Purdue Polytechnic coach creates safe space and healing environment for students
From Golden Apple by All INdiana Podcast Network
April 30, 2026 · 10 min
About this episode
The episode features Miss Liz Retana, a special education teacher at Purdue Polytechnic High School, who creates a safe and healing environment for her students.
April’s Golden Apple Award winner is Miss Liz Retana, but everyone calls her Coach Liz. She’s a special education teacher at Purdue Polytechnic High School – Broad Ripple, where teachers are called coaches, because they coach students through school – and life. That includes the good moments and the tough ones. Coach Liz is an Exceptional Learner’s Coach who does this with exceptional care. She also helped the school heal when something tragic happened earlier this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Host: All INdiana Podcast Network
Guest: Miss Liz Retana
Topics covered
- special education
- student support
- healing environment
- coaching
- Purdue Polytechnic
Keywords
- special education
- coaching
- student support
- healing
- Purdue Polytechnic
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Purdue Polytechnic High School
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