Time to Brag

Our Principal has been nominated for one of the top awards a principal can receive here in Texas.    Let's brag a bit here.

First, we are allowed to do our jobs here.  It's not rocket science to allow the people you hire to do their job.  Just make sure you hire the right people. It's a tricky balance each and every year.  This year alone, we have 16 new teachers on campus.  While our campus has challenges, and what campus doesn't, I firmly believe these 16 new teachers have what it takes.  Several of them have inspired me to be the best I can be.

Second, on our last day of in-service training, our principal laid it all out for us.  Essentially, he said he has 80 family members and over 1000 kids for the next 9 months.  These kids belong to us, and we need to bring them in and treat them like our own.  And if we don't, there is a door somewhere with the word 'exit' written above it. Pretty heady stuff, but our responsibilities to our kids go way, way beyond textbooks, desks, and test scores.

Finally, I know I have my moments, even entire days of  them.  It goes with the territory.  But, in those moments, there is that one student, that one kid who can break it all down for me.  I start my day with my over-achieving GT  kiddos, and end it with a mish-mash of abilities that need daily sorting.  But, that one kid somewhere during the day can simply smile, or fist-bump me, or make some silly error, and all the junk falls away.

I am thankful I was hired here by a leader with vision.  Our school isn't for the meek, and I love it here for the challenges, the crazies, and my wonderful colleagues.

Peace

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader."

-John Quincy Adams