Irsd Spotlight

An audio recording of the Indian River Board of Education regular meeting on October 28, 2019.

In this episode honoring national Disability Awareness Month and IRSD’s upcoming Special Education Week (Oct. 28 - Nov. 1), we explore Unified Sports, which brings together students with and without disabilities in the spirit of athletic competition, friendship and understanding. Indian River High School Athletic Director Todd Fuhrmann, unified basketball coach Steve Kilby and students Kaylee Hall and Clara Shepherd join us to talk about the Unified Sports program at their school. (“Your Hand in Mine” courtesy of Explosions in the Sky and Temporary Residence, 2003.)

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on September 23, 2019.

In this special episode, we look back at the contentious issue of school consolidation and the formation of the Indian River School District in 1969. In Part 1, we review the history of consolidation and the merging of five small school districts 50 years ago. In Part 2, we speak with two people who were students at the time of consolidation and ask about its impact on their schools. In Part 3, we pay tribute to the man who was considered “The Father of the Indian River School District.” In Part 4, we discuss consolidation’s impact on high school athletics. In Part 5, we analyze the impact of consolidation during the past 50 years and look ahead to the future. Information for this episode was obtained from the archives of The News Journal and from James Marvel’s Indian River School District History of Consolidation. “Spirit in the Sky” courtesy of Norman Greenbaum and Reprise Records, 1969.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on August 26, 2019.

In this episode, we provide some important information to parents and community members in advance of the 2019-2020 school year. We also speak with three gifted teachers about their careers in education and their expectations for the new year.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on July 29, 2019. (Portion of meeting following executive session not available due to technical problems.)

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on June 24, 2019.

An audio recording of the Board of Education special meeting on June 10, 2019.

In this episode, we expose the secret life of Sussex Central High School drama teacher David Warick. Jeopardy! footage courtesy of King World and Merv Griffin Enterprises, 1990.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on May 20, 2019.

In this episode, we talk with Millsboro Middle School teacher Art Henry, who was named the Indian River School District’s Teacher of the Year for 2019-2020.

A special announcement about the IRSD major capital improvement referendum on Tuesday, May 7.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on April 15, 2019.

What is the Sussex Central Shuffle? In this episode, Principal Bradley Layfield, student Braeden Swain and teacher Shelby DiCostanzo attempt to answer that question while discussing the challenges they face on a daily basis in an overcrowded Sussex Central High School. Superintendent Mark Steele also discusses the importance of the district’s major capital improvement referendum on May 7.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on March 25, 2019.

In this episode, we visit with Indian River High School senior Kathleen Carter, a highly-decorated musician and honors student. IRHS band director Nathan Mohler also joins us to talk about one of his most gifted students.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on February 25, 2019.

A special announcement about the IRSD referendum on Tuesday, February 5.

An audio recording of the Board of Education regular meeting on January 28, 2019.