I grew up loving music! I loved being a part of band and choir all four years of high school - even after I started swimming competitively. Even in college, when I was sidelined from swimming for a season due to injury, I had the opportunity to join the Heinz Chapel Choir and it was … Continue reading The Center of Our Calling…
Tag: leadership
The Lost Blog…
This blog was originally written as a Guest Blog for DBC Inc. You can check out the blog and subscribe to get all of the DBC blogs here. My life is loud. As a superintendent and parent, things are fast and busy. And rarely do I stop. My family gives me a hard time because … Continue reading The Lost Blog…
Thrive Through the Five Reaches #1!
WOW - What a huge day! Thrive Through the Five was released yesterday and it has already been named the #1 New Release in TWO categories on Amazon! Thank you SO much for all of your support! 💙 Check it out HERE! There are SO many people to thank (which is why my Acknowledgements section … Continue reading Thrive Through the Five Reaches #1!
Lessons from our Graduates…
At the beginning of this month when our State Governor shared that an outdoor, in-person, socially-distant graduation would be possible, our Leadership Team immediately gathered at our high school stadium. We began to measure the stands and the track to see what appropriate seating would look like; began to think through how we would handle … Continue reading Lessons from our Graduates…
Into the Unknown…
As we begin to wrap-up our school year in Texas, we created an end of year Celebrations Magazine to highlight our student's accomplishments in lieu of the many awards banquets we were not able to hold due to COVID-19. I began the magazine with this opening line: "It has been an unbelievable year." And I … Continue reading Into the Unknown…
What My Online Students Taught Me…
I have been working 24/7 since this pandemic began in my role as superintendent, just like all of my educator friends across the state and country have as well. I have searched every resource, looked at every model and tried to emulate the best of the best. But I forgot one major resource... my own … Continue reading What My Online Students Taught Me…
Inspire Hope
The transition to the superintendency is unique in so many ways. Not only are you working with search firms for a position that could be on the other side of the state, it is a move that involves the whole family - even if the job happens to ultimately be in the town next door. … Continue reading Inspire Hope
Visioning What Could Be…
I had the distinct honor to lead our Convocation with our Gunter ISD staff this past week. Each year at this special event we reflect on successes from the previous year, celebrate the incredible people who help make our district amazing every day, and I spend a few moments talking about our vision for the … Continue reading Visioning What Could Be…
The Journey Towards Future-Ready
This piece was originally written as a two-part series for Big Deal Media to share on their Teaching4Tomorrow blog. Those blogs can be seen here: Part I, Part II. Thanks Big Deal Media for sharing these thoughts! Every district is on a journey. The incredible part of serving as a superintendent is having the privilege … Continue reading The Journey Towards Future-Ready
YOU are Enough…
Isn’t it funny how impatient we are? When I think about my leadership path, I've definitely been doing this work for some time. But when I look at this most recent journey of writing and sharing on a broader platform, I have really just begun. Six months ago I went to our state's education leadership … Continue reading YOU are Enough…
