Summer!!!!....Sort of : /

Well summer has arrived.

Summer of 2013, the summer following my third year as a principal.  The funny thing is that back in 2010, I expected this summer to be much more peaceful than the prior three years.  Needless to say, the changes in the educational landscape and my district have not provided for leisure! Rather, I have mapped out each day during the summer to see how much I can "get done" before the doors open in September.

Ironically, I am still in the same position, but my heart is screaming for a change.  Even though change is coming as far as the educational landscape, I still yearn for more.  I wonder if I am being a drama queen...maybe this is the best it will be..."the grass is always greener"....is it really????

I feel stuck in the middle!  My hire up admins tell me what to do, and the union backs my staff to fight the changes that I want to implement.  I need a union or a lawyer...or I just need to sit back and accept the status quo....I am not a status quo girl!

I believe in doing the right thing for children.  I believe in going out on a limb for the underrepresented. I believe in the power of change.

Is there anyone left that believes in the difference that one person can make?


hmmm.....I hope so.

Jen