I am enjoying my vacation with my family - all of our sons have flown the coop - and spending time with them and our grandsons is priceless. Do I worry about what is going on back at school? Well, I have been in touch via text messages or emails, but truthfully, I am really confident and trust our staff.
When teachers return on Thursday, we will have mandatory training; our vice principals have been tasked with a major part of the training. They have shared their Google Slides with me, and there's nothing I would change. They got this!
Our custodians have worked really hard all summer. With the renovation of five classroom wings necessitating the removal of everything in the classroom and a summer that is two weeks shorter than last year, the custodians have had to work together to get everything done. While I've been gone, they've been keeping me updated about all they've completed that day. I really appreciate their initiative and their willingness to go above and beyond to get our school ready.
Just before school begins is probably the busiest time of the school year for our office staff. At this time of the summer, lots of parents are walking in to register their children for school. In the past two years, we've had over 120 students enroll during the month of July, and this year is probably no exception. Added to that stress is the Blessing and Open House event for our new classroom building which I have delegated to our School Administrative Services Assistant. All of the office staff continue to do the extra work efficiently and without complaining.
Everyone knows I am on vacation so they limit their communication with me, but they do answer my questions and reassure me that things are going fine. I trust them; they take their responsibilities seriously and do more than what is asked of them.
We discuss the General Learner Outcomes with our students, but really, they apply to our staff as well: Self-directed Learner, Community Contributor, Complex Thinker and Problem-Solver, Quality Producer, Effective Communicator, and Effective and Ethical User of Technology. Our staff demonstrates these attributes every day when they are doing their jobs. It is why I can take a vacation and not feel stressed about what I need to do when I return.
Right now, our grandsons are spending the night and tomorrow with us. They are growing up so quickly, and I want to enjoy this limited time with them. This might not have been the best time to go on a vacation, but as I tell our staff all the time, our family is our priority. It helps to know that our staff is competent so I can truly enjoy my vacation with the family.
We enjoyed taking our grandsons to the Discovery Children's Museum. I think I had as much fun as they did!
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