The Power of Two Words: You Matter
This year, at my new campus, we’re becoming a #YouMatter school. Every single part of our school is going to really focus on reminding every student, parent, and warm body…
Business/Community Open House at @NavasotaInt
Last week I wrote this post about planning our first ever “Business/Community Open House” at the school I’m now Principal of, Navasota Intermediate. Well yesterday was the day! We passed…
A Missing Piece
As a new principal, one of the things I really wanted to focus on, was involving the entire community in helping our campus succeed. One of the ideas that I…
When You Believe
The topic of this post has been on my mind for a while, but I think I can finally put it into words. Or at least attempt to! I believe…
When a PLN “Circles the Wagons”
As the pieces have fallen together over at Navasota Intermediate, something interesting has happened. Let me start by giving you a little background. Navasota Intermediate is being “reconstituted”. Essentially that…
#YouMatter Panel at #ISTE2014 w/ @techbradwaid @angelamaiers @techminock @stevemesler and ME!
**this post was co-written with Drew Minock.If you’ve been a connected educator for very long you’ve probably heard of the #YouMatter movement. The movement was founded by Angela Maiers and…
This is just the beginning for @NavasotaInt….
The past week has been a whirlwind. Last Sunday evening I left with about 15 of my new staff members on a 4 day trip to Corpus to learn about…
Summer Learning Series
This summer I wanted to find a great way for my new staff to start learning things before we even were at our new campus together! I have heard the…
A New Chapter Begins…
There is no reward without some risk involved and nothing easy is ever worth having. I completely believe that. As you may have read in my recent posts, I took…
#YouMatter Day 2014
Yesterday we celebrated our annual #YouMatter Day! It’s a day I came up with to celebrate those around us and recognize staff and family at Fields Store Elementary for the…
Come work with me in @NavasotaISD
For those of you who don’t know, recently I accepted a position as Principal of Navasota Intermediate in Navasota, Texas! I couldn’t be more excited. Stepping out of the classroom…
The Day @SledSweeney13 & @ClassroomChamps Changed an Entire Campus
If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time you know that I am a Classroom Champions teacher. I couldn’t agree more with the mission of this organization…
