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Spotlight 4 Success | "JAG And Life After Graduation" | SCABSE 2026
5/19/2026
A lot of schools talk about “college and career readiness,” but what does that actually look like on a Tuesday morning with real students who have real barriers? From the SCABSE conference in Myrtle Beach, we sit down with Latonya Jackson from Columbia High School in Richland One to unpack how Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) turns good intentions into clear next steps: soft skills training, SMART goals, career exploration, and opportunities students can act on right now. Website: spotlight4success.com
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Spotlight 4 Success | "Unlock Your Greatness" | SCABSE 2026
5/19/2026
The kids who get labeled “trouble” are often the ones carrying the most untold story, and they’re also the ones schools struggle to reach with typical discipline cycles. From the SCABS conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we talk with Coty Martin, CEO of Adversity University and a licensed therapist, about what it looks like to build student resilience before things fall apart. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "Breakouts, Leadership, And What’s Next" | SCABSE 2026
5/18/2026
Professional development can be either a box to check or a lever that changes schools. From the SCABSE conference in Myrtle Beach, I sit down with Brian Edward, principal of Louisville Middle School in Chester County and president-elect of SCABSE, to talk about what makes educator learning actually useful and why this conference keeps drawing teachers and administrators from across South Carolina. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "A Principal’s Playbook for Diversity And AI" | SCABSE 2026
5/14/2026
AI is already in your students’ hands, so the real question is whether schools will pretend it isn’t there or learn how to use it well. From the SCASBE conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we sit down with Dr. Felicia Williams, principal of Lake Marion Middle School in Orangeburg County Schools, for a grounded conversation about what school leadership looks like right now and what educators are asking for as classrooms change. Website: spotlight4succcess.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "A Mentor Saw the Teacher in Me Before I Did" | SCABSE 2026
5/13/2026
A lot of people show up to an education conference hunting for a single magic strategy. We show up looking for something better: ideas that actually fit real classrooms and real kids. From sunny Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the SCABSE 2026 Conference, I sit down with guest Taurus Hugee for a fast, honest conversation about what it means to “heighten education” while keeping it personal and true to who you are as an educator. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "How to Turn “At-Risk” Into “On Track” | SCABSE 2026
5/12/2026
A 98.6% graduation rate with students who arrive not on track to graduate doesn’t happen by accident, and it definitely doesn’t happen by labeling kids and hoping for the best. From the SCAPSE conference in Myrtle Beach, we sit down with Cedrick Richie, principal at Excel Learning Academy in Richland One School District, to get specific about what equity-driven leadership looks like when it’s built into the daily culture of a school. Website: spotlight4success.com
ABC Testimonial | Rochelle Brown | NCASA 2026
5/7/2026
A missed question should not be a dead end; it should be a map. We dig into what makes standards-based textbooks and assessments feel genuinely helpful for students and sustainable for teachers, using American Book Company resources as the jumping-off point. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "Leading with Learning" | NCASA 26
5/5/2026
A single conference hallway can tell you a lot about what educators are carrying and what they still hope to build. From the NCASA conference in Wilmington, North Carolina, we sit down with Rochelle Brown, a CMS biology teacher with 26 years in education and a North Carolina Principal Fellow preparing for a full-year internship at Croft Community Schools in Charlotte. She talks candidly about the mix of excitement and nerves that comes with stepping toward school leadership and why being part of a cohort and a strong university program matters when you’re trying to grow. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "What Happens When Tutoring Becomes a Relationship" | NCASA 26
5/5/2026
We’re recording from the NCASA conference in Wilmington, North Carolina, and we keep hearing the same challenge from school and district leaders: students need more support, but schedules and staffing are already stretched thin. So we sat down with Rene and Connie from Book Nook to get specific about what scalable high impact tutoring can look like when it’s built for real schools, real constraints, and real outcomes. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "How Schools Get Real Support" | NCASA 26
5/4/2026
We’re recording from the NCASA conference in North Carolina, and we sit down with Taylor Simmons, Director of Creative Design at Achievable Dream Urban Learning Leadership Center (AADULLC). If you’ve ever wondered what real school improvement looks like when it’s tailored to a district’s actual needs, this conversation gets specific fast. Taylor breaks down how AADULLC operates as an education consulting partner, building customizable K-12 learning solutions that go beyond one-size-fits-all programs. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "Who Do You Become When You Lead?" | NCASA 26
5/4/2026
We’re recording from the NCASA Conference in Wellington, North Carolina, and we sit down with Ashley, a fifth-grade teacher from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools who’s stepping into a new season of education leadership. After 14 years in the classroom, she’s now a principal fellow through North Carolina Central, preparing for an administrator internship next year. That transition brings a big question: how do you move from being responsible for one room of learners to leading adults, systems, and school-wide success? Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "Future-Ready School Leadership" | NCASA 26
4/29/2026
Leadership doesn’t start the day you get the title. It starts in the rooms where you admit what you still need to learn, then go get it. From the NCASA conference in Wilmington, North Carolina, I sit down with Tanika and Tony, two Wake County Public Schools educators preparing for the next step as principal fellows connected to North Carolina Central University through CCP3 and their MSA pathway. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "How To Turn Pressure Into A Diamond" | NCASA 26
4/29/2026
A surprise meetup at NCASA turns into a deep dive on what values based leadership looks like when you actually practice it every day. We sit down with Gina Watts, VP of U.S. Student Transformation at Growing Leaders, and Molly from the student transformation team, to talk about the Maxwell Leadership principles behind their work and why those principles still matter in real schools with real constraints. Website: spotlight4success.com
Spotlight 4 Success | "Paid Principal Residency, Real Leadership" | NCASA 26
4/28/2026
A paid principal residency sounds almost too good to be true, but North Carolina is doing it and doing it with real rigor. From the floor of the NCASA Conference in Wellington, we sit down with Lauren, director of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program, to unpack how the state is strengthening school leadership by investing in a clear pathway from educator to administrator. Website: spotlight4success.com