In this episode of the podcast, I had the honor of interviewing the Keynote presenters for the NYSCOSS Fall Leadership Summit on Monday, September 29th The presenters included:

• Ignite #1- Leading Through a Crisis with Empathy and Compassion
  Paul Defendini, Superintendent, Farmingdale UFSD
• Ignite #2 – Off the Shelf-Bringing Your Strategic Plan to Life - James Bialasik, Superintendent, Springville-Griffith Institute CSD
• Ignite #3 - The Human Element of Leadership: Leading with Vision, Passion and Purpose
  Dr. Turina M. Parker, District Superintendent, WSWHE BOCES

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In this episode we interviewed Thomas Adams, the Superintendent of the Hamburg Central School District. In our fourth season of the podcast, Tom discusses the importance and power of "connectedness".

Joining him were, Tricia Miller, the Farm to School Coordinator for Hamburg Central and 2 special education teachers (Jennifer Perri and Jeffrey Berdysiak) from the middle school who work together to facilitate many different extra-curricular experiences for their students.

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Today on our podcast we have Mark Laurrie, the Superintendent of the Niagara Falls City School District.

Mark is in his 10th year as a superintendent and his 42nd year as an educator. Mark has been a progressive leader who is always a champion for his students. He has been the recipient of several local and state awards for leading his school community, and we are thrilled to have him on our show today. In this episode Mark talks about CTE Students and partnerships with Trade Unions, Say Yes to Education in Niagara Falls, Head Start and Safety 30.

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