{"podcast":{"title":"KMAS Radio","slug":"kmas-radio-6380084","podcast_index_feed_id":6380084,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/kmas","website_url":"https://www.kmas.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UbHn_5-jrhawda64ijnRFq0tbL8R7jWk39_n1SHbQhQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yM2Nh/YzMyMmYwODliZGZh/Nzk1ZTVjNjIzOGZm/NGVkNC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Jeff Slakey","episode_count":253,"summary":"Long-form interviews and conversations from Mason County, Washington. Host Jeff Slakey sits down with local leaders, legislators, small business owners, and community voices for unhurried conversations about what's shaping the Hood Canal region — government, education, healthcare, the outdoors, and the people making a difference. New episodes drop throughout the week. For daily local headlines, subscribe to KMAS Morning News with Jeff Slakey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-14T14:20:58.897100+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084"},"episode":{"title":"\"Too Many Kids Land on a Couch\" — Shelton Superintendent on What's Next After Graduation","slug":"too-many-kids-land-on-a-couch-shelton-superintendent-on-what-s-next-after-graduation","published_at":"2026-06-09T13:20:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/too-many-kids-land-on-a-couch-shelton-superintendent-on-what-s-next-after-graduation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084","url":"https://kmas.transistor.fm/episodes/too-many-kids-land-on-a-couch-shelton-superintendent-on-whats-next-after-graduation","audio_url":"https://2.gum.fm/op3.dev/e/pdcn.co/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pdst.fm/e/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/prfx.byspotify.com/e/media.transistor.fm/2ab8cfc0/f9d98f6e.mp3","summary":"Shelton School District Superintendent Wyeth Jessee joins Jeff Slakey for an end-of-year conversation covering what families in Mason County and need to know about local education heading into summer. This week: the Class of 2025 earned nearly half a million dollars in scholarships. Third-grade reading scores have doubled in four years. And the district just completed 100 work-experience placements through its Career & Technical Education program. But Superintendent Jessee also shares what keeps him up at night: seniors who shrug when you ask them about their plan. He talks about what the district, and parents, can do differently, the \"warm demander\" approach to parenting teenagers, and a simple technique (borrowed from preschool) for getting your kid to actually talk to you in the car. Also covered: the Shelton Promise scholarship, community college affordability, the new School Links career-planning program (starting in 7th grade), the district's next strategic plan, enrollment trends, and what the Peacock Ridge development could mean for Shelton schools. RESOURCES MENTIONED: • Shelton School District: sheltonschools.org • Shelton Promise Scholarship — ask your school counselor • School Links Program — career planning starting in 7th grade • Evergreen State College • CTE / Work Experience Program — contact Ty Ramos, Shelton School District Focus on Shelton airs on KMAS Radio 1030 AM / 103.3 FM, serving Mason County and the South Sound. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen. #SheltonWA #MasonCounty #SheltonSchools #FocusOnShelton #KMASRadio #Education #PublicSchools #SchoolDistrict #Scholarships #CollegeAccess #CareerReadiness #CTE #HoodCanal #WashingtonState #SheltonWashington #LocalNews #Community #HighSchool #StudentSuccess #TeacherAppre…","meta_description":"Shelton School District Superintendent Wyeth Jessee joins Jeff Slakey for an end-of-year conversation covering what families in Mason County and need to k…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1999,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kmas-radio-6380084/episodes/too-many-kids-land-on-a-couch-shelton-superintendent-on-what-s-next-after-graduation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kmas-radio-6380084/too-many-kids-land-on-a-couch-shelton-superintendent-on-what-s-next-after-graduation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}