Friday, June 7, 2019

The Middle Update 6/7/19

It's Friday, and I'm here in a quiet building, getting started on the process of reflecting on the past school year, gathering/analyzing data, and planning for next year.  This past school year has been really good in a lot of ways, and there were also certainly opportunities for learning.  It is my hope to take all that we learned and experienced to set the stage for an unbelievably positive school experience for all next year.  I hope each of you gets the chance to do what you need to/want to do in the summer months, and have a little eagerness inside you about the 19-20 school year.  With some great learning and planning that took place among our staff, I am excited for some of the adjustments we will make in our plan to help grow our culture that centers on providing a great daily student experience that strongly prepares them for the next steps in their life.  A special thanks to each of you for your contributions to our kids.

Opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth
I mentioned this in a staff meeting and in conversations over the past couple of months, but I wanted to point you in the direction of a website/resource/podcast that can be truly transformational for your life.  The Focus 3 podcast by Tim and Brian Kight is remarkable.  If you are engaged in some busy work (mowing lawn, driving, cleaning up around the house, etc), put in your earphones and give their podcast a listen.  The message can be described as "The heartbeat of Focus 3 is that we help organizations build better leaders, better culture, and better behavior."  We all choose our response in every situation, but how can we train ourselves to choose a response all the time that will positively affect our life and the life of all others in our worlds...The message is so strong not only for the work with our students, but also in all of the relationships and situations we encounter outside of school.  Check out the website, listen to the podcast, and I'd love to talk more about the message with anyone that is interested.  Below is a link to the latest podcast.  Give it a try.  Let me know if you need some support downloading or accessing the content.
"Mental Toughness"
"Discipline of Default"

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The Middle Update 6/7/19

It's Friday, and I'm here in a quiet building, getting started on the process of reflecting on the past school year, gathering/analyzing data, and planning for next year.  This past school year has been really good in a lot of ways, and there were also certainly opportunities for learning.  It is my hope to take all that we learned and experienced to set the stage for an unbelievably positive school experience for all next year.  I hope each of you gets the chance to do what you need to/want to do in the summer months, and have a little eagerness inside you about the 19-20 school year.  With some great learning and planning that took place among our staff, I am excited for some of the adjustments we will make in our plan to help grow our culture that centers on providing a great daily student experience that strongly prepares them for the next steps in their life.  A special thanks to each of you for your contributions to our kids.

Opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth
I mentioned this in a staff meeting and in conversations over the past couple of months, but I wanted to point you in the direction of a website/resource/podcast that can be truly transformational for your life.  The Focus 3 podcast by Tim and Brian Kight is remarkable.  If you are engaged in some busy work (mowing lawn, driving, cleaning up around the house, etc), put in your earphones and give their podcast a listen.  The message can be described as "The heartbeat of Focus 3 is that we help organizations build better leaders, better culture, and better behavior."  We all choose our response in every situation, but how can we train ourselves to choose a response all the time that will positively affect our life and the life of all others in our worlds...The message is so strong not only for the work with our students, but also in all of the relationships and situations we encounter outside of school.  Check out the website, listen to the podcast, and I'd love to talk more about the message with anyone that is interested.  Below is a link to the latest podcast.  Give it a try.  Let me know if you need some support downloading or accessing the content.
"Mental Toughness"
"Discipline of Default"