Mrs. Catoe’s Chronicles

I met with  my team leaders this afternoon.  We had a great deal to discuss and celebrate.  Much of what we discussed dealt with planning for the rest of the school year and setting a foundation for next year.  I am in a unique predicament right now as the interim principal at my school.  However, discussion about next year must begin now.  Therefore, because of the superb teacher leaders in our school, I held these discussions and garnered their feedback on items of interest - notably room changes, scheduling requests, data analysis, and standardized testing.  We held these discussions in an open and honest forum, listening and appreciating one another’s opinions.  Much of our agenda was centered on this type of end of the year and beginning of the school year planning.  From our discussion, these teacher leaders will meet with their respective grade level teams to share the information and continue and strengthen these plans.  These meetings never cease to amaze me.  Oftentimes, educators seek and pay “consultants” to do these types of planning sessions. Today as I sat around the table listening to the “popcorn talk” go back and forth between teachers, I caught myself smiling.  Wow!  These are the real “consultants” in our field.  I am pleased with the foundation they are setting for the remaining 42 days of school and know that their expectations for the future of this school, and for our wonderful students, can and will reap positive results!