Podcasts - National Blue Ribbon Schools

Podcasts - National Blue Ribbon Schools


2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools Ceremony Student Speaker Nate Tinbite

December 17, 2019

 

FEATURED STUDENT SPEAKER: Nate Tinbite

Nathaniel TinbiteNathaniel Tinbite, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School (JFK), is the 42nd student member of the Montgomery County School Board of Education. Mr. Tinbite is a member of the Board’s Strategic Planning Committee and the Policy Management Committee.

Nate shared his experiences as the President of the Montgomery County Student Government Association, leading the district’s 163,000 students to fight for English Language Learner program funding and frank classroom discussions of implicit bias. He encouraged educators to engage students by asking for and listening to their opinions on any decision that involves students. He suggested that every school board should have a student representative.

For more information about Nate Tinbite, please visit: https://www.natetinbite.com/.

 

Transcript available here.