District Leader
District Leader: Transforming Education is a podcast about moving and inspiring educators and non-educators alike to believe in the power of education, its leaders, and its transformation. Each week, host Luis Valentino interviews district leaders who share powerful stories.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 41
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2020
Student-Centered Learning, Personalized Instruction, and Life-Ready Competencies
The pandemic has presented schools with a variety of challenges, but thanks to adaptability, modern learning tools, and mature students, the Ephrata Area School District in Lancaster County Pennsylva…
Change, Leadership, and Work-Life Balance
Episode 40: Show Notes
The pandemic has shown that change is possible and that educators can serve high levels of instruction to students across a number of different modalities. As Dr. PJ Caposey exp…
Transforming Education Systems During Crisis with Matt Pope
Episode 39: Show Notes.
As we consider the challenges of keeping our education systems up and running, we must also consider the opportunities that are becoming visible to us, including school and dis…
Servant Leadership, Equity, and Student Success
Episode 38: Show Notes.
Despite the barrage of research advocating for change, our school system is largely the same as it has been for generations. For Brady Cook, Superintendent for the Michigan Cen…
Remembering Where the Diamonds Are in Difficult Times with Superintendent, Dr. Yvonne Curtis
Episode 37: Show Notes.
The pandemic has forced institutions across the board to change and adapt, and schools have moved at warped speed, into unknown territories, pushing harder and faster than man…
Superintendent, Paul Marietti
Episode 36: Show Notes.
The pandemic has put enormous strain on schools and if there is one thing we can take away from it all, it is a reaffirmed belief in the value of education. My conversation tod…
Superintendent, Gustavo Balderas
Episode 35: Show Notes
In our conversation today, we will be discussing the question of staying focused on the right work and its role in disrupting the system in ways that responds to the inequities…
Superintendent, Martha Salazar-Zamora
When it comes to leading through an ongoing pandemic and amid the threat of multiple natural disasters, our guest today, Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora, believes in having a well-thought-out pl…
Superintendent, Anibal Soler, J.
If leadership is challenging on a good day, the pandemic has plummeted almost every organization in the world into an impossible situation, requiring leaders and teams to shift gears overnight and co…
Superintendent, Socorro Shiels
My guest today is Socorro Shiels, Superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Socorro serves nearly 4000 students across five elementary schools, two middle schools, and both a compr…
Welcome to Season 2
After a two year hiatus, the District Leader Podcast is back to bring you inspiring conversations with school district leaders across the country. The show is hosted by Luis R. Valentino, a career ed…
Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow’s Schools Today
My guest this week is Dr. Michael Lubelfeld, Superintendent of the Deerfield Public Schools, in Deerfield, IL. Originally, also had Dr. Nick Polyak, Superintendent of the Leyden Community High Schoo…
Fred Navarro, Ed.D.
Retired Superintendent Ricardo Medina
My guest this week is retired superintendent Ricardo Medina. Ricardo has had an extensive career in education. He has served as teacher, site administrator, and district leader. Ricardo served as…
Superintendent, Phil Ertl, EdD
My guest this week on District Leader is Dr. Phil Ertl, Superintendent of the Wauwatosa School District, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Phil has served as the Superintendent of Schools in Wauwatosa School…
Happy Holidays
Randy Ziegenfuss, Ed.D.
My guest this week is Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss. Randy currently serves as Superintendent in the Salisbury Township School District, in Allentown, PA. Prior to his current position, Randy was a classroo…
Hector Montenegro, Ed.D.
My guest this week is Dr. Hector Montenegro. Hector taking a sabbatical from his work as Superintendent, but yet appears to be as busy as always.
Hector is President and CEO of Montenegro Consultin…
Cindy Zurchin, Ed.D. (22)
Cindy started her career in education as a high school teacher for at-risk youth. She gained experience at the elementary, middle and high school levels as a teacher, assistant principal and principa…
