Category: Administrators
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Lose It All, Again
Renay has been stalled for three weeks. The news that a student had a medical emergency and then died was shared in the early morning before reaching administrators. And reasonably, the staff was gutted. The emergency response was profoundly the best it could have been, given the way the news came into campus. Students were…
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Do You Even Know You Met Me?
Renay is running around getting things ready for her return to campus. Renay’s district is one of the earliest to open a new academic year in the county so, there is a certain level of worry and concern with the way the weather has been unpredictable in California. But here we are just the same.…
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Stay Awhile And Listen…
This month, Renay was struck by an image she saw that was created by a group of people working in Special Education. It was a question on chart paper that was asked, “Where do you believe you are strongest, ‘planning’, ‘data and analysis’, ‘student engagement’, or ‘curriculum’.” This question went out to the whole room…
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Tougher Than Diamonds
The world of education is currently in flux. And we at ParaEducate are trying to keep up. We also know that for many folks the changes that are coming daily may feel too much. It is perfectly acceptable to pause and take care of yourself. Renay has spent the last few weeks listening to a…