{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Little Wins","title":"The Heartbeat of the Building: Stacey Green on Culture at Stockton Grade School","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2539,"description":"In this episode of Little Wins, host Karen Borchert talks with Stacey Green, Elementary Principal and longtime leader at Stockton Grade School in rural Kansas. Stacey has served her district for 36 years and has been principal for 13, leading a unique PreK–8 school where culture isn’t a strategy it’s the heartbeat of the building.\nStacey shares practical, highly repeatable ways to build belonging for staff and students: a simple “tap out” support system for tough days, staff-to-staff celebration routines, a joy-fueled Hoopla Committee, and High Five Fridays that bring community members into the school day in a fun, welcoming way.\nYou’ll also hear about Stockton’s Foster Grandparent Program (intergenerational classroom support), their mixed-age community groups that stay together from kindergarten through 8th grade, and the mindset shifts Stacey uses to keep culture strong—like noticing effort over compliance and turning complaining into curiosity.\n\n💡 Little Wins in This Episode:Culture as the heartbeat: Leading a PreK–8 building with presence and care\nTap-out support: Normalizing quick breaks for teachers on hard days\nFoster Grandparent Program: Intergenerational support that builds belonging\nThe Power of Mattering: Noticing, affirming, and showing people they’re needed\nHoopla Committee: Staff-led fun that sustains morale and joy\nHigh Five Fridays: Community members welcoming students into the day\nMixed-age community groups: Same group and leaders from kindergarten to 8th grade\nKey Moments\n\n01:44 36 years in one district\n03:30 Long-term relationships with families\n05:54 Stacey’s leadership mindset\n07:26 Navigating retirements and staffing transitions\n09:50 Culture as the heartbeat of the building\n11:56 Peer learning and staff celebrations\n13:49 Foster Grandparent Program\n15:30 The Power of Mattering\n17:14 Intergenerational impact on students\n18:23 Trauma-informed practices\n21:04 CharacterStrong and mental health supports\n23:25 Visibility and daily teacher support...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3MAppP9ieU1pRh-q8xrCvhiFtlkYsqh64Ioo6m8axZY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOWFl/NDIzZDQ4NDc0M2Uy/ZDRhNzBlYzcyOGY1/ZGNjMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}