26:33
  Are
• 26:33
  we
• 26:34
  all
• 26:34
  observing
• 26:35
  the
• 26:35
  same
• 26:36
  thing?
• 26:36
  Because
• 26:37
  that's
• 26:38
  what
• 26:38
  we
• 26:39
  feed
• 26:39
  into
• 26:40
  these
• 26:40
  critical
• 26:41
  conversations
• 26:42
  that
• 26:42
  are
• 26:42
  necessary
• 26:44
  to
• 26:44
  really
• 26:46
  place
• 26:46
  our
• 26:46
  students
• 26:48
  on
• 26:48
  a
• 26:48
  plateau
• 26:49
  for
• 26:50
  success.
• 26:53
  Once
• 26:53
  again.
• 26:55
  The
• 26:56
  pandemic,
• 26:57
  I
• 26:57
  think,
• 26:57
  was
• 26:58
  a
• 26:58
  blessing
• 26:59
  for
• 26:59
  this
• 26:59
  work.
• 27:01
  It,
• 27:02
  I
• 27:02
  think,
• 27:02
  gave
• 27:03
  us
• 27:03
  permission
• 27:05
  to
• 27:05
  explore
• 27:08
  education,
• 27:09
  instruction,
• 27:10
  and
• 27:11
  learning
• 27:12
  in
• 27:12
  a
• 27:12
  different
• 27:13
  way
• 27:13
  than
• 27:14
  we
• 27:14
  had
• 27:14
  ever
• 27:15
  talked
• 27:15
  about
• 27:15
  it
• 27:16
  before.
• 27:17
  I
• 27:18
  think
• 27:18
  that
• 27:21
  I'm
• 27:21
  grateful
• 27:22
  for
• 27:22
  the
• 27:22
  team
• 27:23
  of
• 27:24
  leaders
• 27:24
  and
• 27:25
  educators
• 27:26
  that
• 27:26
  I
• 27:26
  work
• 27:26
  with
• 27:27
  that
• 27:29
  I
• 27:30
  bring
• 27:30
  a
• 27:30
  unique
• 27:31
  perspective
• 27:32
  to
• 27:32
  my
• 27:32
  leadership
• 27:33
  team
• 27:33
  as
• 27:33
  a
• 27:34
  district
• 27:35
  leader
• 27:36
  in
• 27:36
  special
• 27:37
  education
• 27:37
  and
• 27:37
  curriculum.
• 27:38
  So
• 27:38
  I
• 27:39
  can
• 27:39
  see
• 27:40
  a
• 27:40
  lot
• 27:40
  of
• 27:40
  things
• 27:41
  across
• 27:42
  the
• 27:42
  district
• 27:43
  that
• 27:44
  not
• 27:44
  everyone
• 27:45
  else
• 27:45
  can
• 27:45
  kind
• 27:46
  of
• 27:46
  see.
• 27:47
  So
• 27:47
  I
• 27:47
  started
• 27:48
  bringing
• 27:48
  up,
• 27:49
  you
• 27:49
  know,
• 27:49
  just
• 27:49
  little
• 27:49
  pieces
• 27:50
  of
• 27:50
  things
• 27:50
  that
• 27:51
  I
• 27:52
  saw
• 27:52
  or
• 27:52
  picked
• 27:52
  up
• 27:52
  along
• 27:53
  the
• 27:53
  way
• 27:53
  and
• 27:53
  started
• 27:54
  putting
• 27:54
  the
• 27:54
  puzzle
• 27:55
  together.
• 27:56
  My
• 27:57
  superintendent
• 27:59
  said,
• 27:59
  you
• 27:59
  know
• 28:00
  what?
• 28:01
  Let's
• 28:01
  try
• 28:01
  to
• 28:02
  get
• 28:02
  some
• 28:02
  support
• 28:03
  in
• 28:03
  here
• 28:04
  to
• 28:04
  help
• 28:04
  us
• 28:04
  really
• 28:05
  flush
• 28:05
  this
• 28:05
  out.
• 28:06
  That
• 28:06
  prompted
• 28:07
  our
• 28:07
  work
• 28:07
  with
• 28:08
  Grant,
• 28:09
  and
• 28:10
  he
• 28:10
  really
• 28:11
  challenged
• 28:12
  us
• 28:12
  to
• 28:13
  define
• 28:15
  who
• 28:15
  we
• 28:16
  were
• 28:17
  as
• 28:17
  a
• 28:18
  district.
• 28:19
  And
• 28:20
  we
• 28:20
  had
• 28:21
  some
• 28:21
  really
• 28:22
  long,
• 28:24
  hard
• 28:25
  conversations
• 28:27
  that
• 28:27
  really
• 28:28
  challenged
• 28:29
  us
• 28:29
  to
• 28:30
  think
• 28:31
  about
• 28:33
  students
• 28:34
  and
• 28:35
  learning
• 28:36
  in
• 28:37
  a
• 28:37
  professional
• 28:37
  and
• 28:38
  personal
• 28:38
  way,
• 28:40
  because
• 28:41
  personally,
• 28:41
  we
• 28:42
  have
• 28:42
  to
• 28:42
  bring
• 28:45
  what
• 28:45
  we
• 28:45
  believe
• 28:46
  into
• 28:46
  the
• 28:47
  profession,
• 28:48
  and
• 28:48
  we
• 28:49
  wanted
• 28:49
  to
• 28:49
  make
• 28:49
  sure
• 28:49
  that
• 28:49
  we
• 28:50
  were
• 28:50
  standing
• 28:50
  on
• 28:51
  solid
• 28:51
  ground.
• 28:52
  So
• 28:53
  we
• 28:53
  developed
• 28:54
  what
• 28:54
  was
• 28:54
  called
• 28:54
  the
• 28:55
  Brockton
• 28:55
  Story,
• 28:56
  or
• 28:56
  what
• 28:56
  is
• 28:56
  called,
• 28:57
  because
• 28:57
  it
• 28:57
  is
• 28:58
  our
• 28:58
  living
• 28:58
  document
• 29:00
  in
• 29:00
  which
• 29:00
  we
• 29:01
  kind
• 29:02
  of
• 29:03
  make
• 29:03
  all
• 29:03
  of
• 29:03
  our
• 29:04
  decisions
• 29:05
  from.
• 29:06
  It's
• 29:06
  our
• 29:06
  guiding
• 29:07
  principles
• 29:08
  that
• 29:08
  we
• 29:09
  have
• 29:09
  as
• 29:09
  a
• 29:09
  district.
• 29:10
  It's
• 29:11
  our
• 29:11
  compass
• 29:11
  north.
• 29:12
  And
• 29:13
  we
• 29:13
  really
• 29:14
  committed
• 29:14
  to
• 29:16
  establishing
• 29:17
  new
• 29:18
  vision,
• 29:18
  mission,
• 29:19
  and
• 29:19
  goals
• 29:20
  that
• 29:21
  really
• 29:21
  centered
• 29:21
  around
• 29:22
  this
• 29:22
  notion
• 29:22
  that
• 29:23
  when
• 29:24
  our
• 29:25
  students
• 29:26
  graduate
• 29:27
  and
• 29:27
  exit
• 29:27
  from
• 29:28
  our
• 29:28
  district,
• 29:29
  the
• 29:31
  highest
• 29:31
  accolade
• 29:32
  we
• 29:32
  could
• 29:32
  have
• 29:33
  as
• 29:33
  a
• 29:33
  community
• 29:34
  would
• 29:35
  be
• 29:35
  that
• 29:35
  our
• 29:35
  students
• 29:36
  wanted
• 29:37
  to
• 29:37
  live
• 29:38
  in
• 29:38
  our
• 29:38
  community
• 29:39
  and
• 29:39
  send
• 29:40
  their
• 29:40
  children
• 29:41
  to
• 29:42
  Brockton
• 29:43
  Central
• 29:43
  School
• 29:44
  because
• 29:45
  they
• 29:45
  had
• 29:46
  such
• 29:47
  an
• 29:47
  experience
• 29:49
  learning
• 29:49
  there.
• 29:50
  And
• 29:51
  that's
• 29:51
  what
• 29:51
  takes
• 29:52
  us
• 29:53
  on
• 29:53
  this
• 29:54
  journey.
• 29:54
  That's
• 29:54
  what
• 29:54
  focuses
• 29:55
  our
• 29:55
  journey
• 29:56
  and
• 29:57
  really
• 29:57
  grounds
• 29:58
  us
• 29:58
  in
• 29:58
  the
• 29:58
  practices
• 29:59
  that
• 29:59
  we're
• 29:59
  establishing.
• 30:02
  I
• 30:03
  just
• 30:03
  have
• 30:03
  to
• 30:03
  tell
• 30:03
  you,
• 30:03
  I'm
• 30:03
  really,
• 30:03
  really
• 30:04
  glad
• 30:04
  that
• 30:04
  you
• 30:04
  mentioned
• 30:05
  that,
• 30:06
  because
• 30:07
  that
• 30:07
  particular
• 30:08
  part
• 30:09
  of
• 30:09
  the
• 30:09
  work
• 30:10
  always
• 30:11
  is,
• 30:11
  for
• 30:12
  me,
• 30:13
  the
• 30:13
  outsider
• 30:14
  who's
• 30:14
  helping
• 30:15
  you
• 30:15
  guys
• 30:16
  do
• 30:16
  great
• 30:16
  things
• 30:17
  and
• 30:17
  you
• 30:17
  guys
• 30:17
  are
• 30:17
  doing
• 30:18
  great
• 30:18
  things,
• 30:18
  that
• 30:19
  when
• 30:19
  you
• 30:19
  guys
• 30:20
  vocalized
• 30:21
  that,
• 30:22
  that
• 30:23
  was
• 30:23
  huge,
• 30:23
  right?
• 30:24
  That
• 30:24
  we
• 30:24
  would
• 30:25
  create
• 30:25
  a
• 30:25
  learning
• 30:25
  experience
• 30:26
  that
• 30:26
  was
• 30:27
  so
• 30:27
  powerful
• 30:27
  for
• 30:28
  our
• 30:28
  children
• 30:29
  that
• 30:29
  they
• 30:29
  would
• 30:29
  want
• 30:30
  their
• 30:30
  own
• 30:30
  children
• 30:30
  to
• 30:31
  experience
• 30:31
  the
• 30:31
  exact
• 30:32
  same
• 30:32
  thing.
• 30:33
  Right?
• 30:34
  That's.
• 30:34
  You
• 30:35
  know,
• 30:35
  that
• 30:35
  is
• 30:36
  not
• 30:36
  the
• 30:37
  norm.
• 30:38
  That
• 30:38
  is
• 30:38
  not
• 30:38
  the
• 30:39
  norm.
• 30:40
  That
• 30:40
  is
• 30:40
  a
• 30:40
  huge
• 30:41
  aspirational
• 30:42
  leap
• 30:42
  and
• 30:43
  jump,
• 30:47
  and
• 30:49
  that
• 30:49
  is
• 30:50
  your
• 30:50
  driving
• 30:51
  force.
• 30:52
  We
• 30:52
  talk
• 30:52
  about
• 30:52
  that
• 30:53
  all
• 30:53
  the
• 30:53
  time,
• 30:54
  and
• 30:54
  I
• 30:54
  share
• 30:55
  that
• 30:55
  example
• 30:55
  everywhere
• 30:56
  I
• 30:56
  go
• 30:56
  because
• 30:57
  I
• 30:57
  think
• 30:57
  it's
• 30:57
  so
• 30:58
  incredibly
• 30:59
  powerful.
• 30:59
  So
• 31:00
  thank
• 31:00
  you
• 31:00
  for
• 31:00
  lifting
• 31:01
  that
• 31:01
  part
• 31:01
  of
• 31:02
  the
• 31:02
  story,
• 31:02
  because
• 31:02
  I
• 31:02
  think
• 31:03
  that
• 31:03
  is
• 31:03
  really
• 31:03
  important.
• 31:05
  It
• 31:05
  is
• 31:06
  important,
• 31:07
  and
• 31:07
  I
• 31:08
  think
• 31:09
  that
• 31:09
  more
• 31:10
  schools
• 31:11
  should
• 31:11
  reflect
• 31:11
  on
• 31:12
  that.
• 31:13
  I
• 31:13
  think
• 31:14
  that
• 31:14
  as
• 31:15
  we're
• 31:15
  building
• 31:16
  teacher
• 31:16
  preparation
• 31:17
  programs,
• 31:19
  we
• 31:19
  should
• 31:19
  think
• 31:20
  about
• 31:20
  what
• 31:21
  kind
• 31:22
  of
• 31:22
  teachers
• 31:23
  do
• 31:23
  we
• 31:23
  want
• 31:24
  to
• 31:24
  prepare
• 31:24
  and
• 31:24
  develop
• 31:25
  to
• 31:28
  have
• 31:29
  those
• 31:29
  same
• 31:30
  goals
• 31:30
  for
• 31:31
  where
• 31:31
  they
• 31:31
  end
• 31:32
  up
• 31:32
  being
• 31:32
  employed.
• 31:35
  I
• 31:35
  think
• 31:35
  there's
• 31:36
  so
• 31:36
  much
• 31:36
  more
• 31:37
  to
• 31:37
  education
• 31:39
  in
• 31:40
  today's
• 31:40
  world
• 31:41
  than
• 31:42
  ever
• 31:42
  before,
• 31:44
  and
• 31:44
  it's
• 31:44
  a
• 31:44
  really
• 31:45
  exciting
• 31:46
  time
• 31:46
  if
• 31:47
  we
• 31:47
  allow
• 31:47
  it
• 31:47
  to
• 31:47
  be
• 31:49
  and
• 31:50
  if
• 31:50
  we
• 31:50
  can
• 31:51
  really
• 31:52
  keep
• 31:53
  children
• 31:54
  at
• 31:54
  the
• 31:55
  center
• 31:55
  of
• 31:56
  those
• 31:56
  conversations.
• 31:59
  I
• 31:59
  think
• 32:00
  grounding
• 32:00
  ourselves
• 32:01
  in
• 32:01
  our
• 32:01
  why
• 32:02
  is
• 32:03
  vital
• 32:03
  as
• 32:04
  humans.
• 32:04
  You
• 32:05
  know,
• 32:05
  why,
• 32:05
  why.
• 32:06
  Why
• 32:06
  do
• 32:06
  we
• 32:07
  exist?
• 32:08
  I'm
• 32:08
  going
• 32:08
  to
• 32:08
  get,
• 32:09
  like,
• 32:09
  you
• 32:09
  know,
• 32:09
  super
• 32:10
  deep
• 32:10
  and
• 32:10
  think
• 32:11
  like,
• 32:11
  why?
• 32:12
  Why
• 32:12
  do
• 32:12
  we
• 32:12
  exist?
• 32:14
  And
• 32:14
  it.
• 32:15
  What's
• 32:16
  my
• 32:16
  purpose
• 32:17
  in
• 32:17
  this
• 32:18
  world,
• 32:19
  in
• 32:19
  every
• 32:19
  space
• 32:20
  in
• 32:20
  which
• 32:20
  I'm
• 32:21
  fortunate
• 32:21
  to
• 32:21
  be
• 32:21
  a
• 32:21
  part
• 32:22
  of?
• 32:22
  I
• 32:23
  think
• 32:23
  when
• 32:23
  we
• 32:24
  talk
• 32:24
  about
• 32:25
  and
• 32:25
  we
• 32:26
  hear
• 32:26
  about
• 32:27
  educational
• 32:27
  burnout,
• 32:29
  there's
• 32:29
  so
• 32:29
  much,
• 32:30
  all
• 32:30
  of
• 32:30
  these
• 32:30
  things,
• 32:32
  and
• 32:33
  that
• 32:34
  sense
• 32:35
  of
• 32:36
  purpose
• 32:38
  and
• 32:38
  understanding
• 32:39
  of
• 32:39
  why
• 32:39
  we
• 32:39
  exist
• 32:40
  and
• 32:40
  what
• 32:40
  we're
• 32:41
  doing
• 32:41
  allows
• 32:42
  for
• 32:43
  us
• 32:43
  to
• 32:44
  show
• 32:44
  up
• 32:45
  in
• 32:46
  such
• 32:46
  a
• 32:47
  way
• 32:47
  that
• 32:47
  we're.
• 32:48
  We're
• 32:48
  ready.
• 32:49
  Yeah,
• 32:49
  it's
• 32:49
  exhausting.
• 32:50
  We're
• 32:50
  responsible
• 32:51
  and
• 32:52
  are
• 32:52
  very
• 32:52
  fortunate
• 32:53
  to
• 32:53
  be
• 32:53
  a
• 32:53
  part
• 32:53
  of
• 32:54
  all
• 32:54
  of
• 32:54
  these
• 32:55
  lives.
• 32:55
  Lives.
• 32:56
  Working
• 32:57
  with
• 32:57
  humans
• 32:58
  is
• 32:59
  exhausting,
• 33:00
  as
• 33:00
  it
• 33:01
  should
• 33:01
  be.
• 33:02
  But
• 33:03
  there's
• 33:04
  no
• 33:04
  greater
• 33:06
  joy
• 33:06
  than
• 33:07
  being
• 33:07
  able
• 33:07
  to
• 33:07
  be
• 33:07
  a
• 33:07
  part
• 33:08
  of
• 33:08
  that.
• 33:08
  And
• 33:09
  if
• 33:09
  we
• 33:10
  don't
• 33:10
  know
• 33:10
  what
• 33:11
  that
• 33:11
  is,
• 33:11
  and
• 33:11
  we're
• 33:12
  not
• 33:12
  constantly
• 33:13
  reminding
• 33:13
  ourselves
• 33:14
  within
• 33:15
  our
• 33:15
  district,
• 33:16
  within
• 33:17
  our
• 33:18
  classroom
• 33:18
  spaces
• 33:19
  of
• 33:20
  why
• 33:20
  we're
• 33:21
  here,
• 33:21
  then,
• 33:22
  yeah,
• 33:23
  we
• 33:23
  feel
• 33:23
  overwhelmed.
• 33:26
  Because
• 33:28
  we've
• 33:28
  been
• 33:28
  programmed
• 33:30
  to
• 33:30
  think
• 33:30
  about
• 33:31
  this
• 33:31
  from
• 33:31
  a
• 33:31
  transactional
• 33:34
  lens.
• 33:35
  Right?
• 33:35
  Oh,
• 33:35
  my
• 33:36
  gosh.
• 33:36
  I
• 33:36
  get
• 33:37
  these
• 33:37
  students
• 33:37
  at
• 33:37
  the
• 33:37
  beginning
• 33:38
  of
• 33:38
  the
• 33:38
  year,
• 33:38
  and
• 33:38
  they're
• 33:39
  so
• 33:39
  far
• 33:39
  behind,
• 33:40
  and
• 33:40
  I'm
• 33:40
  going
• 33:40
  to
• 33:40
  be
• 33:41
  judged
• 33:41
  by
• 33:41
  where
• 33:41
  I
• 33:41
  get
• 33:42
  them.
• 33:43
  Come
• 33:43
  May,
• 33:43
  they
• 33:44
  have
• 33:44
  to
• 33:44
  take
• 33:44
  this
• 33:44
  test.
• 33:45
  And
• 33:45
  everybody's.
• 33:46
  We're
• 33:46
  all
• 33:46
  going
• 33:46
  to
• 33:46
  pay
• 33:47
  the
• 33:47
  price
• 33:47
  for
• 33:48
  how.
• 33:48
  For
• 33:49
  how
• 33:49
  they
• 33:49
  do
• 33:49
  on
• 33:49
  this
• 33:50
  particular
• 33:50
  test.
• 33:50
  And
• 33:51
  it's
• 33:51
  all
• 33:51
  about,
• 33:53
  right.
• 33:53
  Reducing.
• 33:55
  Reducing
• 33:56
  the
• 33:56
  identities
• 33:57
  of
• 33:57
  children
• 33:59
  and
• 33:59
  educators
• 34:01
  to
• 34:01
  test
• 34:01
  scores.
• 34:02
  Right.
• 34:04
  Which
• 34:04
  is
• 34:04
  such
• 34:04
  a
• 34:05
  hugely
• 34:05
  discriminatory
• 34:07
  practice
• 34:09
  to
• 34:09
  limit
• 34:10
  our
• 34:11
  children's
• 34:11
  identity
• 34:12
  to
• 34:13
  a
• 34:13
  test
• 34:13
  score
• 34:14
  in
• 34:15
  ELA
• 34:16
  and
• 34:16
  math.
• 34:16
  And
• 34:17
  then
• 34:19
  we
• 34:19
  think
• 34:19
  about
• 34:20
  the
• 34:21
  additional
• 34:21
  challenges,
• 34:23
  right?
• 34:23
  We
• 34:23
  think
• 34:23
  about
• 34:24
  the
• 34:24
  additional
• 34:24
  challenges
• 34:25
  for
• 34:25
  a
• 34:25
  child
• 34:26
  who
• 34:26
  doesn't
• 34:26
  have
• 34:27
  the
• 34:27
  academic
• 34:28
  vocabulary
• 34:29
  in
• 34:29
  English
• 34:31
  because
• 34:32
  they
• 34:32
  don't
• 34:32
  speak
• 34:32
  English
• 34:33
  at
• 34:33
  home.
• 34:33
  And
• 34:34
  we
• 34:34
  think
• 34:34
  about
• 34:35
  that
• 34:35
  daunting
• 34:36
  task
• 34:37
  that
• 34:37
  we
• 34:37
  have
• 34:37
  ahead
• 34:38
  of
• 34:38
  us.
• 34:38
  And
• 34:38
  then
• 34:39
  we
• 34:39
  think
• 34:39
  about
• 34:39
  children
• 34:40
  who
• 34:40
  have
• 34:40
  some
• 34:40
  additional
• 34:41
  needs
• 34:41
  and
• 34:42
  some
• 34:42
  additional
• 34:42
  barriers
• 34:43
  and
• 34:43
  we
• 34:43
  gotta
• 34:44
  get
• 34:44
  them.
• 34:44
  And
• 34:44
  then
• 34:44
  we,
• 34:45
  you
• 34:45
  know,
• 34:45
  so
• 34:45
  it's
• 34:46
  no
• 34:46
  wonder
• 34:47
  approaching
• 34:48
  this
• 34:48
  from
• 34:48
  the
• 34:49
  transactional
• 34:49
  lens
• 34:50
  that
• 34:51
  some
• 34:51
  really
• 34:51
  ugly
• 34:52
  biases
• 34:53
  come
• 34:53
  into
• 34:53
  play
• 34:54
  because
• 34:54
  the
• 34:55
  pressure,
• 34:56
  the
• 34:56
  pressure
• 34:57
  to
• 34:57
  be
• 34:58
  transactional
• 34:59
  is
• 34:59
  so
• 34:59
  strong.
• 35:00
  And
• 35:00
  what
• 35:00
  we've
• 35:00
  talked
• 35:01
  about
• 35:01
  today
• 35:02
  is
• 35:02
  once
• 35:02
  again
• 35:04
  the
• 35:05
  importance
• 35:05
  of
• 35:07
  humanizing
• 35:08
  the
• 35:09
  learning
• 35:09
  environment
• 35:10
  not
• 35:10
  only
• 35:10
  for,
• 35:12
  for
• 35:13
  educators,
• 35:14
  but
• 35:14
  most
• 35:14
  importantly
• 35:15
  for
• 35:15
  our
• 35:15
  children
• 35:18
  who
• 35:19
  come
• 35:21
  seeking
• 35:22
  their
• 35:22
  life
• 35:22
  today
• 35:23
  and
• 35:23
  their
• 35:23
  life
• 35:23
  in
• 35:23
  the
• 35:24
  future.
• 35:24
  Right.
• 35:24
  Even
• 35:25
  when
• 35:25
  they
• 35:25
  don't
• 35:25
  know
• 35:26
  that
• 35:26
  that's
• 35:26
  what
• 35:26
  they
• 35:26
  come
• 35:27
  to
• 35:27
  school
• 35:27
  for.
• 35:31
  I'm
• 35:32
  hearing
• 35:33
  in
• 35:35
  your
• 35:36
  comments,
• 35:36
  Grant,
• 35:37
  of
• 35:38
  how
• 35:38
  do
• 35:39
  we
• 35:39
  move
• 35:40
  from
• 35:40
  a
• 35:40
  transactional
• 35:41
  frame
• 35:41
  to
• 35:41
  a
• 35:42
  transformational
• 35:42
  one?
• 35:43
  And
• 35:43
  listening
• 35:44
  to
• 35:44
  the
• 35:45
  story
• 35:45
  of
• 35:45
  Brockton,
• 35:46
  Melanie,
• 35:47
  I'm
• 35:47
  hearing
• 35:48
  how
• 35:49
  your
• 35:49
  district
• 35:50
  had
• 35:50
  the
• 35:50
  difficult
• 35:51
  conversation
• 35:53
  that
• 35:53
  helped
• 35:53
  you
• 35:54
  arrive
• 35:54
  at
• 35:54
  a
• 35:55
  place
• 35:56
  that
• 35:56
  talked
• 35:56
  about
• 35:57
  your
• 35:58
  story
• 35:59
  as
• 35:59
  a
• 35:59
  school
• 36:00
  community.
• 36:01
  And
• 36:03
  it
• 36:03
  sounds
• 36:03
  a
• 36:03
  lot
• 36:04
  like
• 36:05
  this
• 36:05
  school
• 36:06
  community
• 36:07
  is
• 36:07
  a
• 36:07
  community
• 36:08
  hub.
• 36:10
  And
• 36:10
  in
• 36:11
  asking
• 36:11
  those
• 36:11
  difficult
• 36:12
  questions
• 36:12
  of
• 36:12
  yourselves
• 36:13
  to
• 36:13
  create
• 36:13
  that
• 36:13
  initial
• 36:14
  vision,
• 36:15
  what
• 36:15
  you
• 36:15
  ended
• 36:16
  up
• 36:16
  doing
• 36:16
  invariably
• 36:17
  was
• 36:17
  talking
• 36:17
  about
• 36:18
  culture
• 36:19
  and
• 36:19
  talking
• 36:20
  about
• 36:20
  climate
• 36:21
  and
• 36:21
  the
• 36:22
  things
• 36:22
  that
• 36:22
  influence
• 36:23
  it.
• 36:24
  And
• 36:24
  how
• 36:24
  do
• 36:25
  we
• 36:25
  align
• 36:25
  our
• 36:25
  practices
• 36:26
  moving
• 36:26
  forward
• 36:27
  with
• 36:28
  the
• 36:28
  vision
• 36:28
  we
• 36:28
  have
• 36:29
  for
• 36:29
  our
• 36:30
  culture
• 36:30
  and
• 36:30
  climate,
• 36:31
  with
• 36:31
  the
• 36:32
  vision
• 36:32
  we
• 36:32
  have
• 36:32
  for
• 36:33
  what
• 36:33
  our
• 36:33
  school
• 36:34
  is
• 36:34
  about
• 36:35
  and
• 36:35
  ultimately
• 36:36
  should
• 36:36
  produce.
• 36:38
  And
• 36:38
  in
• 36:38
  doing
• 36:38
  that,
• 36:39
  you
• 36:39
  moved
• 36:40
  from
• 36:41
  the
• 36:41
  transactional
• 36:42
  model
• 36:42
  to
• 36:42
  the
• 36:42
  transformational
• 36:43
  one.
• 36:44
  You're
• 36:44
  still
• 36:44
  in
• 36:44
  process.
• 36:44
  Of
• 36:45
  course,
• 36:46
  we
• 36:46
  don't
• 36:46
  look
• 36:46
  at
• 36:46
  this
• 36:47
  through
• 36:47
  rose
• 36:47
  colored
• 36:48
  lenses.
• 36:49
  Teachers
• 36:50
  are
• 36:50
  struggling,
• 36:50
  kids
• 36:51
  continue
• 36:51
  to
• 36:51
  struggle.
• 36:52
  The
• 36:52
  process
• 36:53
  is
• 36:53
  messy,
• 36:54
  but
• 36:56
  people
• 36:57
  are
• 36:58
  doing
• 36:58
  things
• 36:59
  differently
• 37:01
  and
• 37:01
  recognizing
• 37:02
  that
• 37:03
  because
• 37:03
  of
• 37:03
  that
• 37:04
  different,
• 37:06
  powerful
• 37:07
  results
• 37:08
  that
• 37:08
  they
• 37:08
  value
• 37:09
  are
• 37:09
  now
• 37:10
  happening.
• 37:11
  And
• 37:12
  that
• 37:12
  is
• 37:13
  so
• 37:13
  exciting.
• 37:17
  Yeah.
• 37:17
  The
• 37:17
  traditional
• 37:19
  ways
• 37:19
  of
• 37:20
  thinking
• 37:20
  about
• 37:21
  learning
• 37:21
  and
• 37:22
  educating
• 37:22
  just
• 37:23
  were
• 37:23
  not
• 37:23
  effective
• 37:24
  for
• 37:24
  the
• 37:25
  students
• 37:25
  that
• 37:25
  we
• 37:25
  had
• 37:25
  in
• 37:26
  front
• 37:26
  of
• 37:26
  us.
• 37:27
  And
• 37:27
  we
• 37:28
  saw,
• 37:28
  you
• 37:29
  know,
• 37:29
  it
• 37:29
  wasn't
• 37:29
  like
• 37:30
  it
• 37:30
  was
• 37:30
  making
• 37:30
  our
• 37:30
  test
• 37:31
  scores
• 37:31
  improve,
• 37:32
  it
• 37:33
  wasn't
• 37:33
  making
• 37:34
  attendance
• 37:35
  improve,
• 37:35
  it
• 37:36
  wasn't
• 37:36
  necessarily
• 37:37
  reducing
• 37:38
  suspensions.
• 37:39
  So
• 37:39
  the
• 37:39
  way
• 37:40
  we
• 37:40
  had
• 37:40
  always
• 37:40
  done
• 37:41
  things
• 37:42
  wasn't
• 37:42
  necessarily
• 37:44
  giving
• 37:44
  us
• 37:44
  the
• 37:45
  biggest
• 37:45
  bang
• 37:46
  for
• 37:46
  our
• 37:46
  buck,
• 37:46
  so
• 37:46
  to
• 37:47
  speak.
• 37:47
  Right.
• 37:49
  So
• 37:49
  like
• 37:50
  you
• 37:50
  said,
• 37:50
  Michael,
• 37:51
  we
• 37:51
  are
• 37:52
  by
• 37:52
  no
• 37:53
  means
• 37:53
  perfect
• 37:54
  in
• 37:54
  implementing
• 37:56
  our
• 37:56
  vision
• 37:57
  and
• 37:57
  our
• 37:57
  desires
• 37:58
  for
• 37:58
  our
• 37:58
  students.
• 38:00
  But
• 38:01
  what
• 38:01
  we
• 38:01
  do
• 38:02
  have
• 38:02
  is
• 38:02
  a
• 38:03
  mindset
• 38:04
  that
• 38:05
  requires
• 38:06
  us
• 38:07
  to
• 38:08
  think
• 38:08
  in
• 38:09
  a
• 38:09
  way
• 38:09
  that
• 38:09
  is
• 38:10
  different
• 38:10
  from
• 38:11
  before.
• 38:13
  And
• 38:13
  with
• 38:14
  that,
• 38:14
  over
• 38:14
  time,
• 38:15
  change
• 38:15
  can
• 38:16
  occur.
• 38:18
  The
• 38:18
  mindset
• 38:19
  is
• 38:19
  going
• 38:19
  to
• 38:19
  allow
• 38:20
  you
• 38:21
  to
• 38:21
  preserve
• 38:22
  and
• 38:22
  keep
• 38:24
  your
• 38:24
  identity
• 38:26
  because
• 38:26
  that's
• 38:27
  what's
• 38:27
  sacred.
• 38:28
  It's
• 38:29
  that
• 38:29
  identity
• 38:30
  piece.
• 38:30
  And
• 38:31
  that's,
• 38:31
  that's
• 38:32
  where
• 38:32
  the
• 38:32
  work,
• 38:34
  that's
• 38:34
  what,
• 38:35
  that's
• 38:35
  where
• 38:35
  that
• 38:36
  real
• 38:36
  work
• 38:36
  happens.
• 38:37
  When
• 38:37
  I
• 38:37
  heard
• 38:38
  the
• 38:38
  Brockton
• 38:39
  story
• 38:40
  and
• 38:41
  how
• 38:41
  that
• 38:41
  was
• 38:41
  co
• 38:42
  created,
• 38:42
  and
• 38:42
  I
• 38:43
  know
• 38:43
  how
• 38:43
  my
• 38:43
  dear
• 38:44
  Grant
• 38:44
  does
• 38:44
  his
• 38:45
  work,
• 38:45
  so
• 38:45
  I
• 38:45
  know
• 38:45
  that
• 38:46
  that
• 38:46
  was
• 38:46
  deep
• 38:47
  work
• 38:47
  and
• 38:48
  that
• 38:48
  you
• 38:48
  were
• 38:49
  real
• 38:49
  uncomfortable,
• 38:50
  right?
• 38:51
  But
• 38:51
  then
• 38:51
  the
• 38:52
  dust
• 38:52
  settled.
• 38:53
  It's
• 38:54
  that
• 38:54
  identity
• 38:55
  piece
• 38:56
  that's
• 38:56
  going
• 38:57
  to
• 38:57
  sustain
• 38:58
  and
• 38:58
  maintain
• 38:59
  that
• 38:59
  Brockton
• 38:59
  legacy
• 39:01
  within
• 39:01
  all
• 39:02
  of
• 39:02
  the
• 39:02
  frenzy
• 39:03
  that's
• 39:03
  going
• 39:03
  on
• 39:04
  now
• 39:04
  in
• 39:05
  the
• 39:05
  climate,
• 39:06
  okay,
• 39:07
  that's
• 39:08
  trickling
• 39:08
  down
• 39:09
  from
• 39:10
  Washington
• 39:10
  and
• 39:11
  everywhere
• 39:11
  else.
• 39:12
  It's
• 39:12
  the
• 39:13
  identity
• 39:13
  piece
• 39:14
  that
• 39:14
  I
• 39:14
  want
• 39:15
  you
• 39:15
  all
• 39:15
  to
• 39:16
  keep
• 39:16
  and
• 39:16
  hold
• 39:16
  sacred
• 39:17
  because
• 39:18
  that's,
• 39:19
  that's
• 39:19
  the
• 39:20
  stuff,
• 39:22
  okay,
• 39:22
  the
• 39:23
  good
• 39:23
  stuff
• 39:24
  that
• 39:24
  will
• 39:25
  keep
• 39:25
  your
• 39:25
  eyes
• 39:25
  on
• 39:26
  that
• 39:26
  pride.
• 39:27
  So
• 39:27
  I,
• 39:27
  I
• 39:28
  honor
• 39:28
  that.
• 39:30
  Thank
• 39:30
  you.
• 39:31
  That
• 39:31
  really
• 39:31
  does
• 39:32
  mean
• 39:32
  a
• 39:32
  lot.
• 39:33
  Grant
• 39:34
  pushed
• 39:34
  us
• 39:36
  into
• 39:36
  a
• 39:36
  state
• 39:36
  of
• 39:37
  reflection
• 39:37
  where
• 39:38
  we
• 39:38
  were
• 39:39
  really
• 39:41
  checking
• 39:42
  our
• 39:42
  own
• 39:42
  biases,
• 39:44
  checking
• 39:44
  in
• 39:45
  on
• 39:45
  our
• 39:45
  own
• 39:46
  experiences,
• 39:48
  the
• 39:48
  things
• 39:48
  that
• 39:48
  had
• 39:49
  gone
• 39:49
  in
• 39:49
  education,
• 39:50
  the
• 39:50
  things
• 39:50
  that
• 39:51
  had
• 39:51
  gone
• 39:51
  well,
• 39:51
  the
• 39:52
  things
• 39:52
  that
• 39:52
  worked,
• 39:53
  that
• 39:53
  didn't
• 39:53
  work,
• 39:55
  and
• 39:55
  really
• 39:56
  force
• 39:56
  us
• 39:56
  to
• 39:56
  have
• 39:56
  conversations
• 39:57
  that
• 39:58
  as
• 39:59
  a
• 39:59
  professional
• 40:01
  of
• 40:01
  almost
• 40:02
  30
• 40:02
  years,
• 40:04
  I've
• 40:05
  never
• 40:05
  had
• 40:05
  these
• 40:06
  conversations
• 40:06
  with
• 40:07
  colleagues
• 40:07
  before.
• 40:09
  And
• 40:09
  it
• 40:10
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• 40:11
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• 40:12
  one
• 40:12
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• 40:12
  the
• 40:12
  most
• 40:14
  solidifying
• 40:15
  factors
• 40:16
  in
• 40:17
  me
• 40:19
  really
• 40:19
  understanding
• 40:20
  who
• 40:20
  I
• 40:20
  am
• 40:21
  as
• 40:21
  an
• 40:21
  educator
• 40:22
  and
• 40:22
  what
• 40:22
  I
• 40:22
  bring
• 40:22
  to
• 40:23
  my
• 40:23
  leadership
• 40:23
  team
• 40:24
  and
• 40:24
  what
• 40:24
  I
• 40:24
  can
• 40:25
  then
• 40:25
  bring
• 40:25
  to
• 40:26
  our
• 40:26
  families
• 40:26
  and
• 40:26
  students.
• 40:31
  And
• 40:32
  that's
• 40:32
  a
• 40:32
  wrap
• 40:32
  of
• 40:33
  episode
• 40:33
  four
• 40:34
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• 40:34
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• 40:34
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• 40:35
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• 40:35
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• 40:35
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• 40:36
  Again,
• 40:37
  a
• 40:37
  very
• 40:37
  special
• 40:38
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• 40:38
  you
• 40:38
  to
• 40:38
  Melanie
• 40:39
  Ullinger,
• 40:40
  Director
• 40:40
  of
• 40:40
  Special
• 40:41
  education
• 40:41
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• 40:42
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• 40:42
  Instruction
• 40:43
  at
• 40:43
  the
• 40:43
  Brockton
• 40:44
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• 40:44
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• 40:44
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• 40:45
  in
• 40:45
  Brockton,
• 40:46
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• 40:46
  York.
• 40:47
  Are
• 40:47
  you
• 40:47
  a
• 40:47
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• 40:48
  minded
• 40:48
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• 40:49
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• 40:49
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• 40:49
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• 40:49
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• 40:50
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• 40:51
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• 41:00
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• 41:01
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• 41:01
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• 41:02
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• 41:02
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• 41:03
  hear
• 41:03
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• 41:03
  you.
• 41:04
  How
• 41:04
  are
• 41:04
  you
• 41:04
  accepting
• 41:05
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• 41:06
  collective
• 41:06
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• 41:07
  for
• 41:07
  these
• 41:08
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• 41:09
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• 41:09
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• 41:09
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• 41:09
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• 41:10
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• 41:10
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• 41:10
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• 41:11
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• 41:11
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• 41:11
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• 41:12
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• 41:12
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• 41:13
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• 41:13
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• 41:14
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• 41:14
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• 41:15
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• 41:16
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• 41:17
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  How
• 41:18
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• 41:19
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• 41:19
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• 41:19
  at
• 41:19
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• 41:19
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• 41:20
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• 41:21
  you
• 41:21
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• 41:21
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• 41:22
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• 41:23
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• 41:24
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• 41:26
  really
• 41:26
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• 41:27
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• 41:27
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• 41:27
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• 41:27
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• 41:28
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• 42:14
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• 42:14
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