Grow Your Own: How This School Is Growing Kids and Future Teachers – Shannon Reasby and Jamon Finley
What if students didn’t just learn in school—but also learned how to lead?
In this episode of Brighter Together, Principal Jamon Finley and Literacy Coach Shannon Reasby share how their Kansas City school is transforming education with a bold idea: grow your own teachers. By connecting high schoolers with hands-on teaching experiences in elementary classrooms, they’re not just filling staffing gaps—they’re planting seeds of purpose, leadership, and community impact.
It’s a conversation about literacy, mentorship, and what happens when a school decides to grow from the inside out.
