Erin Crew and Andrew Rothermel
45 episodes listed below
Spring-Ford, told through its people.
Spring-Ford RAMcast treats a school district like a living community, one conversation at a time. Recent episodes sit with principals, teachers, office staff, a custodian, and a new superintendent, letting job descriptions turn into stories about students, buildings, traditions, and belonging.
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Spring-Ford RAMcast is a school-community interview series with a calm, familiar rhythm. It spends its time with the people who make Spring-Ford work. Recent episodes profile a House Principal of the 5-6 Center, a new superintendent of schools, an Administrative Assistant at Upper Providence Elementary School, a business education teacher at the 1012 Center, a current fifth-grade house principal at the 5-6 Center, and a new Springford Area High School head custodian. The show is not trying to sound grand. It is more interested in what a role feels like after years of doing it, or what a newcomer notices when a district opens its doors. Conversations often begin with biography. From there, they wander into the useful stuff: lockers, student choices, office routines, classroom stubbornness, spirit wear, school trips, building care, and the strange little logistics that become shared memories. The 5-6 Center episodes are especially interested in transition. Kathy Koch talks about students becoming more honest, responsible, and ready for a mini high school schedule. Jason Thompson frames fifth grade as the work of bringing several elementary communities into one school culture. Those details give the series its texture. It treats discipline, scheduling, and supervision as relationship work. Betsy Mastricola's conversation turns an administrative assistant role into a story about trust, continuity, and the magic of staying in one school long enough to know its people deeply. Kelly German's episode connects accounting, financial literacy, student trips, and the stubborn patience required to help students find another way into a hard concept. Dr. Jay Burkhart's interview gives the district a leadership lens, focusing on reputation, challenge, and why Spring-Ford felt like the right next step. Kevin Beard's episode brings attention to the behind-the-scenes labor that keeps a high school clean, safe, warm, and welcoming. The tone stays conversational. Small jokes sit beside sincere appreciation, and the hosts allow detours instead of sanding them away. That looseness is part of the appeal. The podcast becomes a living scrapbook of school work as people actually describe it, with all the pauses, laughter, memories, and practical pride left in.
Made for: Designed for Spring-Ford parents, students, staff, and community members who want a closer sense of the people behind the schools. It also suits listeners who enjoy warm, lightly funny interviews about everyday education work.
What sets it apart: Many school podcasts sound like announcements; Spring-Ford RAMcast feels more like sitting near a familiar office doorway while someone tells the story behind the job. Its strength is turning ordinary school operations into specific human memory.
Starting January 1, 2020, the RAMcast is a bi-weekly podcast series focusing on all things Spring-Ford. The RAMcast gives parents, students, and the Spring-Ford community a peek into the everyday happenings at Spring-Ford. Hosts Erin Crew and Andrew Rothermel will introduce you to administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other members of the Spring-Ford community.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Staff conversations reveal how leadership, teaching and day-to-day judgment hold a school district together.
Spring-Ford RAMcast turns staff interviews into close studies of how a school district works. Erin Crew and Andrew Rothermel use an easy conversational style, letting practical questions about leadership, teaching and student development share space with workplace stories and…
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A warm, easygoing conversation about school leadership, student growth, and the relationships that make the work matter.
Spring-Ford RAMcast spends this conversation with Dr. Kathy Koch on school leadership shaped by time, memory, and trust. She has been part of the Springford family for nearly 20 years, brings 40 years in education, and has moved through roles that range from community education…
A clear first look at a new superintendent, with district pride doing most of the work.
Spring-Ford RAMcast gives Dr. Jay Burkhart a straightforward welcome and keeps the spotlight on why he belongs in the district. It notes 27 years in educational leadership, his work in Southwestern School District since 2017, earlier service as assistant superintendent in East…
A school-office portrait that finds real weight in quiet, steady care.
Spring-Ford RAMcast spends this visit with Betsy Mastricola, the Upper Providence Elementary administrative assistant whose story is less about a job title than about showing up.
A grounded school story about financial literacy, stubborn persistence, and the people around her.
Kelly German reads as a steady, practical presence in Spring-Ford's business department. She started out as an accountant after Drexel, then earned an education degree at Gwendolyn Mercy University and moved into teaching.
A principal profile built around belonging, grade-level transition work, and a spirited detour through school pride.
Spring-Ford RAMcast gives Jason Thompson, the current fifth-grade house principal at the 5-6 Center, room to explain how he found his place in the district and why belonging sits at the center of his work.
One Boise high school, told by its own people.
Providence Day School, in the words of its own people.
Héctor and Beto dissect Mexican grammar, slang, and news in native-speed Spanish conversations.
Small habit changes meet hands-on AI experiments.
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Spring-Ford RAMcast welcomes Dr.
Betsy Mastricola gets a warm spotlight.
Kelly German's story starts with numbers.
Jason Thompson sits down as the current fifth-grade house principal at the 5-6 Center.
An interview with the new head custodian of Spring-Ford High School, discussing his background, role, and personal interests.