Not only did I have a chance to bring down a group of my teachers to the Ron Clark Academy this week, but I was also joined by five of the Instructional Superintendents in my district. Interestingly, as I was…

It was somewhat of an unexpected week when my family traveled to Pittsburgh for the funeral of my wife’s grandmother on Monday and Tuesday. Those kind of events obviously come out of nowhere and it can be challenging to refocus…

So yesterday (Friday) afternoon we were extremely short staffed in the front office. Ms. Wharton was the only person left to cover, and Friday afternoons tend to be an extremely busy time because many parents check out their child early…

As this week comes to a close, I think back to the tragedy in Florida on Wednesday (Valentine’s Day) and am angered by another senseless shooting. This anger and despair is nothing new, sadly. In fact, as I looked back…

At the conclusion of last week’s post I mentioned I was nervous for our first Educator Playground this past Wednesday. It was a new concept for us and the success of it was completely in the hands of my staff….

As I was thinking yesterday about what to write on this week’s blog, I was content with explaining how this was probably my toughest week yet as principal. There just seemed to be one rough thing after another at every…

I don’t know about anyone else, but I am personally ready to get back to a “normal” schedule. The past few weeks have been a roller coaster. Between delayed openings and early closings, getting stranded in New Orleans, closed schools,…

It was an interesting week for sure! I spent Monday and Tuesday presenting at Get Your Teach On in New Orleans. We had 900 excited educators from around the world! I was able to bring four of my own staff…

It was a fun week kicking off the Houses in full force! As a school, Houses accumulating over 4,000 points just this week! That’s a lot of positive recognition going on! I am hoping to find data moving forward that…

It was certainly a unique way to come back to school this week after the winter break. And no, I don’t mean the frigid temperatures that led to a two-hour delay each day. I mean our House Party to kick…