HeyJaredThe Rural Scoop
The Rural Scoop will bring new ideas, innovative curriculum, and current rural school issues to the table and will highlight what is working in rural communities with guests that are teachers, administrators and educational professionals. Come get the Scoop!
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬? 𝟏𝟕𝟐 | 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥 (opens the original)
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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: School consolidation is one of the most difficult conversations a rural community can face. It impacts far more than budgets and buildings—it touches traditions, identities, and generations of community pride. In this episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Derek Cantrell, Principal of Allegany High School and Virginia's Principal of the Year, to discuss how he successfully led the merger of two long-standing rival high schools into one thriving school comm
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫? 𝟏𝟕𝟏 | 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 (opens the original)
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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: For years, little national data existed about the people leading America's school districts. In this episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Dr. Rachel White, Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and founder of the Superintendent Lab, to discuss how her groundbreaking research is changing what we know about superintendent leadership. Rachel shares how growing up in rural Michigan shaped her perspective on education, leadership, and oppor
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝟏𝟕𝟎 | 𝐏𝐉 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐲 (opens the original)
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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: In this episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Dr. PJ Caposey, Superintendent of Oregon Community Unit School District 220, nationally recognized educational leader, author of ten leadership books, keynote speaker, and former Illinois Superintendent of the Year. PJ shares the defining leadership lessons that came from early failures, including a staff and student walkout during his first year as a principal, and explains how shifting from managing systems
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭? 𝟏𝟔𝟗 | 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨u𝐜𝐡 (opens the original)
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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: Rural school leaders wear far more hats than most people realize. In this episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with Dr. Amon Couch, Senior Advisor at Partners for Rural Impact and former rural superintendent, to explore what it truly means to lead in rural America. Drawing from decades of experience as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and systems leader, Dr. Coach explains why rural superintendents serve as far more than instructional leaders—they are cr
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝟏𝟔𝟖 | 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬 (opens the original)
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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲: What happens when a child grows up believing their future has already been written—but a teacher refuses to accept that ending? In this heartfelt episode of The Rural Scoop, Dr. Melissa Sadorf sits down with educator, speaker, and author Justin Pickens to explore the life-changing impact of intentional educators in rural schools. Justin shares his remarkable journey from a childhood marked by poverty, family addiction, foster care, and instability to becoming a first-generation
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