Classroom Management

One day, this will be my specialty.  Stay tuned.

Budget cut=THFAR

Things happen for a reason! 

One of the things I was praying about last year when I was on the excess list from my home school, Sheridan Elementary, was to make more friends!  I have to say my prayers were answered.  I cannot ignore that God gives me the desires of my heart, but only when they benefit me and others =-).  I have met a wonderful group of young women this year at Horne Elementary, and I'm very thankful for them!  They will be invited to my wedding this summer (yes, I'm getting MARRIED!!!) because I know we're going to be friends long past this school year!  My awesome new girl friends are all leaving me for bigger and better things this year!  I will miss them dearly.  However, I have a few good co-workers staying behind, and I look forward to another year with them.  Go Hound Dogs!

Blog Views?

How my Blog has been viewed 11 times today, 5 times yesterday, and a total of 80 this month is beyond me!  I haven't been actively writing on this thing for a very long time, and I have no followers.  However, someone or people are "listening".  Therefore, I'm writing!

Educational Budget Cuts

Due to the current budget cuts, I am currently without an official teaching position for next year. My district decided to change the student-teacher ratio to 25:1 for K-4 which meant an "excess list" was created for schools who all of a sudden had extra teachers due to very low numbers this year. Even though it is my 3rd year at this school within this district, I got placed on the list. I've been waiting to hear from another principal since March 9. It was a very stressful time trying to finish out the school year, but luckily I love my job so I threw all my stress and energy into finishing strong and continuing to do my best. Other districts within the Houston area started laying off teachers for the 2011-2012 school year. Many teachers were receiving "pink slips". I was and still am thankful that my district was not a part of that! However, the fact that I don't know what grade I'm teaching and what school I'm going to be teaching at come 2 months is still pretty stressful! And frustrating. If the district didn't go by schools' last hired, first fired (on the excess list...not fired! but the saying goes...) then I would be safe! The district hired over 700 new teachers last year, and only 200 something were on the excess list. Please explain to me how 3rd and 4th year teachers weren't safe, but hundreds of 1st year teachers were safe!? Makes no sense to me!