# Meet HCS Teacher of the Year Shante Jackson Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/meet-hcs-teacher-of-the-year-shante-jackson Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/meet-hcs-teacher-of-the-year-shante-jackson.md Podcast: [HCS Talks - featuring Superintendent, Dr. Raymond Haynes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953) Published: 2025-10-23T04:05:06+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/hcstalks/2222070 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/225102/2222070/hcstalks/2025_09_18_19_24_48_f5e9b56c-0c61-4732-9a86-1e5d98592e3e.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/episodes/meet-hcs-teacher-of-the-year-shante-jackson Duration seconds: 1743 ## Resource In this episode of HCS Talks , Dr. Raymond Haynes speaks with Shante Jackson, Hampton City Schools’ 2025–2026 Division Teacher of the Year and first grade teacher at Bassette Elementary School. Jackson shares her journey from Georgia and Germany to Hampton, her passion for teaching young learners, and the joy she finds in their honesty and curiosity. She talks about creating engaging classroom traditions like “Starbucks Day,” building strong partnerships with families, and mentoring new teachers. This inspiring conversation highlights the impact of elementary educators in laying the foundation for a child’s love of learning. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/episodes/meet-hcs-teacher-of-the-year-shante-jackson/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hcs-talks-featuring-superintendent-dr-raymond-haynes-6582953/meet-hcs-teacher-of-the-year-shante-jackson.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.