A New Beginning

So this year Dr. Taylor made me sixth grade administrator.  I was looking forward to it after being on the eighth grade hall for a few years.  I liked eighth grade because I’d had the chance to get to know the students for a period of two years, so they knew what to expect from…

Reflections on “Tending the Fire”

Earlier today, I started writing a blog about building culture and capacity within leaders.  I’ll probably post it later this week because I think there are some nuggets of knowledge that are worth sharing in the post.  However, there was a shift in what I wanted to share after I watched I the news today….

Celebrating the Big 10

We’re reaching the end of week one with our teachers, and my agenda of “To Do” items has become two pages long.  The tough part about the list is all of the things are important and have to be done; there are no items that can carry over for more than a week, so I’ll…