#memspachat Archive
A chat for Principals, Administrators & Lead Educators. Come join the Collaboration and Learning THURSDAY'S at 8pm ET.
Thursday May 5, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to - We're starting now!
Let's start with introductions.
Mike Domagalski, Moderator
Palms Elem, Principal
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Betty Rosen-Leacher, Principal
Harvest Elementary, Saline, MI Hello everyone!
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Hi to all, Michelle, Instructional Specialist K-5 from Huron Valley. Ready to learn from you all!
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is starting now...
FOLLOW ME and join the collaboration and let's discuss "The Final Push" towards the end of the school year
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Hi everyone. Bill from Yale.. Just finished a mean game of street FB with the neighborhood kids!
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Happy Cinco de Mayo! Allyson, elem principal in Zeeland
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First non ed question for ...
What did you eat for dinner on this Cinco de Mayo?
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Sloppy joes :) https://t.co/xA2QMuGMkA
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First non ed question for ...
What did you eat for dinner on this Cinco de Mayo?
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Feels good to be back! Hattie, elem principal in Durand
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does lunch count? A great Nacho Bar provided by our PTA! It was yummy.
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Too funny...grilled chicken! :)
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will be discussing "The Final Push" to the end of the school year.
We're starting now. Come join
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Tonight's Menu at the Domagalski house:
Ultimate Nachos and 3 salsa dips. for desert
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Grilled chicken fajita from Tim Horton's after my PTO meeting. https://t.co/TOiTIJhbE9
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First non ed question for ...
What did you eat for dinner on this Cinco de Mayo?
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Evan from VA will be in for awhile tonight! Happy to be here!
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Chicken gyro - yep - that happened. lol
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Questions starting in 1 minute. Get ready
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Q1: Over the next month, what is something that will be taking the bulk of your time and how do you balance this?
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Actually, eating Italian tonight! Dawn Kennaugh, Elem Princ from Grand Ledge.
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A1. Testing, School Improvement Plan, special events, discipline, planing for next year. One day at a time! First things first.
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A1 Lots of summative evaluations- testing- and interviewing-- a busy May
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A1: Lots of data analysis..will do a lot on my own time so my time with kids and coaching time remains intentional:)
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A1: Finishing teacher evaluations - that's what Saturdays and Sundays are for, right?! Happy May!
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A1: Finishing up Program Evaluation, SIP for next year, planning PD, summer school, and curriculum meetings x 10. Balance=Family
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A1: Evals, School Improvement Plan Revisions, Interviews. Balance=fun with Ss. It's the only to get it done. 1 day @ a time.
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looks like we all more than 1 thing that will take our time!
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A1: Finalizing school improvement plan and completing program evaluation little by little on the weekends.
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Agreed! Lots to do tackle 1 bite at a time.
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A1: Teacher evals will take a LOT of my time + transition planning (making class lists, IEP's). Balance is a pipe dream in May.
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Weekend really matter don't they.
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I get to do this part for the first time this year.:) YIKES!
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Q2: What types of celebrations are being planned for your students as you end the school year?
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Q2: What types of celebrations are being planned for your students as you end the school year?
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A1 I agree Dawn-- VA summative Evans are 8 pages long--very time intensive
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A2. Fifth grade farewell, Career Day, Field Day, Classroom celebrations, Student of the Month VIP assembly.
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A2 Great question-- as it is easy to lose sight of what students remember over time-- We have a big dance/social
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A2: Field trips, 6th grade recognition, special reward lunch, Field Day
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A2: field trips, field days, parent/child activities
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A2: Fifth grade graduation & celebration. Kindergarten Friends’ Day.
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A2: We must celebrate our students! Lots of celebrations, especially for 5th graders moving to MS
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A2: Fifth grade camp/graduation, Grandparents Day for kindergarten, field day https://t.co/bIcKbYp60H
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Q2: What types of celebrations are being planned for your students as you end the school year?
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A2: Lots of celebrations of learning & community mainly in classrooms, field trips, field day, parent vol. lunch, 5th gr clapout
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A2: Grade level picnics, Field Day, 3rd grade clap out...last day for these students @ Harvest & parents attend it's a big day.
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K-2 Ss line the halls & cheer on 3rd grade Ss as they make their way through the bldg for the last time.
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Q3: Thoughts on your Program Evaluation as we enter the final stages of the school year? Please share!
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Q3: Thoughts on your Program Evaluation as we enter the final stages of the school year? Please share!
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This is so powerful! WHat an amazing send off! https://t.co/aPgE1MFMIS
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Q3: Thoughts on your Program Evaluation as we enter the final stages of the school year? Please share!
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A3: Does anyone at MDE read these? Do the questions seem repetitive to others?
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A3: Reviewing our Reading Intervention program. Scores looking good! Looking how to formalize it more next year
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A3. Looking at the second year of our after school academy. Making sure the results are worth the time and money.
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A3 great question- I'm not in the reflective mode yet but will be- honest reflection keeps us all improving
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A3: Not enough time to do a quality program eval with quality staff input, but looking at PBIS.
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A3: Reading intervention review, asking, are we doing enough for our high learners?
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A3: that's what we are doing, too:) I look forward to the learning!
https://t.co/piO4X5OMRk
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A3: Reviewing our Reading Intervention program. Scores looking good! Looking how to formalize it more next year
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Us too, but also looking at how innovation & future ready fits more!
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Q4: What is something new you are working out in your School Improvement Plan, possibly for next school year?
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Agree, a lot of to focus on, find myself doing most of the review work to keep staff focused on other good work.
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we are... started as a whole staff, going to use it for a deep dive @ our summer retreat.
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A4. More emphasize on MAISA writing and conferring with students.
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A4: Strategies that integrate the Google platform and online curriculum (RAZ-KIds, Science A-Z, Moby Max) into the plan.
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A5:We r adding a thinking component to our St. leadership notebooks so we can integrate more cultures of thinking.
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A4: Shifting focus to 4 Cs & Future Ready with RRM woven in! Student-Led, Future Focused.
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A4:Have strong focus on reading this year & need 2 carefully plan math activities 4 balanced achievemnt https://t.co/nlBETedwFE
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Q4: What is something new you are working out in your School Improvement Plan, possibly for next school year?
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we did it last year with BLENDED: Disruptive Innovation. Very powerful.
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Q4: entirely new SIP - brand new Reading, Writing, Math, & Science curricula next year - chocolate will be in high demand!
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We did the same thing! It felt great to back up and OWN IT!!! https://t.co/JfFXvaA0Jf
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Q4: entirely new SIP - brand new Reading, Writing, Math, & Science curricula next year - chocolate will be in high demand!
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QUESTION 5 coming up on
Time to start the second half...
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We use math expressions for Tier 1, and DELTA/Inquizit math for interventions
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Q5: What is something that hasn’t gone your way this school year, and how are you going to make it better?
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Q5: What is something that hasn’t gone your way this school year, and how are you going to make it better?
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Atlas for reading/writing. Rdg/writ wkshp, Math expressions, looking at piloting Oakland schools science
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A5: Staff meetings. Most were good PD, but the last couple haven't been as intentional as I would have like. More focus needed
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Gr8 questions! Working on answers! Have 30 min "all hands on deck" intervention time w/ first priority on reading.
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Great responses on right now. Awesome side collaborations as well. Collaborate, collaborate!
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Hello! Joining late and for the first time in weeks, my own kids don't have an event!
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A5. Peer to Peer coaching. Game out of the gate to strong. Slower pace, a much, much, much, slower pace.
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A5: Lots of changes this year, looking forward to building on all of our learning! https://t.co/4VtEeoTQCv
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Q5: What is something that hasn’t gone your way this school year, and how are you going to make it better?
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A5: Service for high achievers. Not as effective as it should be + balancing with other K-3 bldgs who aren't in same place.
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We had great success too with reading, just trying to figure out how to incorporation math too! Ideas for that?
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A5: Developing school-wide discipline system (PBIS) that is understood by all stakeholders and implemented in consistent manner.
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I agree, I don't feel our staff meetings have been as effective as they could be. Need to work on this.
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A5) I don't at things like "they didn't go my way." I look at is as what others want and how I can incorporate that idea.
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A5: I have waited too long to have some difficult conversations- I need to walk right into the fire without worrying so much!
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This is always a challenge! We support struggling learners tremendously. High achievers deserve same attention.
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sometimes we need to go low-n-Slow. I call it crockpot learning.
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Always feel this way 2, want to be valuable use of time. Ts deserve that, Ss deserve it. No pressure! https://t.co/VDlgOlQqOg
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I agree, I don't feel our staff meetings have been as effective as they could be. Need to work on this.
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Hard to get started, but worth it. 4 years in & hope to make some important changes next year. More focused.
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I like that...crockpot learning! I can whip up a mean meal w/ a crockpot! Chicken tacos are my specialty
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A4 Looking for more ways to use PBL and 21st Century to increase student engagement!
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You should host a on this topic and share your journey and ideas.
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QUESTION 6 is next on
Only 3 questions to go!
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really wanting to get more involved with MEMSPA next year, important for my growth.
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Maybe, never hosted before. eekkk!
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Q6: What do you have planned in the next month for new incoming students for next school year?
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Q6: What do you have planned in the next month for new incoming students for next school year?
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A6: For families that are enrolling now, try to bring in for visit. In the fall... Friday Family Meetings - Whole School.
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I love the Friday Family Meetings. Can u tell me more? https://t.co/LoAKuf7w07
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A6: For families that are enrolling now, try to bring in for visit. In the fall... Friday Family Meetings - Whole School.
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Love tweetdeck, couldn't do this without it. I'll work on something, may need help. Maybe for a fall chat?
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A6: Open house for new students and Kindergarten orientation for new Kindergarteners. Excited to meet new Belle River Sailors!
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A6: Kindergarten Orientation on May 26. I have 3 tours planned for 6 new students next year already! New shirts for everyone!
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A6: Kindy Orientation, Fall: Meet the teachers (b4 school), Open House
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A6. We will do a special open house for our new Kinders, let them get to know the school without 100s of people in the building.
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Q6b: Is your Open House for the fall planned yet? If so, for when???
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A6: We have a "hatching a new batch" of Dux planned for incoming K and Y5 https://t.co/FxyT3kDQRl
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Q6: What do you have planned in the next month for new incoming students for next school year?
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I just talked with and he said that QUESTION 7 is coming up quick on
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The last hour of the Ts work day families can come, meet us, help set their child's things up. Open House is the third full week
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Q7: Share some thoughts on next school year? What are some things you are excited about or have planned?
Thanks
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start with kick off, first Fri. Intro Harvest 4 (expectations), staff, celebrate new year.
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A7. Nothing major that will be new. We get to improve on what we are already doing!
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A6: New student welcome group all throughout the year- 20% transient & most newbies come in January. https://t.co/VbX2FiqZ5n
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Q6: What do you have planned in the next month for new incoming students for next school year?
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A6b: Partnering with Marine City Middle School to do a “Sailor Day” Open House on the afternoon of August 25th.
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A6: Open House by grade level - 1 hr each - struggle with scheduling parent orientation time too
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then subsequent mtgs: teach expectations for bldg & Celebrate students, staff... we've created a calendar.
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A6b: We have Popsicles on the playground where families meet the teachers- tradition at Jefferson https://t.co/wBdcTjq9Lp
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Q6b: Is your Open House for the fall planned yet? If so, for when???
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LAST QUESTION on
Q8: What is 1 goal you have for yourself for the end of the school year?
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LAST QUESTION on
Q8: What is 1 goal you have for yourself for the end of the school year?
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A7: Lots! Identify as Future Ready bldg. Our family meetings, Genius Hour. Can't wait!!
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Q8: What is 1 goal you have for yourself for the end of the school year?
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A8. Not get stressed about all that still needs to be done.
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A7: True school wide MTSS - INCLUDING preschool! :)
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A8: To take a breath! Enjoy the moments with my staff/students. They are worth it!
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A8: Keep head above water and continuously thank for all she does! Enjoy & celebrate the students and staff!
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A8: Celebrate with Ts their Ss growth!!! Last Data Dig = A Party! :)
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A8: Be patient, upbeat, focused on the people & situation right in front of me when 100 things going on https://t.co/e4SvfuH0XT
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Q8: What is 1 goal you have for yourself for the end of the school year?
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Who wants to this summer? Let's hear from you!
https://t.co/F9JWKjOnJ2
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Would you attend a weekly live chat at this time, even during the summer?
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A8: Send my students and staff into the summer feeling happy about this year, prepared for next year, and excited to return.
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if you're like me most of those 100 things are so important, they take us away from what is.
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from https://t.co/ZWKM2JP4u6
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A8: Stay sane! 😂 My oldest is graduating HS this yr the weekend b4 school is out. Open House that same weekend b/c of family visiting.
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A8:live more in Quadrant 2 (Covey). Finishing year 4 & I know what I don't know and what I need to do. https://t.co/Z82Xm9sFIK
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Q8: What is 1 goal you have for yourself for the end of the school year?
