Innovative Learning for All: A Purple Star School’s Approach

2025-03-20

Welcome, listeners! In this episode, our host, Carla Wyrsch, speaks with guests Judy Jankowski, Ed.D and Tara Miner. Dr. Judy Jankowski has dedicated her 40-year career to serving exceptional learners of all kinds, including LD students, those with social/emotional challenges, and twice-exceptional learners who are gifted and have a learning difference. Dr. Jankowski is responsible for the health and safety of students and families, finance, fundraising, facilities, hiring and professional development at CBA. Dr. J, as she is know...

Welcome, listeners!

In this episode, our host, Carla Wyrsch, speaks with guests Judy Jankowski, Ed.D and Tara Miner.

Dr. Judy Jankowski has dedicated her 40-year career to serving exceptional learners of all kinds, including LD students, those with social/emotional challenges, and twice-exceptional learners who are gifted and have a learning difference. Dr. Jankowski is responsible for the health and safety of students and families, finance, fundraising, facilities, hiring and professional development at CBA. Dr. J, as she is known to her students, is Community Faculty at Eastern Virginia Medical School and serves on non-profit boards across the region. She has received multiple honors including the Woman of Distinction award by the local YWCA in the Community Champion category (2020), and a Klingenstein Fellowship at the College of Education at Columbia University (2020).

Tara Miner is the Director of CadetNet Virtual Academy and a dedicated educator specializing in social studies and language arts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Arts degree from New York University.

We want to thank our sponsor, Naval Officers' Spouses' Club - Washington DC, for their support of exceptional military families.

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