In this episode of The Lion Pride-Cast, Sharon Burns and Miles Azzeh highlight Lansing Elementary School nurse Samuel Carbajal in this week’s Employee Spotlight. The episode also recaps the district’s recent Build Your Own Professional Development Day, including a look at instructional strategies designed to build student background knowledge. The episode concludes with a bond update, including details about the final community presentation and ways families can stay informed before the March 3 vote.

In Episode 5 of Season 4 of The Lion Pride-Cast, Sharon Burns and Miles Azzeh share updates focused on people, leadership, and transparency in Lansing USD 469.

The episode highlights an Employee Spotlight featuring Sherleyne Byrd, an Early Childhood Paraprofessional, celebrating her meaningful connections with students and her impact on the district’s youngest learners. Miles also shares an update from the District Leadership Team (DLT), explaining how district leaders collaborate on key initiatives such as AI usage guidelines and common formative assessments to support student learning.

The episode concludes with a bond update, including information about upcoming community presentations, the district’s Bond Information Series, and how questions from the community will be addressed and shared weekly through the podcast.

In this episode of The Lion Pride-Cast, Sharon Burns and Miles Azzeh highlight two Employee Spotlights, featuring CTE teacher Glenn Rosario and General Maintenance team member Darrin Manna. The episode also recaps Lansing USD 469’s visit from the Region 2 Kansas Teacher of the Year candidates, including reflections from educators who toured the district. The episode wraps up with a bond update, sharing where families and community members can find accurate information and how to get questions answered.