Blog - Melinda S. Miller

Do You Have A Plan?

How do you plan for your week to get everything done? I am always looking for advice or new ideas when it comes to planning my week and getting things done. Please comment below if you have better/different ideas than what I share. Weekend planning is my thing. Usually on Sunday night, but at some point on the weekend I sit down with my calendar, computer, planning supplies, and ... Read More about Do You Have A Plan?

The Honeymoon is Over – October!

You've built a relationship. You've called home. (Multiple times!) The kids have missed recess. They get extra recess. We give them a pencil. We take away said pencil. We tell them we are proud of them. We tell them we are disappointed. You've eaten lunch with them. You've eaten breakfast with them. They've clipped up. They've clipped down. They Dojo'd +. They've Dojo'd -! They earned ... Read More about The Honeymoon is Over – October!

Planning Your AFTER School Time

Get "Evening Planning" here After school planning is almost more important than planning for the day. After school is family time. How do you plan for your "big rocks," the things most important to you? This summer our admin team went through The Leader In Me training. Almost all of our elementary schools are becoming Leader In Me schools. My personal goal is to do a ... Read More about Planning Your AFTER School Time

Whew! Surviving Back-to-School (7 min. video)

Productivity tip and getting ready for BTS! Teachers and students have been back in school for a week and two days! Let me just tell you that nothing other than survival gets done for about the first 2-3 weeks of BTS prep! My kids get drive-thru, we eat on paper plates, dishes may or may not get washed every day, laundry is in piles, you know what I mean! SURVIVAL!!! There is a lot more behind ... Read More about Whew! Surviving Back-to-School (7 min. video)

Celebrating Others! – @8Amber8 #askadmin Series

I highly recommend that you follow my good friend and conference roomie Amber Teamann from the blog Technically Teamann. Most notably known as @8Amber8 in our social media circles. She shares phenomenal ideas for school principal/administrators. I. Love. Her!! (But not in a creepy way. You know what I mean.) This summer she organized many of her principal friends, including me(Yay!) ... Read More about Celebrating Others! – @8Amber8 #askadmin Series

Principal Randomness – Camera, Driving & Updates (5 min. video)

It's been a while since I uploaded a video or did a blog post. So let me clear that up. On June 9th my dad was killed in a motorcycle accident and my mother was injured very badly. Pretty much the month of June is a blur. (Sorry summer school teachers. I do remember our selfie contests though:) There were only3 weeks in July that I could get all my summer projects done before going back ... Read More about Principal Randomness – Camera, Driving & Updates (5 min. video)