Homeroom with Brad Saron: Recent Episodes
Sun Prairie Schools
Homeroom is the Sun Prairie Area School District's radio program on 103.5 The Sun. Superintendent, Brad Saron, will give an update and bring along a special guest to introduce to you. This program is a great way to stay connected to the School District. Homeroom is hosted by Sun Prairie Resident, Todd Milewski and is brought to you in partnership with the Sun Prairie Media Center.
Listen to 103.5 The Sun on Wednesday's at 10:30 am or Sunday's at 5:30 pm.
Briana Kurlinkus, the Department of Systemic Equity & Inclusion’s (DSEI) Community Liaison, talks about her role and the work of her department, the DSEI JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Alliance, and the Equity and Action Community Conversations events.
Join School Board President Diana McFarland and Director of Business and Finance Phil Frei as they discuss our fiscal reality and why the district is bringing forward for community consideration a $25 million operating referendum. More info is available on the District website: www.sunprairieschools.org/ref2024
Dr. Lexi Vanden Heuvel, our District's Math Coordinator, talks about her role and how she and our District are working to improve math instruction for our students.
Elizabeth Knudten talks about our District's 4K program and how we set kids up for success with early learning experiences.
Pete Woreck, our new Director of Facilities and Grounds, talks with Superintendent Brad Saron about his role and how our Facilities and Grounds Team helps support our students' learning evironment.
Principal Khang from C. H. Bird joins Superintendent Brad Saron to talk about her first year at Bird.
Becky Penticoff joins Superintendent Brad Saron to talk about Sun Prairie's Early Learning program and special education opportunities available for our students before they begin Kindergarten.
Dr. Morgan talks about the new Department of Systemic Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice. He also gives a preview of Black History Month 2024 in the District as well as his next Community Conversations event. NOTE: The next Community Conversations event will be in the Central Heights Middle School Library instead of at C. H. Bird Elementary.
Katie explains what the AVID program is all about and how students are using this program.
Jamie talks about what Community Schools are and how they partner up with other community organizations.
Community businesses come into the schools and talk about their business and educate the students of what our community has to offer.
Superintendent Brad Saron and Barb Waara, the director of school nutrition for the District, talk about some of the work being done by the Nutrition Team to keep our students fed and healthy and the programs in place to support students and families.
Karyn Richmond the District Wellness Coordinator talks about the District's Wellness concerns for their employees.
Kathy Walker and Barb Waara from the Nutrition Department talk about the new menu items they are presenting and the feedback they are receiving on the good tasting and good nutritious meals.
Superintendent Brad Saron and Jen Ploeger, the principal of the new Sun Prairie West High School, talk about how things are going at our new high school and about some of the planning and preparations that went into opening SP West.
Katie talks about our District's AVID program and how it helps students prepare for life after high school.
Patrick talks about all the facilities that are available for the schools and the community to utilize.
Bill Baker, Brad Saron, and Steve Schroeder talk about the upcoming referendum. Please listen and learn.
They talk about the adaptive sports programs starting next school year at the two high schools.
Janet talks about social-emotional wellness and the curriculum that is being implemented in the district.
Kevin gives an update on the construction work that is going on in our District buildings.
Karyn talks about the advantages of having a wellness program for our employees and their family. She explains the daily programs that are happening and about the future location being at Central Heights.
Brad and Elizabeth Knudten discuss the opportunities for children turning four (4) by September 1, 2022. They invite all families with a four year old to visit one of Sun Prairie's sites and see what learning (playing) goes on.
ACCEL Global Program is offered to juniors and seniors. Students will act as consultants on partner-driven projects, researching and solving business problems. Through authentic investigational learning, students learn fundamental concepts of economics, research best practices, persuasive techniques, public speaking and effective communication.
Brad, Janet Rosseter, and Bryn Horton talk about the Secondary Boundary Task Force because of the building of the second High School.
Janet Rosseter and Bryn Horton, members of this task force talk about what they are doing.
Theresa Bryan, a Kindergarten teacher at Creekside Elementary describes how her students are adapting during this pandemic.
Kevin Splain, our Sustainability Manager, joined us to talk about his role in the District and about the District's sustainability efforts.
Rick Mueller, Elementary Director of Teaching, Learning, & Equity, joins us to talk about the District's decision on moving to a Hybrid model of learning for grades Early Childhood-2nd Grade starting on December 7th.
Athletics and Activities Director, Eric Nee, talks about sports during the pandemic, the Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium at Ashley Field, and changes ahead when Sun Prairie West opens.
Our District Nurses, Deb Brown and Elizabeth Feisthammel talk about back to school planning and health.
Nick Reichoff, Director of Student Policy and School Operations talks about school safety and our back to school planning process.
Listen to Athletic Director Eric Nee and Findorff Project Manager Justin Plautz talk about the progress of the construction at Ashley Field. The new multipurpose facility is slated to open in August 2020.
Keleen is in our Technology department and she helps teachers understand and use the technology available to them.
Listen to Superintendent Saron, and District nurses, Debra Brown and Elizabeth Feisthammel, discuss COVID-19 and school preparation.
Shelley Joan Weiss, Director of Summer School, joins us to talk about summer school and kick-off summer school registration.
February is Black History Month. We will be joined by Teran Peterson and Asst. Superintendent Stephanie Leonard-Witte as they share plans for events and learning opportunities that will occur throughout the month in Sun Prairie.
Meet Seth Dengan and Nancy Everson from the Business Education Partnership (BEP). Learn more about the Reading Buddy Program and how they work with area businesses to sponsor classrooms and put books in kids hands.
Meet Matt Weyer, our new Performing Arts Manager. Learn more about Matt and also about some exciting events coming soon.
Nick Reichhoff, our Director of Student Policy & School Operations, joined us today to talk about his role in supporting the schools.
Curt Mould, our Director of Digital Media, Innovation, & Strategy talks about Academies, Academic Career Planning, and opportunities available for our students.
Nancy Everson and Katie Boos join the show to talk about the Sun Prairie Education Foundation (SPEF). With their upcoming fundraiser, The Keys Event, they want to make sure our community knows all of the initiatives that they have recently funded and how to get involved.
September 4, 2019: Listen in as the Communications Department joins the show. Learn about how the district communicates with families and hear about some upcoming district events.
Tune in to meet Brian Incitti, the principal at Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School. Mr. Incitti welcomes families back to the 2019-2020 school year. He talks through the C Heights Cares (Community, Accountability, Respect, Empathy, &Safety) model.
We are live from a summer school site. Hear from the students and staff what they enjoy most about summer school. You will be able to hear the excitement and learn more about our robust summer program.
Tune in to the show to learn more from Kathy Walker, School Nutrition Director. Learn about the summer school nutrition program, the community lunch that is served at a variety of sites across the district and about new initiatives in store for the program that our students will enjoy.
Tune in to the show to hear from Kevin Sukow, Facilities & Grounds Director. Kevin will share all of the capital maintenance projects happening this summer at our schools. He will also recap the many projects that his team completed this year.
Tune in to the show to hear from students that are a part of the Home Construction Class at the High School. They get hands-on learning in the field as we partnered with Habitat for Humanity this year to build homes for residents.
We are live at Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School in the E House. Listen to the show to hear from students and staff what their experience looks like in a more personized learning classroom space.
Learn more about the upcoming referendum. We will be joined in the studio by Matt Wolfert from Bray Architects and School Board Presiden Steve Schroeder. Ensure you are an informed voter on April 2nd.
March is Middle Level Education Month. Listen in as we are joined by Chris Gleason and Sandra Kowalczyk from Patrick Marsh Middle School.
Another live whos on location inside Ms. Johnson's 3rd grade classroom at Northside Elementary School. Listen to the excitement in the classroom.
This show was live at Patrick Marsh Middle School where Mindfulness Hip Hop Artist, JusTme was working with the students. Hear from JusTme, some students that were big fans and also from members of the Sun Prairie Education Foundation (SpEF) who funded JusTme in our district for eleven weeks.
Royal Oaks Principal James Aackley joins the show to kick off the Kindness Retreats at all nine elementary schools.
Elizabeth Knudten, our 4K Program Manager talks about our 4K program and the partnerships across the community that allow us to have such an excellent program for kids.
Our Director of Digital Media, Innovation and Strategy, Curt Mould, will be here to tell us more about digital literacy and what personalization looks like in our classrooms.
Nancy Everson, our Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator will be on the show to tell us more about the program and how our students are thriving.
"Live on location" at Meadow View Elementary School to hear from students and staff in their learning environment.
Rhonda Page, Business Services Manager, and Busing Director join the show to talk about bussing for the 2018-19 school year.
Kevin Sukow, our Facilities and Grounds Director joins the show to talk about Capital Maintenance projects that happened over the summer.
The Secondary School Space Planning Committee (SSSPC) has been meeting since February. School Board liaison, Paul Barribeau will join us to talk about the progress of the committee.
The Secondary School Space Planning Committee (SSSPC) has been meeting since February. School Board liaison Paul Barribeau will join the program to talk about the progress of the committee.
Aloy Pien and Mary Andrew join us to talk about all of the staff development taking place this summer in preparation for the upcoming school year.
Kathy Walker, School Nutrition Director joins us to talk about the food program during Summer School as well as some exciting initiatives this fall.
Keith Nerby, our High School Principal will join the show to talk about graduation preparation as we transition to the Coliseum.
Ann Sederquist, our Sound of Sun Prairie Director and Band Teacher from Prairie View joins us to talk about summer plans for the Sound of Sun Prairie. Hear more about the work these students put in each day to perfect their performance.
Kathy Enstad our AVID and Advanced Learning Program (ALP) Coordinator is here in the studio to talk about all of the great work in these programs and how her teams help to support student success.
High School Youth Advocate and Varsity Softball Coach, Jamie Olason joins the program to talk about the success fo the program last year and what we can look forward to this year with the team.
Meet Teran Peterson, Community member and parent, who is coordinating Black History events throughout the month of February in collaboration with the School Districts. Hear more about all of the great events and activities that have been planned for our students and families.
Learn more about the Business Education Partnership (BEP) from Principal James Ackley, BEP President, and Royal Oaks' Principal. He talks more about the collaboration and how it is supporting Sun Prairies kids.
Tom Weber, School Board President talks about the Secondary School Space Planning Process as that work begins with a committee.
Meet the new elementary school planning principals, Cynthia Jimenez and Clark Luessman. They will talk about what they are doing to get the new schools ready for kids this fall.
Nate Rosin, an Instructional Math Coach for our schools is talking about the new math curriculum and how he is helping parents support their students and what this looks like in our schools.
Matt Roe, Patrick Marsh Math teacher, and the Girls Cross Country Coach recently was selected as Coach of the Year. Congratulations!
Reggie McGee, our new Cardinal Heights Upper Middle School Principal has transitioned from the High School this year. He will tell you about all of the great things happening at Cardinal Heights this year so far and the great things we can expect.
Meet Marsha Heuer, a High School Social Studies Teacher, and director of the Seussical the High School Musical coming in November. She will tell us more about the performance and how the community can purchase tickets to this event.
Meet our Cardinal Heights and High School Youth Advocates, Curtrell Robinson and LaRon Ragsdale. Learn what a Youth Advocate does and how they support student success.
Brian Kaminski, Football Coach, and High School teacher gets us pumped up for Homecoming week as he highlights the football season.
Our District Health Nurses, Deb Brown and Elizabeth Feisthammel join us to discuss their great team of Health Care Assistants at each school and how they help keep our students safe as well as some of the great programming being offered at our schools.
Jack Wilkinson, Sun Prairie Police Officer, and High School Liaison shares some important back to school safety tips related to traffic and keeping our kids safe.
High School Teacher and Boys Baseball Coach, Rob Hamilton joins the show to talk about highlights from the baseball season.
Tom Weber, School Board President joins the program to give an overall update on the high school solution process and school board governance.
Kevin Sukow, our new Director of Facilities and Grounds join the show to introduce himself. He talks about all of the work that is being done in the schools this summer to get them ready for fall. Many capital maintenance projects are being done as a result of the referendum.
Shelley Weiss, Summer School Director, and Melissa Paynter, Summer School Elementary Principal joins us to talk about summer school programming.
Steve Schroeder, School Board Member fills in for Dr. Saron and shares updates from the School Board.
Ann Williams, our English as a Second Language Instructional Coach is joining to talk about the district's efforts to support our English learners.
School Board Vice President and Boundary Task Force Co-Chair, Steve Schroeder joins the program and update the community about the boundary progress ad the work of the Task Force.
Sarah Smith, Community Schools Director, joins us to talk about the work Community Schools are doing to make a huge impact in the community and for our kids and families.
Shelley Weiss, Safety Coordinator and Damien Verhalen, Sun Prairie Police Officer and Cardinal Heights School Liaison join to talk about A.L.I.C.E. training for staff and students.
Kathy Walker, Director of School Nutrition joins us to talk about new initiatives she is bringing to the program and how she is engaging kids and families along the way.
Tracey Caradine, Employee Relations Manager joins the program to talk about Workforce Development and hiring at Sun Prairie Area School District.
Chris Gleason, Wi Teacher of the Year and Patrick Marsh Band Teacher joins the program to talk about his recent nomination as National Teacher of the Year and hear about the next steps in the process.
Brad Saron, Superintendent shares his background, gives an update on the budget, the new schools, and more.