The On the Street podcast is an opportunity to continue the conversation around educational access and to highlight our efforts around increasing cultural competency for Leander ISD staff. Our work is about bringing people into the conversation and increasing dialectical practice.
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Knowles Elementary PE Coach Austin Prum sat down with Chief of the Office of Educational Access DeWayne Street to chat about Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. “Coach A”, as he’s known to Knowles ES students, uses his culture and life experiences to teach his students about diversity and acceptance.
Read MoreThree inspirational women at LISD joined the Chief of the Office of Educational Access, DeWayne Street, to chat about why Women’s History Month is so important to our students.
Read MoreLeander High School’s head football coach and Athletic Coordinator Kris Price joined the Chief of the Office of Educational Access DeWayne Street to discuss what African American History Month means to them and what it’s like being a coach in this day and age.
Read MoreOn this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, check out the latest episode of the On the Street podcast series as Chief of the Office of Educational Access DeWayne Street sits down with Rodney Page, who was the first women’s basketball coach at the University of Texas and also the first African American coach at UT. Page shares his story and speaks to the meaning of MLK Day in 2025.
Read MoreChief of the Office of Educational Access DeWayne Street invited Camacho Elementary School Instructional Assistant Fran Harper to speak about her 17-year journey in LISD and what Native American Heritage Month means to her.
Read MoreChief of the Office of Educational Access DeWayne Street had a special two-guest episode – current LISD Superintendent Bruce Gearing and Tom Glenn, a former LISD superintendent – to discuss the idea of #1LISD and, more specifically, the importance of unity across our 200-square-mile school district.
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