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Nov 2024
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#ELB Podcast with MS Principal Amber Par...

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Meet my good friend, Amber Parker, Ballard County (KY) MS Principal, home of the Bombers. Amber has been the leader at BCMS for more than 12 years and has been there for 27 years! WOW! She has amazing energy & a warm, caring heart. She is a single Mom to Quadruplets (yes, Quadruplets!!!) and survives and thrives through it all. She is also heavily involved at the KY State Leadership level, serving & presenting for KASA: Kentucky Association of School Admin. She was even the girls' varsity hoops coach, too! Join me for this fun, lively podcast LIVE, Wednesday, November 6, 2025, at 4:15 EST This podcast is sponsored by IXL Personalized Learning. IXL is used by more than 1 million teachers each day. It is also the most widely used online learning and teaching platform for K-12. Learn more here: ixl.com/elb

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