EPISODE SUMMARY

Dr. Joe Ricca of New York's White Plains School District shares how he builds buy-in before a crisis and how schools can contribute to the common good.

EPISODE NOTES

This isn’t Dr. Joe Ricca’s first pandemic. A decade ago, he also led his district through the H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic. Now, Ricca is building on his previous experience to lead New York’s White Plains School District through COVID-19.

In addition to leading a district through one of the most challenging years in education’s history, Ricca also serves on the New Jersey State Board of Education. From these vantage points, he’s been able to see how the pandemic has impacted not just his district, but education throughout an entire state.

In this episode, Ricca shares how building buy-in long before is the best way to navigate a crisis when it hits. He also dives into what schools and the government need to do before another crisis arrives.

Dr. Joe Ricca (@DrJosephRicca)

White Plains CSD (@wplainsschools)

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