DiscoverTeaching GwinnettS3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent
S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent

S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent

Update: 2022-02-11
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Dr. Calvin Watts, Gwinnett County Public Schools' new superintendent, and the first African-American to hold the position, drops by to discuss a variety of topics including, the district’s face mask mandate, social emotional learning, his relationship with the Gwinnett Board of Education and so much more.


Episode Highlights:



  • 11:10 - Concerning things he’s heard during his Look Listen and Learn Tour



  • 17:05 - Response to children that say school feels like prison



  • 22:41 - Response to the increase in social media school threats targeting schools



  • 31:12 - His stance on the Mask Mandate



  • 36:29 - Disruptions at school board meetings and how it impacts the work of the school board



  • 42:20 - Social Emotional Learning; What it is and why it is needed in GCPS



  • 50:07 - His relationship with the Gwinnett County Board of Education



  • 52:29 - How he handles disagreements between himself and the Gwinnett County Board of Education



  • 58:41 - His thoughts on hunting and butchering his own food, or going without it

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S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent

S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent

Gwinnett County Public Schools