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The School OfficeThe School OfficeThe 504 DilemaLoni and Jerry discuss thoughts on the increasing requests for 504's from parents, lawyers, doctors, etc. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2022-10-0719 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeSnaps, Sexts and Social Media Volume 2Snaps, Sexts and Social Media Volume 2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2022-09-1629 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeFinding BalanceWe're at the start of a new school year! Loni and Jerry share lessons learned and how they are finding the balance in many areas of the school office. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2022-09-1525 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficePractical Strategies for Regulating HS and MS Brains! Live from WN School Mental Health ConferenceJoin High School Counselor, Loni Watson and Principal, Jerry Mack for a conversation on topics of: Restorative Practices, Trauma Informed Schools, as well as tips and tricks for regulating dis-regulated students. You can also listen to Loni and Jerry anytime as they co-host 'The School Office', a podcast series based on real school leadership in a high performing high school from their inside-the-office view. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2021-03-0945 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Two Weeks of ThanksgivingYou've heard of the twelve weeks of Christmas, but have you heard of the two weeks of Thanksgiving? Loni and Jerry talk about the challenges schools face in the two full weeks before Thanksgiving break. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-11-2428 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeTranslating TeenagerLoni and Jerry share thoughts and examples of the words or actions of teenagers and what they might mean. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-10-1429 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeBrushing Off The Covid DustLoni and Jerry share some early failures at the start of this school year after a five month break due to covid-19. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-09-3022 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Fight Over Face MasksLoni and Jerry share their approach to avoiding the face mask fight ....mostly1 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-09-2528 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Principal Gets Covid On The First Day Of School!It's been weeks since our last podcast ...but you'll never believe why!  Oh, do you think just the principal got covid after the first day of school after planning all summer?  Nope, the entire office staff was out to start the 2020 school year!!!   Listen to this story and gain confidence that you can navigate the concerns of covid this school year.   (We apologize for some poor audio this episode) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-09-1827 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeWTF - What the FacemaskSchools and FACEMASKS.  Should we require all students to wear a mask during the school day? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-08-0630 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeGreen Means Go For A Start To School This FallWe're in the midst of plans for a green-light start to the school year. We'll share thoughts on the challenges of planning for the unknown. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-07-1326 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficePlanning For Next School YearWe end one school year with school closure and the unknown of how the next will start. Loni and Jerry share the challenges of creating contingency plans for starting school next fall amidst unknown public health guidelines for the fall. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-06-1527 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficePodcasting Student Mental Health & Resiliency - NESMHC Session AudioLoni and Jerry recently presented a session at the Nebraska Student Mental Health Conference. This episode is an audio version of the information shared during their session.  Thank you all for attending and listening in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-06-0642 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Truth Teachers Don't Want to Tell You About Grades.....Students, parents and teachers don't always understand grades. Loni and Jerry share insights on why grades and grading are so misunderstood. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-06-0136 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeLeading From A DistanceLoni and Jerry share experiences of leading a high school during the coronavirus crisis of a school closure. https://anchor.fm/theschooloffice/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-05-1928 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeWhat We've LearnedLoni and Jerry discuss different topics they've learned during the coronavirus crisis school closure.  https://anchor.fm/theschooloffice/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-05-1226 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeWhy Students Dealing With Poverty are Not Reading Your Emails....This is the real reason students in poverty are disengaged from digital learning and not reading your emails during COVID-19 school closure..... https://anchor.fm/theschooloffice/support --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-04-2830 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeTHE COVID ReportWant to know what's working well at our school during the closure?  What we are failing at?  Where our hearts and minds are going to and what we might look to expect in the next few weeks give this a listen!  Jerry and Loni cover everything from student successes, to perspective failures, what graduation is looking like for CHS and many more reports as we face a continued school closure and dealing with COVID-19 in the school setting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-04-2141 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeDamn You Covid! - Grieving Graduation and Other Student LossesLoni and Jerry record their first episode from individual remote sites. This episode includes discussing the stages of grief that we face during our school closure for the remainder of the school year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-04-0733 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe disruption we needed!?If our school classrooms look the same next fall as they did all of the past years, we probably missed an opportunity. Loni and Jerry share a conversation about many aspects of our professional and personal lives that can benefit from the disruption we face due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-03-3133 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeCOVID-19 School Closure - What to expect from schoolsOn March 22nd, our district announced the plan for school closures until May 1st.  So ...what should you expect from the school? Loni and Jerry share thoughts and plans on how their school is providing guidance. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-03-2340 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeLoni Lobbies the LegislatureLoni shares here experience lobbying at the State Capital and the realization of more work needed lobbying for the educational profession. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-03-0329 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeSelf Care Tips for Educators with Susan Niebergall!Susan is a personal trainer, strength coach, and online health sensation.  In her late fifties she is living proof that anything is possible.  She has a passion for helping people, specifically helping people attain their fitness goals. Susan is a wife to a fabulous high school band director, and mom to an awesome college musician.  She was an educator her whole life and was both a high school and elementary band director, as well as a school counselor for 24 years. In this podcast episode we talk ALL THINGS related to...2020-02-2541 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeIt's not personal, it's just your job!A conversation about ...tough conversations!  A reminder that we might not please all people all of the time, --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-02-1835 minThe School OfficeThe School Office5 Discipline Mistakes Even Great Educators MakeIn this episode we'll share thoughts on discipline versus punishment, shifting focus to the 'why' instead of just the behavior with a few other tips. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-02-1135 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeWhite LiesIn this episode, we'll share ideas on how to create a student conversation, yet protect the source of your information. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-02-0534 minThe School OfficeThe School Office6 Books to Read in 2020One he recaps the best six books he read in 2019. Two professional reads, two personal reads, and two Fabulous and captivating fiction books. You are going to want to listen to this and put these books on your reading list for 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-01-2824 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeA Drones View Of EducationWith the current sightings of drones flying over our state, we ponder ... what does education look like from above? We'll discuss how accountability on standardized core subjects might be creating inequity against applied and fine art classes. Join us for an overview conversation about education. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-01-1344 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Vision for 2020Loni and Jerry share there professional and personal goals for the start of the new year ...and new decade!  :) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2020-01-0627 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeJust Get to the Top of this Hill!Train your brain to push a little farther in your accomplishments by looking at small chunks ahead. "Just get to the top of this hill" provides short term focus to accomplish larger goals. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-12-3024 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeDon't get your 5th grader a smart phone for Christmas!What is an appropriate age for your child to receive a smartphone? With smart phones come anxieties and social pressures ...not to mention the online predators.   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-12-2328 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeAddressing Student Behaviors With ExpectationsIn this episode we'll share how we're addressing student behaviors in one grade with consistency in expectations of all teachers through collaboration and agreement. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-12-1739 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeView From The Sidelines: Truths About Officiating & Coaching HS AthleticsLocally, state, and nationally there is a shortage of officials and coaches of high school sports. Today we share thoughts from our coaching and officiating experiences and give advice on how to promote and protect these important roles in your district. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-12-1044 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeSuicide PreventionJoin us as we share an interview with local suicide prevention advocate Amy Carnahan. Learn what we are doing in our school and community to approach the suicide epidemic and preventative steps we can take as school leaders working with at risk youth. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-12-0442 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeThe Student Mental Health CrisisOr is it???   Loni and Jerry talk about student mental health.  Is it a new crisis? Or are we just fortunate? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-11-2538 minThe School OfficeThe School Office3-2-1 Personal GrowthIn this episode we share methods of our professional and personal growth in a 3-2-1 format.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-11-1944 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeLoni’s NSCA Breakout Session: Students and Social MediaSnaps, Sexts, and Social Media! Apps and legislation to be aware of when working with students and smart phones. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-11-1139 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeI can tell you want to be friends!This episode is a look inside our offices in how we often work with student conflict.  'I Can Tell You Want To Be Friends' is a tactical tip on how to achieve conflict resolution between students.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-11-0536 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeVaping - What's the big deal?A high school viewpoint on the rise of e-cigarette use by youth. Information and opinions from school officials 'in the trenches' of high school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-10-2943 minThe School OfficeThe School Office6 Tips To Keep Your Energy UpIdeas on how to fight negative thought bias and poor attitude by creating more positive energy in our day. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-10-2241 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeSnaps, Texts and Social MediaTips on monitoring, modeling and creating a positive online presence through social media. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-10-0242 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeGood Cop, Bad CopThis is a team approach to working with a student (or parent) in the school office with the desired end goal of Good Cop, Good Cop. This technique works very well to train newer staff/administrators to experience constructive conversations for behavior management resolution. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-10-0127 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeAre you pregnant?We lead off this series with a tip on how to work with an emotionally upset student. Are You Pregnant? is an example of a practical and tactical skill to create a shock statement to regain some perspective to create conversation with an upset student in your office. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-09-2725 minThe School OfficeThe School OfficeWelcome to The School OfficeSchool Counselor, Loni Watson and High School Principal, Jerry Mack, welcome you to their podcast as they introduce their unique 'Inside the High School' perspectives on today's student and the ever-changing world of education. Enjoy fun stories, tips and deep insights in this informational series based on real school leadership experiences in a high performing high school. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theschooloffice/support2019-09-2413 min