Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2178045/fan_mail/new) Before you hit play, a quick heads up... If you're one of my regular Ridgemont4'sFinest listeners, this is NOT our typical education, school district, teacher rights, or advocacy content. This is a special unlocked episode from my Patreon-exclusive podcast, Teachers After Dark. Teachers After Dark…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2178045/fan_mail/new) Let’s not go all the way back to the beginning because if you’ve been following this story, you already know what led up to this moment. Let’s start at the part where a hearing examiner reviewed the evidence, recommended Michelle Williams be reinstated… and HISD…
Let’s not start at the beginning… because y’all already know the backstory. Let’s start at the decision. A hearing examiner reviewed the evidence and recommended that Michelle Williams be reinstated. HISD had that recommendation in front of them… and still voted to terminate her anyway. So no—this didn’t end with…
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2178045/fan_mail/new) Before we get into this episode, let me say this real quick. When Nikki and I sat down to record this, we went back and forth on where this episode even belonged. Was this a Teachers After Dark conversation… or a Ridgemont4’sFinest conversation? And truthfully,…
Send a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) For the past two years, longtime Houston educator and union leader Michelle Williams has been locked in a high-profile fight with Houston ISD after repeatedly raising concerns about how the district’s new instructional model was affecting students — particularly emergent bilingual students and children receiving special…
Send a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) With the Tuesday election just days away, the future of Harris County hangs in the balance. In this high-stakes episode, we sit down with Dr. Letitia Plummer, the history-making former City Council member who resigned her seat to run for Harris County Judge. Dr. Plummer isn't…
With the Tuesday election just days away, the future of Harris County hangs in the balance. In this high-stakes episode, we sit down with Dr. Letitia Plummer, the history-making former City Council member who resigned her seat to run for Harris County Judge. Dr. Plummer isn't your typical "establishment" politician.…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) What happens when parents question school leadership — and the paperwork starts changing? In this of Ridgemont4’sFinest – The Podcast, we break down the federal civil rights lawsuit involving Marlin Independent School District and the allegations of retaliation that followed parents speaking out over graduation…
In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, president of the Houston Education Association, and y’all… this woman is in the fight of her LIFE with HISD. She breaks down everything from her wrongful termination to how the district straight-up failed to follow students’ IEPs — and how she…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Campos — a Houston mom who took on HISD, filed a TEA complaint, won, and is now teaching other parents how to advocate for their kids without fear. Jessica’s daughter wasn’t getting the services promised in her…
In this episode, I sit down with Jessica Campos — a Houston mom who took on HISD, filed a TEA complaint, won, and is now teaching other parents how to advocate for their kids without fear. Jessica’s daughter wasn’t getting the services promised in her IEP, and after being ignored…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) In this mini episode, I’m breaking down the TEA investigation letters that so many Texas teachers have been receiving lately — the ones claiming you “may have engaged in conduct detrimental to the welfare of children” or “participated in a testing scheme.” I know how…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) In this episode of Ridgemont4'sFinest-The Podcast, Michelle Williams returns to give us an update on her ongoing fight with Houston ISD after the board voted to terminate her contract at the October 9th board meeting. She explains what's next in her fight to clear her…
In this episode of Ridgemont4'sFinest-The Podcast, Michelle Williams returns to give us an update on her ongoing fight with Houston ISD after the board voted to terminate her contract at the October 9th board meeting. She explains what's next in her fight to clear her name and breaks down what…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) DISCLAIMER: BECAUSE OF HOW IMPORTANT THIS TOPIC IS, WE ARE CROSS POSTING THIS EPISODE FROM TEACHERS AFTER DARK TO R4F THE PODCAST--BEWARE OF SOME OF THE LANGUAGE!!! This week’s episode hits different. It’s just me and Nikki, and we’re digging into something heavy but necessary…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) On this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, an educator and advocate who has no problem saying what everybody else is too scared to say about Houston ISD. Michelle lays it all out—how the district has slapped her with administrative leave more times than…
On this episode, I sit down with Michelle Williams, an educator and advocate who has no problem saying what everybody else is too scared to say about Houston ISD. Michelle lays it all out—how the district has slapped her with administrative leave more times than she can count just because…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) Forget the team-building games, icebreakers, and endless PD slides — this is the real back-to-school training every teacher needs but no one handed you. In this episode, we’re joined by Jay from The Human Resource — an HR Practitioner who has seen exactly how districts…
Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2178045/open_sms) Black, fluent, and handling business — that’s Shanedria. She’s the founder of Spanish Etc. of Pearland, a tutoring center helping students succeed in dual language programs, especially when schools can’t deliver. In this episode, we talk about the teacher shortage crisis, what happens when kids…
