Making yourself available for your best future: Pathways & Possibilities

We had the honor to speak with Teale Betts at Shawnee Community College about some of the programs and pathways she has to help Meridian students not only prepare for their success while still in high school, but to provide postsecondary support once they’ve graduated. The Meridian School community is so lucky to have access to education advocates and career professionals like Teale, and, as you’ll hear in our conversation, there is no shortage of enthusiasm for the work she does or for the kids for whom she does it. She is 100% in your corner and is, like so many others within your Meridian Sphere, devoted to helping you succeed.

We’re also joined in this episode by Maryanne Boren, Meridian’s Middle and High School principal. I’ve known Maryanne for a little over a year, but I knew within minutes of meeting her that there are very few educators with a bigger heart for kids or compassion for their concerns. Her policy seems to be tethered to generosity first, and bureaucracy later. She’s a leader who clearly has it right as she frames every choice she makes with the question, “Is this good for our kids?” 

Together, Maryanne and Teale talk with me about the possibilities available to our kids and the benefits of casting a wide net of hope over the future of each and every Meridian student.