All The Things: The Aldine ISD Podcast – Episode 12, Season 2

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Episode 12: Growing Up Aldine

Ermel Elementary School principal, Erik Torres, joins Aldine ISD Chief of Staff, Sheleah D. Reed, APR, to discuss what it was like for him to grow up in Aldine. Torres is a product of Aldine ISD and loved the community so much that he came back to lead the elementary campus he attended. In this episode, we discuss the importance of leaders knowing their students, families, and communities. Torres also shares his journey into education, year one of the Additional Day School Year (ADSY) program, what makes Ermel students and staff special, and he even shared a few travel stories.

RESOURCES:
Aldine ISD to Implement ADSY Program at Ermel Elementary, Vines Primary

Books mentioned in this episode:
We Were Eight Years in Power by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
A Promised Land by Barack Obama
Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

Special Thanks to April Praise, Bryce Powers, Luke Rabalais, Sheleah Reed, and Valonia Walker