Life at my desk is A.P.-musing

Welcome to year two! School is off and running!!!  I just am so excited to learn and grow more this year, and am honored that many of you keep reading about my great adventure into this side of the school building. I feel better prepared, and organized for sure this new year. I basically can only describe the beginning of this school year in one word: NUMBERS. 1: how many copy machines weren't working when teachers showed up to set up their classrooms. 2: how many job openings we had at the beginning of the year. 3: how many official days staff has to get ready for students. 8: the number of hours of staff activities we had to plan for the first reporting days. Our scavenger hunt around the building was absolutely hysterical. 9: the number of "would you rather" questions we asked our teachers during a get to know you game. 10: the number of interviews we set up to try to fill those 2 spots by the beginning of school. 12: the number of hours it takes to catch up on sl...

Oh yes, the job of a teacher is not for the faint of heart.   The job of an assistant principal:  is not for the couch potato.  One day last week, this is the story of my day in shoes:                                      Morning Car Drop Off:                                     Mid-Day Meeting:                                                           Afternoon Lunch and Hall Duty:                                                                   ...