Today we will focus on restorative practice, what it is, and how it plays out on our campuses. We will learn about the history of it and the need to get better at the use of it with our scholars. We will hear from Ms. Kerbow, second grade teacher at Mesquite elementary about the success she has had in scholar behavior using it. We will also hear from Ms. Gabrielle Wallace, administrator at Mesquite’s secondary who has used this practice successfully with children and parents.

Restorative Practice As Discipline   Ask Dr. B. Good - Episode 14

Today's podcast will continue with the ongoing theme that we have talked about before and that is college readiness. College readiness has many different meanings and levels. This week we will talk more specifically about the steps needed to prepare in high school for your first day in college.

Ms. Natasha Forge, our college and career counselor will share the steps needed to go through to begin the transition from high school to college. We will also hear from Ally Spiel, a senior at Plano, who will share the steps she has gone through to get ready for her first day in college!

College Readiness   Ask Dr. B. Good - Episode 13

Today, we will be chatting about our special education services including classroom inclusion, dyslexia and speech therapy services, autism, and other SPED related work we do with our scholars. 

We will visit with Dr. Kahama, our Special Programs Officer, Dr. Mann, Special Programs Coordinator, and Lolita Johnson, Plano’s dyslexia teacher will be joining us to share their experience and best practices to ensure ALL our scholars are successful!

Special Ed   Ask Dr. B Good - Episode 16

Today we will revisit the important subject of bullying and add cyber bullying to our discussion. Staci Weaver will share some statistics around cyber bullying- what it is, the laws, and what we are doing to prevent/cut down on it at Legacy. Natasha Forge, our HS counselor will share what is bullying vs inappropriate behavior and Amelia Zambrano, our Plano counselor, will talk about what we are doing to prevent/target bullying at the K-8 grades. Finally, Keshunia Johnson, our Mesquite counselor, will talk about how we find and work with scholars who reports feeling suicidal. We are very fortunate to have such valuable assets at Legacy when it comes to helping our children in social emotional areas.

Cyber Bullying   Ask Dr. B Good - Episode 18

Today we will talk about the state assessment, the STAAR, which stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, and is a series of standardized tests used in Texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level.
We will chat with Stacy Maxwell, our district testing coordinator, on the testing logistics for the campuses.She will also talk about the way for parents to best prepare their children for the test weeks in advanced.
Dr. Mann, our Special Populations Coordinator, will also come back and talk to us about the testing of our special populations, the laws around that and the accommodations and modifications we are allowed to offer our special population children.
Matt Nielsen, our IT manager for Legacy will talk about the online testing and how we prepare for it. The Texas Education Agency is moving in the direction of testing totally online in the future. What are the implications around that?
Finally, we will touch on the hot topic of whether parents in Texas can opt out of the STAAR. Stay tuned!