{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lebra Podcast","title":"Community Collaboration and Innovation: Shaping Mississinewa’s Educational Future","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/80b40752\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2306,"description":"\nIn this episode, host Nate Lichte sits down with Jeremy Fewell, Superintendent of Mississinewa Community Schools (IN). From a district with high transfer enrollment and significant poverty, Jeremy walks through a “students-first always” approach: transparent communication, data-anchored decisions, and community partnerships that meet real needs.\n\nThey discuss how Mississinewa engages families early through strong preschool pathways, centers safety and access in operational calls (like weather delays), and uses a community-built strategic plan to align budgets, programming, and culture. Jeremy also shares how listening tours, system-to-systems meetings, and visible leadership (yes, serving lunch) strengthen trust and retention.\n\nNate and Jeremy dig into the push-pull of open enrollment, supporting local taxpayers while maintaining rich AP/dual-credit and CTE opportunities, and planning for legacy facilities, while keeping every decision tied back to what serves students best.\nTimestamps\n\n\n05:18 \"District Challenges and Opportunities\"\n\n08:00 Building Relationships, Strategic Planning Success\n12:17 Balancing Out-of-District Enrollment\n13:45 \"Decisions Anchored by Students\"\n17:01 Leading by Example in Decisions\n22:24 \"Fostering Growth Through Dialogue\"\n25:05 Community Collaboration in Rural Mississeno\n26:47 School Partnerships Enhance Arts Access\n31:09 School Funding Referendum Necessity\n34:57 \"Focus on Relationships First\"\n\n37:30 Breaking Generational Poverty Together\n\nWhy You’ll Love This Episode\nIf you lead in a district where every decision must stretch resources without shrinking opportunity, this conversation will resonate. Jeremy offers a grounded playbook for aligning strategy with community values, balancing enrollment realities with taxpayer trust, and proving—daily—that student well-being and safety come first.\nConnect with Jeremy Fewell\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremy-fewell-ed-s-9b009893\nWebsite: https://www.lewiscass.net/ \n\nFollow Us\nNate...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gwebu6vYiKxAI1HaurGwGAcdsNTaooai07Q924_P4Lg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDc4/MmQ3OGM5ZGYxYWIy/YWRjNzljYWZjOTFi/MmFmZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}