• First Year of Teaching

    First Year of Teaching The preparation begins! You have signed your contract.  You have received your subject and /or grade assignment. You have been assigned your room.  Summer is here.  You are now feeling it is now time to relax and take a break.  The start of the school year is still far away.  You

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  • Leadership /First Year of Teaching

    Leadership/Best Practice/ First Year of Teaching Okay Is Not Okay!!!!! Today’s article will start with a widely accepted definition of a word used by many on a frequent basis. The popularity of it has grown as we become more dependent upon our technologically driven world. Okay (OK):  all right, proceeding normally, satisfactory, under control, correct,

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  • Leadership

    Leadership—“Your Image, Some Reflective Wishes” Recently, I have spent some time reflecting on my time as a principal.  Before moving to Central Office, I spent 15 years as a principal in both a middle school and a high school.  Both of these experiences were very different, yet quite rewarding. Overall, I think, most students and

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