It’s back!! One of the most fun things that MM and I have ever done is this principal gift exchange! I’ve shared her post below. Come play with us! It’s a secret principal gift exchange! What started as a small event between 22 peopl…
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It’s no secret that I love a good font. When I taught technology classes back in the day I always started with the caveat that secondary people loved my classes for their content, but my elementary people loved me for my fonts and clip art. #both…
One little month away from the blog and literally everything has changed. What are you doing as a principal right now to help your people stay clam in this pandemic, while also taking care of you? I’m about ready for our structured, regularly str…
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One of my favorite spots in our halls is right in the front entryway. Our building is laid out so that every wing of classrooms branches out off of a long main hall, so to get to where you want to be, you’ll walk right by our “Quote of the …
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I’ve mentioned before the Achieving Leaders! group that our superintendent has started in Wylie ISD, meant to help leaders from all over be engaged in transparent authentic conversations that are sometimes hard to put into a district agenda. The …
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We all know by this point February can be a dip in morale for our teams. It’s cold, it’s dreary, spring break still seems like it’s forever away…what if you INTENTIONALLY make this a fun month for your team? Try having Fa…
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Twitter is so fun. We have a new-ish pastor. He’s been around now for about a year, but we attend a satellite church, so I’ve actually never met him. We are always entertained and moved through his message though. He also has been fantastic…
I am an unapologetic nerd. I love to read. To reflect. I love to grow and get better at whatever it is I am trying to do in life. As an educator, it is important to model that for not only our students but also our teachers. It’s why one of our p…
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Our principal at Wylie High, Virdie Montgomery, is pretty great. He is someone who reflects regularly, praises often, and is always up for a good prank. One of my favorite things he shares is his thoughts on Facebook. This was a post of his from this p…
We’re closing out October. You know…the month with 5,000 events and what feels like just as many days? The first armpit of the school year? That October. Recognizing that self care is probably at the bottom of your to do list (as it was originally on mine!) I decided I needed a way to make […]
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When you dip your toe in the lake….say while you’re sitting on a boat…but it’s too cold to get ALL the way in, even in Texas in October…you can see the lil’ripples you make on the surface. Depending on the size of the body of the water you’re in, you can watch the ripples until […]
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Is it me, or is October 5,000 days long? Feels like it, I’m telling ya! Parent conferences, expectations setting in, data, assessments…feels like there is a little bit of everything we do, crammed into this month. There’s a reason we call this the first armpit of the school year. It’s when the honeymoon is […]
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Oh friends. It’s officially been a year since Melinda Miller and I signed our contract with Dave Burgess Publishing and committed to sharing our message with whoever wanted to listen. It was a year of writing, rereading, and more writing. I opened a HUGE BOX OF BOOKS WITH MY NAME ON THEM TODAY and it […]
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I am privileged enough to work at a campus that is incredibly diverse. From ethnicity to abilities, we are surrounded by Wolves that aren’t all the same. While that is ALWAYS true of all our campuses, I am fortunate enough to have two self contained classrooms that make my heart so happy. In addition, each […]
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Dr. Maricela Helm is a principal peer of mine here in Wylie ISD. Each week we send each other our staff newsletters. It’s not for accountability purposes, or to show off, but because we each value the jump start we give each other. (We also try to meet once a month for lunch as a […]
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Bless it. I do, I promise. Mostly though? I blog in my head. I think through the title, the content, and action takeaways…but the actual GET TO THE BLOG part is where it all falls apart!! HA! again…bless it. Where’ve I been? Starting YEAR 5 as principal and partner with our amazing […]
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During the summer months, my word is relatively calm and quiet. The halls and classrooms and halls are silent. Luckily last week my former (sigh.) counselor came by to see me. I am always actually smarter after she leaves me, which is a rare gift. This time we had a great conversation about the people […]
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During the summer months, my word is relatively calm and quiet. The halls and classrooms and halls are silent. Luckily last week my former (sigh.) counselor came by to see me. I am always actually smarter after she leaves me, which is a rare gift. This time we had a great conversation about the people […]
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One of my favorite things to do is to reward our staff. We’re going to give away birthday books this year, and thanks to our Staff Appreciation and Morale group on Facebook, there’s no end to the clever ideas shared. Leaders from all over share how they treat, appreciate, reward their teams throughout the year. […]
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I recently had an opportunity to take our leadership team away for an overnight retreat. We’ve had retreats in the past, and they’ve been on site and usually right before the beginning of the year. When meeting with our fab friends at Boosterthon, one mentioned how much cooler a leadership ADVANCE was than a leadership […]
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