Episode #32 – Turning around a struggling school – Guest Jeff Eben

Join Phil Boyte and his guest Jeff Eben as they talk about transitioning a struggling school into a vibrant and thriving home for staff and students. Jeff shares recommendations from his experience as a principal on how to empower your staff, find a trademark routine, and ensure the mission/values are leading all major decisions. Jeff has an incredible story of overcoming major obstacles in life and has used this to help drive his passion towards better schools for everyone. Listen in today to be encouraged!!

A little about Jeff: Jeff Eben is a speaker, leader, author and hall of fame educator. His story and philosophy were build from a decision made as a teenager, after a catastrophic injury left him paralyzed and unable to pursue his dream as an athlete. The choice was clear; wallow in despair, or celebrate the good things life has to offer. Jeff chose WINNING and has built a career building WINNING teams, schools and organizations.

Consider bringing Jeff in to work with your team, learn more at: https://www.howmanywins.com/

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Episode #31 – “The impact of elective classes on school culture” – Robyn Guest

Join Phil Boyte and his guest Robyn Guest, Dance Program Director at Antelope High School in Northern California. Robyn has a passion for teaching students leadership skills through the art of dance and shares how she sees the connection between electives and great school culture. Listen in to hear about their dance internship program, what she makes the student’s do to kick off the new year and ways she has been impacted the her students. Wait to be inspired!!

A little more about Robyn:

Robyn Guest grew up dancing and performing in the Sacramento Area and in college spent time performing with the CSUS Dance team. She earned her elementary credential and within 3 years decided to get the additional certification in dance to teach high school students. She has worked at a variety of schools and finally found her home at Antelope High School directing the dance program.

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Episode #30 – Think Outside the Box – Guest Paul Branagan

Join Phil Boyte and his guest Paul Branagan, the Principal at Middleborough High School in Massachusetts as they talk about the power of being intentional with your staff and students. Paul has implemented incredible programs at Middleborough to help celebrate and inspire everyone who steps on campus. Listen in as he shares how they transformed staff meetings into faculty expositions, guide students through their STRONG program and partner with parents to celebrate what is going “right” on campus. This podcast will encourage you to “think outside the box” and consider ways to reinvent traditional programs.

A little about Paul:

Paul is the Principal and Student Council Advisor at Middleborough High School in Middleborough, Massachusetts.  Paul serves as the State Executive Director for the Massachusetts Association of Student Councils (MASC). In these roles, Paul is responsible for adviser training, student leadership training and programming.  Paul organizes the Advanced Level Curriculum (Level 3) for the MASC Summer Leadership Conference. Paul was the recipient of the Warren E. Schull National Adviser of the Year in 2011. Paul’s greatest joy is working with student leaders to find their true passion to lead.  

Episode #29 –  Building a great team mentality – Guest Pat Murphy

Join Phil Boyte and his guest Pat Murphy, the Bench Coach for the Milwaukee Brewers as they talk about the power of culture in sports and how to build a great team mentality. Pat’s coaching and managing career has spanned over three decades at all levels of the game and he shares from his perspective how to set your team up for success. During this podcast, Phil and Pat talk about the importance of leaders first seeking to understand each player, the power of building positive connections and why facing challenges together is so key. Looking for a few great ideas to build culture on your campus; be it on the field, in the hallway or in the classroom… you won’t want to miss this podcast!

A little about Pat:

“The 2018 Major League season marks Pat Murphy’s third year as the bench coach of the Milwaukee Brewers and his twelfth overall season in professional baseball. Murphy’s coaching and managing career has spanned over three decades at all levels of the game.

In 2015, the San Diego Padres named Pat Murphy interim manager, making him only the 3rd manager in history that was previously a head coach at the college level. Prior to his promotion, Murphy spent four-and-a-half seasons managing in the Minors for the Padres. Pat Murphy’s baseball coaching career came full circle in 2016 when he was named the Milwaukee Brewers bench coach under his former collegiate student-of-the-game, Craig Counsell, who played under Murphy at the University of Notre Dame from 1989-1992.

Murphy spent a better part of his career with two D-I schools: the University of Notre Dame, building a program to become a prominent national contender, and Arizona State University, upholding the tradition of a historically Top-10 team. The Notre Dame locker room was recently named in his honor. Murphy has also managed at an international level, including taking the 2000 Dutch team to the Summer Olympics.

To this day, Coach Murphy is considered one of the most successful coaches in college baseball history. In his 25-year head coaching career, Murphy was the youngest coach to earn 500 victories, is one of only three coaches to reach 1,000 wins by the age of 50, and is one of only three coaches in NCAA D-I history to have a winning percentage of .600 or higher in every season for 20 or more years as a Head Coach. He was named National Coach of the Year in 1998.

Pat Murphy currently resides in Mesa, AZ during the off-season. He has three children, Keli, Kai, and Austin.”

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Episode #28 – Parent/Teacher Home Visits Project with Guest Jay Schenirer

Join Phil Boyte as he talks with special guest, Jay Schenirer, a Sacramento City Councilmember. Jay has a heart for helping students be as successful as possible and believes that parents have an incredibly large role in this. Based on this belief, Jay and a team developed a program called Parent/Teacher Home Visits, where teachers get to build trust and relationships with parents. He shares a bit about the program, the benefits they have seen and how you learn more about doing this type of program in your community on the podcast.

A little about Jay:

Jay Schenirer was elected in 2010 to the Sacramento City Council, and re-elected to the council in 2014. He chairs the Law & Legislation Committee and was elected Mayor Pro Tem by his fellow councilmembers in 2013 and Vice Mayor of Sacramento in 2014.  

He currently works as an independent consultant and policy advisor on education reform and youth policy and strategies. His primary clients include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, the California Endowment, WestEd, and Cambridge Education. He also runs two educational programs for legislative staff. 

Prior to this, he was Assistant Secretary for Education for Development and Planning in the Governor’s Office, Deputy Director of the Foundation Consortium for California’s Children and Youth, General Manager of the Sacramento Food Bank, owned and operated a private business for 11 years, and served as a policy analyst in the Legislature in three different positions. From 1996-2004, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Sacramento City Unified School District, serving as Board President for 4 years and vice-president for 2 years.

In addition, Mr. Schenirer serves on a number of Boards and Commissions important to the future of the community.  He has been happily married for 30 years to Bina, and has two boys David and Noah. Jay holds a B.A in Political Science from UC San Diego where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and a Masters Degree from the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin.  

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