8/7/15

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

HONORING THE PAST

Thank You's, Kudos, and Recognitions

•  A behind the scenes thank you to Kristie for working with the staff at The Green Dragon to ensure that our retreat day ran smoothly and that the facility met our needs!
• Kudos to Terry Decker and Sabrina for all of the work and thought that went into developing our Leadership Retreat!  What a great way to set the tone for the year!
• Congratulations to Joel and Lisa R. for making it though the first official week back!  Great to have you at the helm of two of our Primary schools!
• Welcome to Curt!  I know he has been out making the rounds at our schools-Thanks for taking the time to get to know our sites!
• Thank you to our TOSA's who were able to join us at our Strategic Planning "planning" day!  So may ideas flying around the room.  We can't wait to tap into your energy, once everyone has their agenda set and focus areas identified.
•  Kudos to Caroline and her team for facilitating a wonderful Secretary/Clerk Task Force AND the information meeting once all of the office staffs were back!
• A BIG Shout out to Susan Jensen and Sal Gumina for getting all of our new staff hired and processed this summer! (over 30 and counting since July1!)
• Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to Melani and Monica for keeping our office so organized all summer and supporting Summer Enrichment and ALL of the Task Force work!
• Welcome Back to our Principals!  I am so inspired by your dedication to the students of Solana Beach School District!  I wish you all the very best year!

TREASURING THE PRESENT

What's Happening-Things You Need to Know

• 8/10  Leadership 
• 8/11  Strategic Planning "Planning" meeting Part 2 (Thank You Jerry!)
• 8/11  New Teacher Orientation
• 8/12  First Aid/CPR Training
• 8/13 & 8/14  Professional Development Symposium
• 8/13  Board Meeting (Principals do NOT have to attend)

SHAPING THE FUTURE

Our Very Own PLN

• Leadership
• Using Technology to Work Smarter, not Harder: Integrate Technology as a School Leader
• The Power of Gratitude-Who's Packing Your Parachute?
• 10 Things I'd Like to See More of in Our Schools
• Curriculum 
• Google Classroom-Student (and Teacher) Quick Sheet Guide
• Travel the World, Without Leaving Your Classroom-Free Virtual Field Trips
• Back to School-Pinterest Style! A Pinterest Board filled with ideas...
• Fostering a Growth Mindset is Key to Teaching STEM

• Teaching & Learning
• Flexible Learning Environments-Providing Kids What They Need
• 6 Things New Teachers Remind Me to Do Every Year
• 10 Easy Things to Try in Your Classroom in 2015
  

 

Twitter is Your Friend-Do you Follow these people?

• And don't forget to follow people from our very own district...more to come next week...Are you on twitter?
• @julienorby
• @terrydckr
• @julieunion
• @ajtremble

FINAL THOUGHTS TO PONDER

Click Here for Some Great Back to School Questions for You to Ask Yourself

 

"We can not always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future!" 

Franklin D. Roosevelt