CASTLE Conversations

Conversation 14: Interview with Joan MacDonald, Linda Perdaems, & Colleen Wambach

2007-02-01 - MacDonald, Perdaems, Wambach (47:30 mp3)

Today I had a wonderful conversation with three extremely data-savvy principals here in Minnesota. Joan MacDonald is principal of Bluff Creek Elementary in Chanhassen; Linda Perdaems is principal of Woodland Elementary in Brooklyn Park; and Colleen Wambach is principal of Irondale High School in New Brighton. All three agreed to meet with me over lunch and share their perspectives as part of our podcast series on data-driven decision-making in K-12 schools.

Comments about this conversation are both welcome and encouraged. Happy listening!

Conversation 12: Interview with Jan Witthuhn

2007-01-25 Jan Witthuhn (34:58 mp3)

Today marks the beginning of a new CASTLE blog. We're calling it CASTLE Conversations (www.castleconversations.org). The idea is that we'll interview interesting people on topics related to technology and/or school leadership and then make those interviews freely available through this blog.

We kick off this initiative with an interview of Dr. Jan Witthuhn, Superintendent of the Mounds View (MN) Public Schools. Jan is widely respected for her data-driven decision-making acumen and we think you will find her insights informative as you work to facilitate data-driven educational concepts in your own school organization. Comments about our interview with Jan are not only welcome but encouraged.

Happy listening!