Beth McGrath

English Teacher

Ralston High School

With more than 32 years of teaching experience, English teacher Beth McGrath provides first-hand examples of the dynamic change in classroom behavior over time. Her past experiences include interdisciplinary team teaching, alternative education settings, curriculum and technology committees, and cooperating educators for clinical practice.

Cammie Weland

Social Studies Teacher

Ralston High School

With more than a decade in the classroom, social studies teacher Cammie Weland shares how she's experienced a shift in classroom culture. Due to a myriad of societal influences combined with an influx of cell phones and social media, teaching today has changed and she shares the expectations and reality of what teachers are up against.

Dr. Jeff Bostic, MD, EDD

Professor of Child Psychiatry

Georgetown University

Faculty at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Bostic provides a national, medical perspective on the issue of brain development and social media, contextualizing what’s happening in the classroom.

Dr. Mark Adler, EDD

Superintendent

Ralston Public Schools

Since the death of his son in 2016, Dr. Adler has spoken with more than 30,000 people about bullying, appropriate use of technology, suicide, and spreading kindness and hope. In the film, he shares the story of Reid, a victim of cyberbullying and the inspiration behind the metro-area schools #BeKind initiative.

Jason Jackson

Social Studies Teacher

Ralston High School

High school social studies teachers Jason Jackson provides his perspective on the classroom today, the pressure technology has placed on the profession, and how teachers’ hopes and interpersonal investment in students has increased in recent years.

Stacy Athow

Director of School Counseling

Ralston High School

With more than 20 years of experience, Athows, Director of Guidance Counseling, shares the complexities of counseling today and the need to increase mental health resources for students. Additionally, she coordinates the High Ability Learner (HAL) program and serves as the College Access Grant Administrator.

6th Graders

Millard North Middle School

Freshmen-Seniors

Wilber-Clatonia High School

Juniors-Seniors

Omaha Central High School

Sally Nellson Barrett

Director

Since 2011, Sally has interviewed more than 500 people and directed more than 40 films to raise awareness about the high-quality public education in Nebraska. Most recently she has turned her attention to creating longer-form I Love Public Schools films, documentaries focused on the ways societal issues impact public schools and what schools are doing to protect, understand, and empower students to be successful. Prior to this campaign, Sally ran a successful practice providing creative direction and story development for many of the largest banks and investment managers in the country. Sally is a proud graduate of Ashland-Greenwood High School.