#214, Redefining High School with Matt Buckwalter and Michele Mabus

#214, Redefining High School with Matt Buckwalter and Michele Mabus

From School Success Podcast by Mitchell Slater

March 30, 2026 Β· 46 min Β· Season 1 Β· Episode 214

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Matt Buckwalter and Michele Mabus discuss redefining high school through innovative internship programs.

" π‘Šπ‘’ 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘˜π‘–π‘‘π‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ ." - π‘€π‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘ π΅π‘’π‘π‘˜π‘€π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ , π»π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘› π‘†π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘™ " π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘œ 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑛 π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ , 𝑖𝑛 π‘ π‘˜π‘–π‘™π‘™ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑛 π‘˜π‘›π‘œπ‘€π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘”π‘’ ." - π‘€π‘–π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  , πΌπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π·π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝐻𝑖𝑙𝑙 πΆβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘› π‘†π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘™ Is the traditional 5-day school week preparing students for the real world? Matt and Michele join the podcast to discuss how their school implemented a radical internship program, dedicating Fridays to workforce experience. Tune in to hear how they structure the program. 🎧 -- π‘‡π‘œπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦'𝑠 π‘’π‘π‘–π‘ π‘œπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ co-π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘―π’†π’“π’›π’π’ˆ π‘­π’π’–π’π’…π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ and ClassReach . ClassReach is your ultimate partner in streamlining school management. Designed with schools in mind, their user-friendly software…

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