--- title: PSS Blog | Renee Smith description: Renee Smith is the Director of Education on Team Folio. She has been actively involved in education for over 30 years as a learner, educator, consultant, coach, and parent. 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This timeless question has been debated for many years. Educating young minds has never been a one-size-fits-all solution and never will be. Early in my teaching career, I was evaluated on how many of... [Read More](https://blog.pssk12.com/learning-to-read/-structured-literacy-collection) ## [The Power of Building Relationships](https://blog.pssk12.com/the-power-of-building-relationships) [By Renee Smith](https://blog.pssk12.com/author/renee-smith) March 10, 2021 [Professional Development](https://blog.pssk12.com/topic/professional-development), [Bilingual Content](https://blog.pssk12.com/topic/bilingual-content), [Education](https://blog.pssk12.com/topic/education) , [![](https://blog.pssk12.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Red%20and%20Black%20Dark%20Gamer%20Sports%20YouTube%20Outro%20(2).png)](https://blog.pssk12.com/the-power-of-building-relationships) Recently, we welcomed A.P. Beutel Elementary School to our PSS Community! 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