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BV Unmuted: Balanced Screen Time Habits for Kids and Families
May 28, 2026
30m 12s
BV Unmuted: Women Making History
Apr 23, 2026
17m 47s
BV Unmuted: Career and Technical Education in Blue Valley
Feb 23, 2026
27m 29s
BV Unmuted: 2026 Legislative Positions
Jan 8, 2026
31m 28s
BV Unmuted: Academic Success in Blue Valley
Nov 18, 2025
28m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28/26 | BV Unmuted: Balanced Screen Time Habits for Kids and Families✨ | screen timechildren+5 | Dr. Libby MilkovichAmy Farthing+1 | Children's MercyBlue Valley | — | screen time habitschildren+5 | — | 30m 12s | |
| 4/23/26 | BV Unmuted: Women Making History✨ | women in historyAI+4 | Ash JacksonSwetha Newcomb+1 | Kansas City RoyalsBlue Valley Schools | — | AIJames Beard+5 | — | 17m 47s | |
| 2/23/26 | BV Unmuted: Career and Technical Education in Blue Valley✨ | Career and Technical EducationBlue Valley students+3 | Kennedy ZellersAdam Wessel+1 | Blue Valley HighBlue Valley | — | Career and Technical EducationCTE+5 | — | 27m 29s | |
| 1/8/26 | BV Unmuted: 2026 Legislative Positions✨ | legislative prioritieseducation policy+3 | Jan KessingerClay Norkey+1 | Blue Valley | Kansas | Blue Valleylegislative priorities+3 | — | 31m 28s | |
| 11/18/25 | BV Unmuted: Academic Success in Blue Valley✨ | academic successeducation+3 | Melissa BlevinsDr. Tyler Alexander+1 | Blue River ElementaryBlue Valley Southwest+1 | — | academic successBlue Valley+5 | — | 28m 41s | |
| 10/1/25 | BV Unmuted: A Q&A With Blue Valley's New Superintendent✨ | superintendenteducation+3 | students | Blue Valley Schools | — | superintendentBlue Valley+5 | — | 12m 55s | |
| 5/19/25 | BV Unmuted: 2020-2025 Strategic Plan✨ | strategic planstudent support+5 | Dr. Katie Collier | Blue ValleyDistrict Staff | — | strategic planstudent support+4 | — | 28m 33s | |
| 4/8/25 | BV Unmuted: Personal Electronic Devices✨ | personal electronic devicesschool policy+3 | Dr. Tonya MerriganDr. Tyson Ostroski+2 | Blue ValleyBlue Valley North | — | personal electronic devicesBlue Valley+3 | — | 20m 09s | |
| 3/3/25 | BV Unmuted: Bond 2023 Update✨ | Bond updateEducation+3 | Dr. Tonya MerriganJake Slobodnik+2 | Blue Valley | — | Bond 2023Blue Valley Superintendent+3 | — | 18m 07s | |
| 2/3/25 | BV Unmuted: The Impact of Educators✨ | impact of teacherseducation+3 | Dr. Tonya MerriganCaroline+2 | Blue Valley Schools | — | teacherseducation+3 | — | 21m 52s | |
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| 1/6/25 | BV Unmuted: Legislative Priorities | Our #BVUnmuted series continues with a focus on the Blue Valley legislative priorities. Blue Valley Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan is joined by School Board President Gina Knapp, Vice President Jan Kessinger, and Chief Financial Officer Jeremy McFadden to discuss these priorities in the upcoming legislative session. #BVTogether | 23m 02s | ||||||
| 11/5/24 | BV Unmuted: Why Attendance Matters | Our #BVUnmuted series continues with a focus on school attendance. Blue Valley Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan is joined by principals Leah Vomhof, Stacey Sperry and Dr. Cory Cox to discuss the why attendance matters. #BVTogether | 21m 19s | ||||||
| 10/3/24 | BV Unmuted: Understanding Threats and Their Consequences | Our #BVUnmuted series continues with a focus on school safety, understanding threats and their consequences. Dr. Katie Collier, deputy superintendent for learning, is joined by Interim Chief Simon Happer (Overland Park Police Department) and Dan Carney (Director of Safety & Security) to discuss how Blue Valley ensures a safe and secure environment for our students and staff. Remember that if you see something, report it! Don’t repost it. 📵 #BVTogether | 23m 50s | ||||||
| 3/7/24 | BV Unmuted: On Elementary Plan & Collaboration Time (Part II) | Join Blue Valley Chief Communications Officer Kristi McNerlin and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Katie Collier as we follow up on an earlier discussion about plan and collaboration time in our elementary schools. #BVTogether | 22m 22s | ||||||
| 3/4/24 | BV Unmuted: Community Mental Health | Our #BVUnmuted podcast series continues with a focus on mental health support across our district and community. 🧠🩺💙 Dr. Merrigan is joined by Dr. Mindy Wells (Student Support Services), Tim Deweese (Johnson County Mental Health Center) and Karen Mulligan (Children’s Mercy) to discuss how our district works with community organizations and professionals to best serve our students and families. #BVTogether | 17m 48s | ||||||
| 2/9/24 | BV Unmuted: Elementary Plan & Collaboration Time | Our #BVUnmuted podcast series continues with a focus on plan and collaboration time at the elementary school level. February Host & Guests Amy Farthing (Executive Director of School Admin, K-5) Dr. Katie Collier (Deputy Superintendent) Shelly Krull (3rd Grade Teacher, Aspen Grove Elem.) Kathleen Cigich (Principal at Lakewood Elem. and BV Parent) The district will be seeking feedback on this topic from elementary staff and families with elementary students in the 2024-25 sch... | 20m 00s | ||||||
| 1/11/24 | BV Unmuted: Updated Graduation Requirements | Our #BVUnmuted podcast series continues with a focus on updated graduation requirements across the district! 🎧🎓📚 Join host Dr. Tonya Merrigan along with guests Scott Roberts (Exec. Director of School Admin) and Dr. Anne Kastelic (Asst. Principal, BVSW) as the group talks through some of the changes and how they will positively impact students in the future. #ChampionsOfLearning | 12m 51s | ||||||
| 11/7/23 | BVUnmuted: Academic Success in Blue Valley | Join host Dr. Tonya Merrigan as our #BVUnmuted series continues with a focus on academic success in Blue Valley! Guests Kelly Ott and Adam Wade from Academic Services discuss what success looks like in classrooms at the elementary, middle and high school levels. #ChampionsOfLearning | 25m 51s | ||||||
| 4/26/23 | BV Unmuted: The Kindergarten Experience | Join host Amy Farthing as we discuss the kindergarten experience for students, teachers and families in Blue Valley! Guests: Christy Taylor, Indian Valley Elementary teacher with close to 40 years experience teaching kindergartenHannah Battleson, IVE parent of a current kindergarten student and former educatorAyla Battleson, current IVE kindergartener in Mrs. Taylor's classListen in as Amy, Christy, Hannah and Ayla talk about the exciting parts of kindergarten, challenges and helpful tips fo... | 19m 40s | ||||||
| 3/23/23 | BV Unmuted: Blue Valley Educational Foundation | Join host Dr. Tonya Merrigan as she talks with Susan Tideman (Executive Director) and Lisa Austin (Communications Manager) from the Blue Valley Educational Foundation. Hear about some of BVEF's upcoming events, exciting fundraisers and learn how you can make an impact on our schools, staff members and community. #BVTogether | 12m 57s | ||||||
| 1/13/23 | BV unmuted - Snow Days: Behind the Scenes | "One of the things that I hope people are hearing is how much planning and thought goes in to decisions around inclement weather... safety is really what we're looking at. We know it's an inconvenience if we have to cancel school, but if it's not safe to come to school because of the weather, we're going to cancel every single time." - Dr. Tonya Merrigan, Superintendent You might have heard the saying "If you don't like the weather in Kansas, wait a few minutes." The unpredictability o... | 9m 11s | ||||||
| 1/6/23 | Bond 2023 - Teaching with Technology | "It's amazing the number of cyber attacks that come in from outside. We've weathered those very well and it's because we have great systems and up-to-date equipment... Bond funds allow us to refresh this technology, ensure a high level of access for our kids, and maintain our network systems so it's a safe experience." - Kelly Ott, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Innovation Technology is everywhere. And here at Blue Valley Schools, keeping our technology safe and accessible is a prio... | 15m 10s | ||||||
| 11/14/22 | Bond 2023 - Student and Staff Safety | "We try to make all our security measures work together - put them together like a puzzle - so they offer the best protection for our students and staff." - Dan Carney, Director of Safety and Security There is no single safety measure that will keep Blue Valley safe. But there are many layers of security that, when used effectively, can continue to reduce the risk of injury and violence. This episode about Bond 2023 deals with safety, as Chief Communications Officer Kristi McNerl... | 22m 19s | ||||||
| 11/3/22 | Bond 2023 - Building a Better Blue Valley | "I think most people are surprised when they hear that the average age of Blue Valley buildings is 29 years... If you have owned a home, you've probably had to replace a roof or an air conditioner... This bond helps us do that." Jake Slobodnik, Executive Director of Operations As Blue Valley grows and our buildings age, we need to find ways to build new schools and fix existing facilities. Bond 2023 is a chance to make this happen. In this episode, Chief Communications Officer Kristi M... | 17m 24s | ||||||
| 10/13/22 | BV unmuted - Building Culture and Community | "When you walk in to Leawood Elementary, you're going to see so many familiar faces because it's our parents who have stepped up and are in here helping us day after day." - Jenny Hayes, principal at Leawood Elementary It's one thing to build a school building, but it's an entirely different task to build a school community and culture. In our first BV Unmuted podcast of the 2022-23 school year, Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan asks three of our rockstar principals - Leawood Elementary's Je... | 14m 27s | ||||||
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