Chasing Bailey: Recent Episodes
Chasing Bailey
Chasing Bailey is a podcast about a group of teachers, leaders, and others who dedicated themselves to changing the fortunes of a failing middle school in Nashville TN from 2012 to 2016. They succeeded, but their achievement was bittersweet. In 2016, the district closed that school. Still, those who were there knew they had stumbled onto something special, some important educational truths that might help all of us find our way out of the morass that COVID 19 has left us in.
October 31, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 6: Allyship at its Best? Black Teachers Lead the Way
Have we unintentionally reinforced a stereotype about Black and white teachers in the last two episodes? In a majority Black school, do the Black teachers carry the social-emotional weight (and expertise), while the white teachers are the instructional and academic experts? That’s definitely not the story we wanted to tell about Bailey, so in this episode, we address the issue head on, inviting teachers and teacher leaders to talk about how Black and white learned to work together by working together over time and by facing “difficult conversations” about race head on. We take up the difference between “transactional allyship” at the beginning that morphed into “allyship in action” as trust and understanding developed. We look at the sometimes invisible labor that Black educators are asked to take up (and what it costs) and the phenomenon of epistemic injustice that Black educators experience all too often.
00:00 Introduction: Allyship across Color Lines, Barbara Stengel
03:20 The Danger in Narratives of Erasure Global Literacy Team Leader Whitney Bradley, Stengel
07:18 The Costs of Allyship Exceptional Education Team Leader LaKeisha Harding, Math Team Leader Kelly Aldridge Boyd
11:57 Invisible Labor Stengel, Karen Dorris Wolfson, Bradley, Harding
19:14 Acknowledging the Critical Role of Black Educators Stengel, ELA Teacher Charlsie Wigley, STEM Coordinator Julie Hasfjord
25:20 But Missing What It Cost Them? Stengel, Math Teacher Madison Knowe
27:01Epistemic Injustice Stengel, Aldridge, Bradley
31:34 From Transactional Allyship to Allyship in Action Stengel, Bradley, Aldridge
37:58 How Leadership Shapes Allyship Harding, Aldridge, Stengel, Wigley
42:02 The Sawyer-Jasper Model Stengel, Bradley
45:40 Not Afraid to Talk About Race Stengel, Aldridge, Resident Alex Casarez, Knowe
52:40 Allyship at its Best Stengel, Science Team Leader Sarah Prawel
56:57 Next Time: What Success Looked Like in the Lives of Scholars
In this sixth episode, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can find sources to find out more about these at our website: www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Chasing Bailey is a podcast about a group of teachers, leaders, and others who dedicated themselves to changing the fortunes of a failing middle school in Nashville TN from 2012 to 2016.
They succeeded, but their achievement was bittersweet.
In 2016, the district closed that school.
Still, those who were there knew they had stumbled onto something special, some important educational truths that might help all of us find our way out of the morass that COVID 19 has left us in.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music for this episode includes Soul Food by Chris Haugen and Good Friends by Caffeine Creek Band.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearly anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
October 31, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 6: Allyship at its Best? Black Teachers Lead the Way
Have we unintentionally reinforced a stereotype about Black and white teachers in the last two episodes? In a majority Black school, do the Black teachers carry the social-emotional weight (and expertise), while the white teachers are the instructional and academic experts? That’s definitely not the story we wanted to tell about Bailey, so in this episode, we address the issue head on, inviting teachers and teacher leaders to talk about how Black and white learned to work together by working together over time and by facing “difficult conversations” about race head on. We take up the difference between “transactional allyship” at the beginning that morphed into “allyship in action” as trust and understanding developed. We look at the sometimes invisible labor that Black educators are asked to take up (and what it costs) and the phenomenon of epistemic injustice that Black educators experience all too often.
00:00 Introduction: Allyship across Color Lines, Barbara Stengel
03:20 The Danger in Narratives of Erasure Global Literacy Team Leader Whitney Bradley, Stengel
07:18 The Costs of Allyship Exceptional Education Team Leader LaKeisha Harding, Math Team Leader Kelly Aldridge Boyd
11:57 Invisible Labor Stengel, Karen Dorris Wolfson, Bradley, Harding
19:14 Acknowledging the Critical Role of Black Educators Stengel, ELA Teacher Charlsie Wigley, STEM Coordinator Julie Hasfjord
25:20 But Missing What It Cost Them? Stengel, Math Teacher Madison Knowe
27:01Epistemic Injustice Stengel, Aldridge, Bradley
31:34 From Transactional Allyship to Allyship in Action Stengel, Bradley, Aldridge
37:58 How Leadership Shapes Allyship Harding, Aldridge, Stengel, Wigley
42:02 The Sawyer-Jasper Model Stengel, Bradley
45:40 Not Afraid to Talk About Race Stengel, Aldridge, Resident Alex Casarez, Knowe
52:40 Allyship at its Best Stengel, Science Team Leader Sarah Prawel
56:57 Next Time: What Success Looked Like in the Lives of Scholars
In this sixth episode, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can find sources to find out more about these at our website: www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Chasing Bailey is a podcast about a group of teachers, leaders, and others who dedicated themselves to changing the fortunes of a failing middle school in Nashville TN from 2012 to 2016.
They succeeded, but their achievement was bittersweet.
In 2016, the district closed that school.
Still, those who were there knew they had stumbled onto something special, some important educational truths that might help all of us find our way out of the morass that COVID 19 has left us in.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music for this episode includes Soul Food by Chris Haugen and Good Friends by Caffeine Creek Band.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearly anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
September 30, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 5: To Fail Safely: Teachers’ Creativity as the Lifeblood of Learning
In this fifth episode of Chasing Bailey, we consider the question of curriculum. What was the curriculum that powered academic success at Bailey and how did it come to be? The short answer is that teachers created the curriculum on the fly by focusing laser-like on their students’ needs and prior understanding, freed up to do that by a principal who saw brilliance in the teachers and the scholars. Turns out he was right …
00:00 Introduction: Teachers’ Creativity as the Lifeblood of Learning
02:06 What about Curriculum? Barbara Stengel
04:06 Failing Safely: STEM at Bailey Stengel, Teacher/Resident Madison Knowe, Teacher Chrissy Philo, STEM Coordinator Julie Hasfjord, Principal Christian Sawyer
11:36 What Was the Curriculum at Bailey? Stengel, Philo, Knowe, Hasfjord, Sawyer, Laufman
25:23 Bound by Testing?? Stengel, Sawyer, Knowe, Philo, Hasfjord, ELA Resident Kenan Kerr
31:32 Global Literacy Stengel, Sawyer, Philo, Kerr
36:35Voice and Choice as a Path to Rigor Knowe, Hasfjord, Philo, Sawyer
39:16 Voice, Choice, and STEM Electives Hasfjord, Sawyer, Philo, Knowe
43:29 Accepting Their Own Brilliance Stengel, Math Resident Sam Fout
45:25 A Focus on Acceleration: Algebra for All Stengel, Knowe, Sawyer, Math Leader Kelly Aldridge
53: 41 Teachers Really Were the Lifeblood of the Curriculum Stengel
54:54 Next Time: Hearing from the Bailey Scholars
In this fifth episode, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can find sources to find out more about these at our website: www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music for this episode includes Blues Vibes by Michael Kobrin.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearlyl anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
September 30, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 5: To Fail Safely: Teachers’ Creativity as the Lifeblood of Learning
In this fifth episode of Chasing Bailey, we consider the question of curriculum. What was the curriculum that powered academic success at Bailey and how did it come to be? The short answer is that teachers created the curriculum on the fly by focusing laser-like on their students’ needs and prior understanding, freed up to do that by a principal who saw brilliance in the teachers and the scholars. Turns out he was right …
00:00 Introduction: Teachers’ Creativity as the Lifeblood of Learning
02:06 What about Curriculum? Barbara Stengel
04:06 Failing Safely: STEM at Bailey Stengel, Teacher/Resident Madison Knowe, Teacher Chrissy Philo, STEM Coordinator Julie Hasfjord, Principal Christian Sawyer
11:36 What Was the Curriculum at Bailey? Stengel, Philo, Knowe, Hasfjord, Sawyer, Laufman
25:23 Bound by Testing?? Stengel, Sawyer, Knowe, Philo, Hasfjord, ELA Resident Kenan Kerr
31:32 Global Literacy Stengel, Sawyer, Philo, Kerr
36:35Voice and Choice as a Path to Rigor Knowe, Hasfjord, Philo, Sawyer
39:16 Voice, Choice, and STEM Electives Hasfjord, Sawyer, Philo, Knowe
43:29 Accepting Their Own Brilliance Stengel, Math Resident Sam Fout
45:25 A Focus on Acceleration: Algebra for All Stengel, Knowe, Sawyer, Math Leader Kelly Aldridge
53: 41 Teachers Really Were the Lifeblood of the Curriculum Stengel
54:54 Next Time: Hearing from the Bailey Scholars
In this fifth episode, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can find sources to find out more about these at our website: www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music for this episode includes Blues Vibes by Michael Kobrin.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearlyl anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
August 31, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 4: Love and Limits: Re-making Culture for/and Learning at Bailey
In this fourth episode of Chasing Bailey, we turn to the critical issue of culture for learning and growth. We think about the transformation that supported the Bailey shift from “persistently dangerous” and academically unmoored in 2011 to solidly “Satisfactory” on the district’s School Assessment Measure in 2015. That movement was spearheaded by Chief of Culture Claire Jasper who, with her “Culture Team,” steered the change based on “Love and Limits.”
00:00 Introduction: Love and Limits: Re-making Culture for/and Learning at Bailey
04:25 What “Love and Limits” Looks Like Chief of Culture Dr. Claire Jasper, Narrator Barbara Stengel
22:10 The Socio-political and Educational History of Bailey Middle School Stengel, Teacher Leader Whitney Bradley Weathers, Principal Christian Sawyer
27:20 Critical, Pragmatic, Idealistic, Progressive Vision Sawyer
29:50 The Culture Team and How it Operated Dean Yolanda Porter, Social Worker Keith Ekhator, Communities in Schools Coordinator Kevin Haggard, Stengel
36:43 Love and Limits but not ‘Muscle’: How to Circumvent the School to Prison Pipeline through Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices Porter, Haggard, Ekhator, Stengel, Resident Kenan Kerr, Resident Laura Laufman, Science Teacher Cassie Beasley
44:01An Intentional Culture of Respect, Shared Beliefs, and Laughter Counselor April Roberts, Dean Art Taylor, Haggard, Stengel
49:15 Resistance?? Math Teacher Leader Karen Dorris Wolfson, Math Teacher Kristin Petrony, Stengel
54:25 Next Episode: Sparking Responsibility and Re-imaging Curriculum, Stengel
In this fourth episode, there are references to a variety of social, educational and historical news and commentary. You can find sources to find out more about these at our website: www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music for this episode includes Good Friends by Caffeine Creek Band and Soul Food by Chris Haugen.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearly anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
July 31, 2022
Chasing Bailey
Episode 3: Locating Leadership at the Heart of Teaching and Learning
The third episode of Chasing Bailey looks at how teacher leadership multiplies the point and power of teams in schools. Four teacher leaders – Kelly Aldridge Boyd , LeKeisha Harding, Whitney Bradley Weathers, and Lindsey Nelson -- describe their experience and outline how they grew into their roles. Host Barb Stengel links the work of these teacher leaders to the actions of the school principal, Christian Sawyer, highlighting how his willingness to let go was as important as his efforts to guide and support. In the end, we are left to wonder what love’s got to do with it.
00:00 Introduction: Locating Leadership at the Heart of Teaching and Learning
04:37
The Roles and Responsibilities of Teacher Leaders at Bailey, Kelly Aldridge Boyd, LeKeisha Harding, Whitney Bradley Weathers, and Lindsey Nelson with Narrator Barb Stengel
11:05
How Much Time Were Teachers Leaders Teaching Kids? Aldridge Boyd, Harding, Bradley Weathers, and Nelson with Stengel
21:36
What Difference(s) Did Teacher Leaders Make for Scholars and Colleagues? Aldridge Boyd, Harding, Bradley Weathers, and Nelson with Stengel
30:54
How Were Teachers Leaders Recruited, Encouraged, and Developed? Aldridge Boyd, Harding, Bradley Weathers, and Nelson with Stengel
45:30
Bailey as a Crucible for Leadership Aldridge Boyd, Harding, Bradley Weathers, and Nelson with Stengel
52:19
Principal Sawyer as the “Source” for Teacher Leadership? Janita Sanders, Conley Flynn, Sarah Prawel, Laura Lauffman, Greta Knudsen
59:35
Love and Learning at Bailey Student Jasmine Summers
At the core of this episode is a 90-minute interview with the four teacher leaders named above. Nearly half of the interview found its way into this episode. However, the interview was so lively and rich that we are making the entire audio file available for those who want to follow up on the insights of these four educators. Extended conversations about how race figured in their work and about how we might be reconstructing schools post-pandemic can be found toward the end of the interview. To listen to the entire discussion, go to www.chasingbaileypod.com.
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Our theme music is Midnight Blues by lemonmusicstudio. Occasional music includes SundayBlues by Francis McDonald.
New episodes will drop on the last day of the month. You can find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon, and Stitcher, and nearly anywhere else you find your podcasts.
If you appreciate what you hear, please subscribe to Chasing Bailey, leave us a review, share with your friends by word of mouth, and post on social media. Follow us on
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/chasing_bailey/
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/chasing_bailey
Tiktok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@chasing_bailey
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/Chasing-Bailey-107279178665337/
More information will be available at www.chasingbaileypod.com/home. We look forward to your comments and questions at Chasingbaileypod@gmail.com.
This second episode of Chasing Bailey explores the first of several characteristics that marked the practice of education at Bailey: that is, teaming. Content teachers, special educators, teacher leaders, paraprofessionals, and residents learning to teach collaborated on both grade level and content-focused teams to encourage the growth and development of every scholar. Host Barb Stengel documents the difficulties in learning to team well and the remarkable successes that resulted from persistence and commitment. She focuses not only on the structure of the teams, but also on the infrastructure that teaming made possible: 1) a relentless focus on students’ growth, 2) a consistent care for teachers and all staff, 3) the space for both collaboration and autonomy, and 4) an expansive understanding of inclusion. In the end, teaming at Bailey included educators and scholars in a shared focus on learning for all. There are post-pandemic lessons in this for all of us.
00:00 Introduction: Teaching is a Team Sport
03:52 The Power of the Teacher Team. Principal Christian Sawyer
05:45 Getting going with Teaming in the 7th and 8thGrade, Team Lead Kelly Latham, Counselor April Roberts, and Resident Amanda West
13:40 Teaming in the 5th and 6thGrades. Team Lead Jennifer Hurst, Exceptional Educator/Dean Art Taylor, Kristin Petrony and Laura Laufman
21:40 Teaming and Collaboration Resident Alex Casarez
23:55 Shared and Sharp Focus on Scholars. Exceptional Educator Janita Sanders, Resident Kenan Kerr, TFA Corps Member Susan Benear, Student Zee Jennings, and ELA Teacher Leader Whitney Bradley Weathers
32:36Team Structure and Teacher Supports. West, ELA Teacher Charlsie Wigley, Science Teacher Cherifa McDowell
37:30 Teams, Collaboration and Autonomy. Casarez, Math Lead Karen Dorris Wolfson
40:58 An Expansive Understanding of Inclusion. Hurst, Taylor, Petrony, Exceptional Educator Keisha Harding
46:38 The Scholars Were ON the Team! Host Barb Stengel
47:09 Teaming May Not Be for Everyone. Latham and Beasley
50:35Logistical Gains, Social Justice Gains. Sawyer
51:22 Building Capacity Toward Teacher Leadership. Wigley
Our Host is Barb Stengel, a retired professor of educational practice at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. She is a self-described fan of the Bailey experiment.
Between 2012 and 2016, Barb spent one day a week at Bailey, coordinating the school’s collaboration with Peabody, and serving as an informal cheerleader while also learning from this remarkable effort. She knew early on it was a story worth telling. So over the past year, Barb has spent time with dozens of staff, students, parents, and district administrators who were eager to talk about their experiences.
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
For full Show Notes visit: https://www.chasingbaileypod.com/episodes/episode-two
This first episode of Chasing Bailey sketches the four-year story of an effort to transform a “failing” public school in Nashville, TN, only to have success turn sour when the district office determined that the underserved students at the school -- mostly poor and mostly Black -- had to be moved out of the place that had become their educational home. Host Barb Stengel introduces us to several central players and to the important infrastructure elements – teaming, teacher leadership, residents, relationships, race, culture, curriculum, collective responsibility, and equity – that made a difference at Bailey, and that will be explored in depth in monthly episodes to come.
00:00 Introduction: What is a good school?
03:28 Why tell the Chasing Bailey Story? Resident Julia Konrad
06:11 “Every single day, remember who we are.” Principal Christian Sawyer and Teacher Leader Karen Dorris Wolfson
10:41 Last on the list and “persistently dangerous”: Bailey in 2012. Sawyer and Dorris
13:55 Mental health and emotional needs at Bailey. Counselor April Roberts
15:54 Prioritizing teacher talent: Recruitment, development, retention. Sawyer and Dorris
19:25 Getting started: Good intentions but not much else. Sawyer and Dorris
21:05 External constraints. Metro Nashville Public Schools IZone Director Alan Coverstone
23:56 Making plans. Sawyer and Host Barb Stengel
25:00 Teaming. Exceptional Educator and Teacher Leader LeKeisha Harding
28:13 Teacher residents. Dorris and Stengel
29:43 Unpacking race at Bailey. Sawyer, Dorris, and Teacher Leader Whitney Bradley Weathers
35:50 Measuring success. Sawyer
37:03 Chief of Culture. Dr. Claire Jasper
40:51 Closing Bailey and moving the students, despite success. Sawyer and Dorris
42:48 Why “Chasing Bailey?” Sawyer and Dorris
44:47 What was Bailey missing at the start? Sawyer and Dorris
48:35 Relationships! Student Damisha Hanserd
Chasing Bailey is hosted and narrated by Dr. Barbara Stengel, Vanderbilt University.
This episode was edited and co-produced by Brenna Fallon. The executive producer is Dr. Lowery Woodall, Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
For full Show Notes visit: https://www.chasingbaileypod.com/episodes/episode-one