I was supposed to drop this post in February, but my travel schedule was super hectic, and I figured it would happen when it was supposed to. Hence…here we are. Ideally, I think I’ll start trying to release a post every Thursday. Thursday Thoughts seems to have a ring to it, but we’ll see if…
Category: Building Relationships
I Am the Evidence
I’ve been battling with it for the past two months….yep…whether or not I wanted to go back in a school system and become a turnaround principal- you know- the person who goes into schools, puts them on the right track, then leaves and begins the process over again. I’ve been in that space because I…
The Testimony
It’s almost been a year since I last posted here, and because it’s been that long, I had to go back and reread the “Wisdom from the Wounds” entry, which was the last time I shared with you all from the principal’s seat. Let me start off by answering a question I get often when…
Wisdom from the Wounds- A Farewell Post
When I was little, I remember jumping off the front porch and landing on my collar bone. Superman was one of my favorite characters, and something in my mind told me that I could do what he did. Gravity would tell me otherwise in a very painful way that I would never forget. So, I…
Intentional Love
Dr. Chara Wilaford and I did a session with school leaders entitlted, “Post Pandemic Planning” a few weeks ago, and this clip stuck out to me. It stuck out because sometimes we rarely reflect and get caught up in the moment. The question was, “How has the pandemic impacted your leadership forever, and what will…
Dear, Dr. Taylor
I’ve wanted to do this post for three years, more specifically at the beginning of my principalship. I find that now is the perfect time to do it because this year marks my 7th year in administration, which is also the amount of time I spent in the classroom. I won’t linger on the point,…
Preparing to Plant
I was sitting at my desk last week and I’d typed the title in the subject box of my Principal’s weekly note…Preparing to Plant. I didn’t have anything in the text box to communicate the message to my staff, and I was technically waiting for the thoughts to come. In the midst of waiting, our…
Better from the Bruises
I’ve taken a break from writing in this blog partially because I wasn’t able to filter my thoughts and communicate them correctly. I wouldn’t say that I was in search of censorship, but I’d say I was more in search of the lesson to glean from reading whatever I put out into the atmosphere. I…
Taking Time and Reaping Rewards
For 2020, I’ve taken some time to really figure out what I want to come out of this blog. Do I want to continue moving in the same direction? Do I want to change anything? And the only thing I can think of is that I need to be more consistent in writing here. People…