Can you think of a more important school tradition than the end of the year awards ceremonies? There are lots of important school traditions. I don’t know about you but I never thought we’d have to carry these celebrations out virtually. During a pandemic of all things. This post is going to share with you some exclusive staff awards and ideas for presenting them to your staff with “social ... Read More about End of the Year Staff Awards

End of the year teacher check-out can be stressful. Couple that with an international pandemic and closed schools. Now you have quite the recipe for significant stress. However, it doesn’t have to be that way.I recently went live in a principal facebook group and talked through our plan for teacher check-out. Hopefully, some of these tips will help you or get you thinking about what needs to ... Read More about End of the Year Teacher Check-out

Whether it’s because of “social distancing” or the “stay at home” order, it appears we all have extra time on our hands. But then again, do we? It’s been over three weeks since CoronaVirus aka COVID-19 aka the Pandemic brought all of our lives to a screeching halt. Anyone feel more productive with all this “free” time? Me either.For principals, at least the principals I have talked to, this is a ... Read More about Principal’s Guide to Surviving Social Distancing