//podcastplus.net/feed/podcast~a85d24fa75866eaa90e1dfeee70ce644d17a54a15cb9066a305dd47bd6f6fed5 If you are looking for conversations around innovative leadership driving improvement and change towards better outcomes for our complex and exponentially changing times, then you have come to the right place.  Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:19:08 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/13899416-hayin-kimner.mp3 Today's guest is Hayin Kimner. Hayin is a practitioner, a researcher and a policy advocate with a focus on the whole child, community school systems and partnerships that support the healthy development and youth in their communities. And she currently serves as the managing director for the California Community Schools Learning Exchange.  Hayin has led the development of district and city wide community school partnership strategies in San Francisco Unified, and Emery Unified School Districts. While at the John W. Gardner Center at Stanford University, she co facilitated the evaluation of multiple community and school based project initiatives with an emphasis on collaborative theory base qualitative research methods that engage community partners in San Mateo, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. She contributes to school improvement research as a Senior Policy and Research Fellow for the policy analysis for California Education and she is actively connected to community schools, initiatives ... Thu, 02 Nov 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/13899416-hayin-kimner.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/13371128-ed-hidalgo-world-of-work-wow.mp3 Ed comes from Qualcomm and brought his World of Work K -12 curriculum to California's Cajon Valley Union High School District, which starts this career exploration beginning at the kindergarten level. Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay - Rock Beat Trailer Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/13371128-ed-hidalgo-world-of-work-wow.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/12947636-jerry-almendarez-superintendent-of-santa-ana-unified-school-district.mp3 We have a very special guests with us today, Jerry Almendarez, who is currently the superintendent of Santa Ana Unified School District, which is one of the top 10 largest school districts in California. Superintendent Almendarez  has been a classroom teacher an assistant principal, a principal, director and assistant superintendent of human resources, and previously along with that the superintendent of Colton Joint Unified School District before taking over the superintendency at Santa Ana Unified School District. He is an incredibly amazing leader. But even more importantly, he is an avid reader, and he's a learner, and for me personally he's a mentor and a friend.  Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay - Rock Beat Trailer Tue, 30 May 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/12947636-jerry-almendarez-superintendent-of-santa-ana-unified-school-district.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/12609171-glenn-robbins-superintendent-brigantine-public-schools-the-superintendent-series.mp3 Glenn Robbins is the superintendent of Brigantine Public Schools. A few of Glenn's many accomplishments are, AASA National Governing Board member,  AASA Aspiring Superintendent Mentor, New Jersey Visionary Superintendent Award winner, and the Northeast Innovative Superintendent award winner. Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay - Rock Beat Trailer Fri, 07 Apr 2023 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/12609171-glenn-robbins-superintendent-brigantine-public-schools-the-superintendent-series.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/11710200-laura-mcbain.mp3 Laura is the K12 Lab Director of Community and Implementation at the Stanford University D.School. Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay - Rock Beat Trailer Wed, 16 Nov 2022 23:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/11710200-laura-mcbain.mp3 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/11710087-the-learning-leader-lab-trailer.mp3 David Cluberhouse, the host of the Learning Leader Lab, introduces the podcast and what you can expect to experience and learn during conversations with his guests from inside and outside of the San Bernardino County. Music by QubeSounds from Pixabay - Rock Beat Trailer Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077759/11710087-the-learning-leader-lab-trailer.mp3