Welcome to New Hampshire's SCHOOL TALK

SCHOOL TALK was a weekly, Concord radio program heard live on WKXL1450 AM. The show is not currently being produced. School Talk hosted by Dr. Susan Hollins, is still heard worldwide through internet audio streaming.

LISTEN TO PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SHOWS (over 60!)

We have interviews with the majority of private schools and charter schools in New Hampshire, plus interesting topics from district public schools and about education in general.

We've organized our previously recorded shows in 4 categories:

1. Shows profiling CHARTER SCHOOLS ( NH public independent schools)

2. Shows profiling PRIVATE SCHOOLS (NH private independent schools or museum programs)

3. Shows profiling NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGES,

4. Shows about NH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS

5. Shows on INTERESTING & IMPORTANT SCHOOL TOPICS related to education in New Hampshire.

  ( NH public independent schools)
 
Topic:
Guest:

Lisa Lavoie

 
Director, North Country Charter Academy
 
Originally aired 3/28/07
   
Topic:
Cocheco Arts & Technology Charter School
Guests:
Deborah Byrne, M.Ed.

Director, Cocheco Arts & Technology Charter School
Originally aired 2/14/07
 
Topic: The Surry Village Charter School
Guest: Matora Fiorey, Ph.D.
  Director, Surry Village Charter School
  Originally aired 1/31/07
   
Topic: Lebanon School District's Charter Planning
Guest: Dr. Michael Harris
  Superintendent, Lebanon School District
  Originally aired 12/27/06
   
Topic: Drop-out Recover & Prevention:The North Country Charter School
Guests: Lisa Lavoie, NCCS Director
  Peter Martin, NH Businessman & Videographer
  Originally aired 12/13/06
   
Topic: Strong Foundations Charter School:
  a K-5 Program w/ Structured Reading
Opening near Concord September 2007
Guest: Beth McClure, Founder/Director
  Originally aired 12/6/06
   
Topic: Crossroads Learning Academy Charter School
Guest: Tom Brennan, Superintendant, Kearsarge Regional School District
  Originally aired 9/27/06
   
Topic: The Laurent Clerc Academy Closes?" (serving deaf children)
Guest: Susan Brule, Director, Laurent Clerc Academy Charter School
  Originally aired 6/14/06
   
Topic: Special National Charter School Week Presentation
  The North Country Charter Academy: Dropout Recovery + Dropout Prevention = Success!!
Guests: Lisa Lavoie, Director
  Originally aired 5/3/06
   
Topic: The Newly Approved Surry Village Charter School
Guest: Frank Conroy, Longtime Surry Resident & Founder
  Originally aired 3/22/06
   
Topic:
Guests:
Tom Brennan, Superintendent, Keasarge Regional School District
 
Carl Fitzgerald, Principal, Kearsarge Regional High School
 

Originally aired 2/15/06

   
Topic: The Academy for Science and Design:
  A charter school advanced by Daniel Webster College
Guest: Michael Fishbein, Ph.D., Provost, Daniel Webster College
  David Guo, Ph.D., Engineer in Division of Mathematics, Daniel Webster College
  Annette Kurman, Director of External Affairs, Daniel Webster College
  Originally aired 2/1/06
   
Topic: The Equine Industry & an Equine-Focused High School:
Guests: Dr. Grant Myhre, Veterinarian with an Equine Clinic and Hospital in Rochester
  Originally aired 1/11/06
   
Topic: All About the Great Bay eLearning Charter School in Exeter
Guest: Cheryl McDonough
  Teaching Principal, Great Bay eLearning Charter School
  Originally aired 11/30/05
   
Topic: A Charter School for Surry?
Guests: Tom Julius, College Professional and Nearby Resident of Surry
  Participant in Surry Charter School Project
Originally aired 12/14/05
   
Topic: "The New Hampshire Equestrian Charter School"
Guest: Dr. Leslie Brian
  Originally aired 9/14/05
   
Topic: "The Franklin Career Academy: Teachers, School Beliefs, Efforts, and Progress
Guests: Maura Ambuter, FCA English Teacher
  Alejandro Gomez-del-Moral, FCA Social Studies, History, & Math Teacher
  Carol Sideris, FCA School Director
  Originally aired 5/18/05
   
Topic: "A State High School for Science and Engineering"
Guests: Matora Fiorey, Ph.D., Project Coordinator, New Hampshire Academy of Sciences
  Charles Arlinghouse, President, Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
  Originally aired 5/11/05
   
Topic: "The North Country Alternative Charter School: Its Programs, Goals, and Success Story"
Guest: Lisa LaVoie: Director
  Originally aired March, 5th, 2005
   
Topic: "Progress of the Seacoast Charter School"
Guest: Emily Hamilton , Seacoast Charter School, Stratham, NH
  Originally aired May, 25th, 2005
 
  Originally aired September 28th, 2005
   
Topic: Deaf Education, Theories and Approaches in the Last 100 Years 
Guest: Susan Brule, Director, Laurent Clerc Academy
  Originally aired August 24, 2005
   
 
   
  (NH private independent schools or museum programs)
   
Topic:
Brewster Academy
Guest:
Peter Hess

Dean of Studies, Brewster Academy
Originally aired 2/7/07
 
Topic: The Milan Village School
Guest:
David Backler
Prinicpal, Milan Village School
Originally aired 1/24/07
 
Topic:
Guest:
Virginia Buhr, Administrator High Mowing School
 
Patrice Pinette, Faculty Chair & Teacher
  Originally aired 11/22/06
   
Topic: The Pine Hill, Waldorf School, Wilton New Hampshire
Guests: Cynthea Frongillo – Music Program Coordinator
  Sherry Jennings – Nursery Program
  Originally aired 10/25/06
   
Topic: Pathfinder Academy
Guest: Wayne Anderson, Owner & Director, Pathfinder Academy
  Originally aired 10/11/06
   
Topic: The World Schools
Guest: Kathy Nelson, Executive Director
  Gary Nelson, Founder, Board Chairman
  Stacey Jackson, Marketing Manager
  Originally aired 10/04/06
   
Topic: The Kimball Jenkins School of Art: It's Programs and Purpose
Guest: Darryl Furtkamp, Director of Art Education, K imball Jenkins Estate School of Art.
  Originally aired September 7th, 2005
   
Topic: "The Community School" Tamworth New Hampshire
Guest: Lianne Prentice, Director and Teacher, The Community School
  Originally aired 8/23/06
   
Topic: The White Mountain School
Guests: Julie Yates, Dean of Academics
  Tim Breen, Dean of Academics
  Originally aired 8/2/06
   
Topic: Hampstead Academy
Guest: Lyn Kutzelman, Head of School
  Originally aired 9/20/06
   
Topic: The Cardigan Mountain School
Guests: Thomas W. Needham, Headmaster
  Originally aired 9/13/06
   
Topic: The Crotched Mountain School
Guests: Michael Redman, Vice President for Advancement, Crotched Mountain Foundation
  Archie Campbell, Director of Education and Principal
  Originally aired 9/6/06
   
Topic: The Derryfield School
Guest: Jennifer Melkonian, Head of Upper School
  Originally aired 8/30/06
   
Topic: The Dublin School
Guest: Christopher Horgan, Headmaster, Instructor: History & Psychology
  Originally aired 8/16/06
   
Topic: Crossroads Academy
Guest: Jean Behnke, Head of School
  Originally aired 8/9/06
   
Topic: The Lake View Learning Center
Guest: Irene Mullan, Director of Education
  The Lake Learning Center
  Originally aired 7/26/06
   
Topic: Hampshire Country School
Guest: William Dickerman, Headmaster
  Hampshire Country School
  Originally aired 7/19/06
   
Topic: The Sant Bani School in Sanbornton
Guest: Kent Bicknell, EdD
  Founder and Principal
  The Sant Bani School in Sanbornton
  Originally aired 7/12/06
   
Topic: Proctor Academy
Guest: Christopher Bartlett, Director of Admissions
  Charles Will, Director of Communications
  Originally aired 7/5/06
   
Topic: A School for Orphans of the Civil War: Preserving A Treasure in Franklin
Guest: Leigh A. Webb, President of the Franklin Historical Society & Board of Directors
  Originally aired 6/21/06
   
Topic: Masonic Learning Centers: Free Reading Instruction for Students;
  Free Reading Courses for Teachers
Guests: Heather Davenport, Director, Seacoast 32º Masonic Learning Center for Children
  Aileen Cormier, Director, Nashua 32º Masonic Learning Center for Children
  Originally aired 4/5/06
   
   
 
  NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGES
   
Topic:
Guest:
Nancy Davis Griffin
Dean of Admission, Saint Anselm College
Originally aired 3/7/07
 
Topic: Rivier College in Nashua
Guest: David Boisvert
  Exec. Assistant to the President for Enrollment Management/
Director of Undergraduate Admissions (Madeleine Hall)
  Originally aired 12/17/06
   
Topic: "Daniel Webster College's Unique Programs (Nashua, NH")
Guests:
Dr. Gerald R. Fairbairn, Aviation
 
Dr. David Guo, Aeronautical Engineering
 
Professor Nicholas Bertozzi, Chair, Engineering, Mathematics and Science
 
Annette Kurman, Director of Public Relations
  Originally aired 11/16/05
 
Topic: "New Hampshire Technical Institute"
Guest: Pamela Langley, VP of Academic Affairs, New Hampshire Technical Institute
  Frank Meyer, Admissions Director, New Hampshire Technical Institute
  Joyce Myles, Assoc. VP of Academic Affairs, New Hampshire Technical Institute
  Originally aired November 8th, 2005
 
Topic: "New Hampshire's Community Technical Colleges"
Guest: Tom Wisbey, President, Stratham Community Technical College
  Lucille Jordan, President, Nashua Community Technical College
  Originally aired October 5th, 2005
   
 
  NH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS
   
Topic: NH Department of Education and Grant Programs Available
Guests: Mary S. Heath
  Deputy Commisioner of Education
  New Hampshire Department of Education
  Originally aired 12/7/05
   
Topic: "New Hampshire's Building Aid Programs"
Guest: Edward Murdough, Office of School Building Aid
  Originally aired 10/19/05
   
Topic: State Grants for Before & After School Programs:
  The 21st Century Community Grant Program and How NH Public Schools are Using It
Guest: Susan Birdsall, Grant Program Manager
  New Hampshire Department of Education
  Originally aired 12/28/05.
   
 
  INTERESTING & IMPORTANT SCHOOL TOPICS
   
Topic:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NEW HAMPSHIRE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Guests:

Gregg MacPherson, Community Program Specialist
Steven Epstein, Business Program Specialist
Originally aired 2/21/07
   
Topic: Public Education in Portsmouth: A Democratic Mayor's Views
Guest:

Mayor Steve Marchand

  Portsmouth New Hampshire
Originally aired 11/29/06
 
Topic:
The "Right to Know" Law: What It Is and How It Works
Guest:
Daniel Mullen, Esq., Associate Attorney General, State of New Hampshire
  Originally aired September 21st, 2005
   
Topic: The ABC's of Insurance Coverages for Public Schools
Guest: Janet Pinet, Public School Insurance Underwriter, Primex3
  Originally aired 11/23/05
   
Topic: "Job Corps Program & New Hampshire"
Guests:
Patrick van Rooyen, Job Corps Career Academy, Center Director
 

Originally aired 3/30/05

   
Topic: Digital Portfolio: Hopkinton
Guests: Cynthia Dobe, Director of Technology, Hopkinton District
  Bill Carozza, Principal Harold Martin School, Hopkinton NH
  David Niguidula, Ideas Consulting Inc.
  Originally aired 5/10/06
   
Topic: "Drugs in our School"
Guest: Corey Fuller MacDonald, resident of Portsmouth
  Attorney and Police Officer
  Originally aired 5/24/06
   
Topic: SB 131: The Choice Scholarship Bill
Guests: Representative Lee Slocum, Amherst, Sponsor
  Charlie Arlinghaus, President, Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
  Originally aired 4/26/06
   
Topic:
  What is an adequate education?
Guest:
Nathan S. Greenberg, Superintendent of Londonderry School District
  Originally aired 3/29/06
   
Topic: The Concord YMCA and their School Age Programs
Guests: Mike Norklun, Executive Director
  Rob Fowler, Director of School Age Programs and Membership
  Originally aired 3/15/06
   
Topic: SCHOOL CHOICE, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS,and LEGISLATIVE CHOICE
  INITIATIVES 2006
Guests: Senator Richard Green, Rochester
  The Honorable Senator Jane O'Hearn, Nashua
  Originally aired 2/22/06
   
Topic: LEGISLATION FOR SCHOOL CHOICE, 2006
  SB 131 AND HB 1707: SCHOOL CERTIFICATES
  What are these bills all about? Who are they for?
  How do they work? Do these bills cost or save money?
Guests: Representative Howard Lund
  Representative Lee Slocum
  Richard Evans
  Originally aired 2/15/06
   
Topic: What's New in Public Schools: A Look K-3 and 9-12
Guests: William Carozza, Principal, Harold Martin Elementary School, Hopkinton
  Carlton Fitzgerald, Principal, Kearsarge Regional High School, Sutton
  Originally aired 1/18/06
   
Topic: "Therapeutic Riding As Clinical Intervention"
Guest: Teresa Brown, President, Field of Dreams NH, Chichester
  Tom Riel, Volunteer and Former School Board Member, Epsom
  Originally aired 10/19/05
   
Topic: "Education in Our Juvenile Justice System"
Guest: Steve Geddes, Education Administrator
  Mgr. of Education for the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, State of New Hampshire
 
Topic: A Decade of Education Legislation Changes: 1994-2004
Guest: The Honorable Senator Jane O'Hearn
  The Honorable Representative Warren Henderson
  Originally aired August 31st, 2005
   

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