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Mountain Brook Schools is a K-12 public school system that is committed to providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education for every one of our students. Our podcast will give you a behind-the-scenes look at what we do and the people who make it possible.
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Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speaks with MBJH Assistant Principal Brook Gibbons and Mountain Brook High School Assistant Principal Carrie Busby about each school's plans to reopen safely at full capacity on Monday, Oct. 19. They discuss how they will accommodate all students while observing physical distancing and ensuring direct instruction. They also talk about the benefits of a virtual Wednesday.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow, MBS Director of Student Services Amanda Hood, and Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton discuss the district's revised reopening plan. They talk about the revisions, factors behind the revisions, and parts of the plan that remain unchanged.
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Director of Student Services Amanda Hood sits down with Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton and Brookwood Forest Elementary Principal Nathan Pitner to discuss the importance of culture, how schools build it, and ways the school system seeks to protect it.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow, Director of Student Services Amanda Hood, and Lead Nurse Sandra Overstreet discuss the COVID-19 procedures, communication, and contact tracing in place across the school system during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton talk with MBS Director of Student Services Amanda Hood about school cleaning, visitors, athletics, lunch, and general preparation for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speak with MBS Director of Student Services Amanda Hood about COVID-19 testing and positive case procedures established for the 2020-2021 school year.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speak with MBS Director of Student Services Amanda Hood about safety expectations in our schools for the 2020-2021 academic year. Topics discussed include physical distancing, facial coverings, and hygiene.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Mountain Brook Schools Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speak with MBS Director of Instruction and Special Education Dr. Missy Brooks about the instructional opportunities available to students for the 2020-2021 school year.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Hear the complete track of the MBJH Podcast theme music, "Free Satellites," written and recorded by TalentShow featuring Mountain Brook Schools Facilities Director Tommy Prewitt. Listen to more of their music at http://www.talentshow.band/.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speaks with MBJH parents Britt Redden and Julie Stewart about how rising seventh-graders can transition successfully to their new school.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speaks with MBJH seventh-grade math teacher Betsy Keller and MBJH band director James Rogers about how rising seventh-graders can transition successfully to their new school.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton speaks with Assistant Principals Brook Gibbons and Derek Kennedy about how rising seventh-graders can transition successfully to their new school.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Mountain Brook Junior High Principal Donald Clayton sits down with Assistant Principals Brook Gibbons and Derek Kennedy to welcome rising seventh-grade families to their new school.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
MBHS Principal Philip Holley joins MBS Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow and MBJH Principal Donald Clayton to discuss Friday's high school graduation ceremony.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Cherokee Bend Elementary School Principal Sandy Ritchey joins MBS Superintendent Dr. Dicky Barlow to share a message with sixth-grade students, parents, and faculty.