The SAES Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The SAES Podcast highlights the amazing things taking place in our school communities. Also, tune in for interviews with authors and thought leaders to inform your work of leading Episcopal communities!
David interviews Yvonne Adams who serves as the Director of Equity and Inclusion at St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin. In this episode, Yvonne shares how the Episcopal identity of St. Stephen's informs her work on campus. Don't miss Yvonne as one of our keynote speakers at Biennial!
David and Mary Katherine preview the 2021 Biennial Conference (October 21-22, 2021)! Also, David interviews our keynote speaker David Epstein. Epstein is the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World and he visits with David about how his research can inform our work in Episcopal schools.
Happy Thanksgiving! In this episode, David explores two healing miracles (Mark 7:31-37 and Mark 8:22-26) and explores what those episodes can tell us as we prepare to enter the season of Advent.
David and Mary Katherine discuss The Enneagram and how it can be a great tool for self-awareness and personal development. To learn more, read The Road Back To You by Fr. Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabille. Mary Katherine also mentioned The Nine Styles of Leadership by Beatrice Chestnut.
David interviews Kristin Smith from Fisher Phillips to explore some of the legal issues facing our schools as we start the new year. Kristin's e'mail is: klsmith@fisherphillips.com
How are we support a board with a clear understand of what is expected of it as a whole and as individuals within the governing body? In this episode, David discusses board development and highlights the resources available to SAES member schools.
In this interview, David and Mary Katherine discuss the upcoming Early Learning Conference. Registration information can be found here. David also interviews the keynote speaker, Dr. Lisa Pena. Click here for "The Love and Olive Show!"
In this episode, David discusses the letter with Dr. Mike Albritton of Core 21 Educational Services and explores how it informs Episcopal school leaders. Click here to learn about Core 21's Summer Conference.
This episode focuses on the pastoral work taking place at our schools during the pandemic. David speaks with Paige McKay (All Saints, Lubbock), Brian Tarver (St. Philip's, Beeville) and Josh Woods (St. David's, San Antonio) to learn how the current situation has affected their school ministries.
In this episode, David and Mary Katherine explore the marketing and admissions question in light of the pandemic. Also, Michael Zeigler (Director of Marketing and Advancement, St. George Episcopal School in San Antonio) shares how "St. George Live" has helped them build engagement with current families while connecting with prospective families.
David reflects upon what we can learn from the movie Apollo 13. Also, David interviews Dr. Julie McLeod, Head of School at Good Shepherd Episcopal, Dallas and learns about how their middle school is approaching this situation.
David interviews Rob Devlin (Head of School at St. George Episcopal School, San Antonio) and Chris Carter (Head of School at St. Mark's Cathedral School, Shreveport) to discuss the challenges facing elementary grades and campus closings.
David interviews Amy Whitley, Head of Primary School at St. Francis Episcopal School in Houston. Amy discusses some of the steps they are taking to maintain relationships and continuity of education while the school is open but the campus is closed.
David interviews the author of Permission to Screw Up: How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong.
www.kristenhadeed.com
Books discussed:
- Clear, James. Atomic Habits
- Parker, Sam. 212: The Extra Degree
- Goldsmith, Marshall. What Got You Here Won't Get You There.
Also, there is an exciting announcement about the SAES 2021 Biennial Conference (October 21-22, 2021 in Houston).
Simon Sinek's NAIS Interview (The Infinite Game)
Simon Sinek's Website
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson's Website
Special Promo--The Power of Showing Up (Tina's newest book that she discusses in the episode)
In this episode, David visits with Ben Hammersley. Ben is a journalist and the author of 64 Things You Need to Know Now For Then: How to Face the Digital Future Without Fear. Ben is also credited with creating the word "podcast." (Pretty cool, huh?) During this conversation, Ben explores some of the themes of his book with an eye towards how his research can inform leading schools.