Buyer Beware. That’s the first thought that popped into my head when I saw my previous position at East Side advertised on the Edjoin.org job site. The position pays, $136,404-$141,825, which coming from the central valley, seemed like a lot of money four months ago. In fact it was considerably more than the other offer…

I’m at Berryessa Union School District now and it’s been like night and day. The on-boarding process was incredibly efficient. My new boss threw a bagel and pastry reception the first day to introduce me to the district staff. They got me a plant for my office, which reminds me, I need to remember to water it. My business…

…and it’s been an emotionally taxing week. I started a new job. While getting to know the new folks I carried around the feeling that I’d abandoned my East Side team in the field, surrounded and outnumbered. I tried on my new office and found sitting with my back to the door to be less…

I feel like I’ve been living under a big dark cloud these past few months and now the sun is finally starting to break through. Amazing how much of an impact environment can have and how powerful a little reflection time can be. I almost feel like my old sarcastic, envelope pushing, question asking, 1:1…

Read this article yesterday and this part jumped out at me: As academic and Phi Delta Kappan columnist Ben Levin pointed out in a paper in 2010: “Schools embody an industrial model of organization in a postindustrial world, and an authoritarian and hierarchical character in a world where networks and negotiations are increasingly prevalent.” Then I got…

To East Side People Whom It May Concern; First off, to those of you from the East Side community, thanks for taking the time to find this blog and sorry I didn’t have more of an opportunity to get to know you. Since the Technology Status Report is apparently out in the open and some…

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Ok, always good to start off recognizing teachers with rounds of applause from the parents. And following up with student Art exhibit announcements. Cool. Monday the Superintendent is coming down to discuss the Principal position for next year. Apparently they have an interim mid year replacement right now. Might have to go to that. Now,…

I’m attending my oldest daughter’s school open house at the moment. I think you can tell a lot from how these things are setup and run. So far it is a bit disorganized but there is good turn out. Why is it that parents seem so involved with their kids in elementary grades but then…