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When We Show Our Best Selves

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. ~Buddha Over the course of the past couple of weeks, our tiny community has

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Change By Evolution not Revolution

Evolution is all about looking forward. ~Gerard Pique When we think of organizational change it is best to think of it as an evolution not a revolution.  Over the course of the past several years, we have implemented new programs

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The Importance of Remembering Why We Do the Work

The pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. ~Aristotle I have yet to meet an educator whose reasons for entering into the profession do not include the love of kids. Yes, there are ancillary reasons for being an

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The Fortnite Effect

Just because everything is different doesn’t mean anything has changed. ~Irene Peter If you have school aged children then you’ve certainly heard of the video game Fortnite.  Fortnite is a player-versus-player battle royale game for up to 100 players, allowing

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Welcome Back From Winter Break

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking. ~Earl Wilson In the next few days, our winter breaks will wind down, and our staff will welcome their students back to school. It

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Growth vs Attainment

Success is not an accident, success is a choice. ~Stephen Curry Each year, my wife and I take a few minutes and record each of our children’s height on a door frame in the kitchen. It is great to see

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School Safety In The Era Of Mass Shootings

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. ~Aristotle On Saturday the nation once again watched the details of yet another example of unexplainable violence unfold in our living rooms.  This most recent mass

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More than you can handle

Be Strong when you are weak, Brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.   As many readers of this blog know, my youngest son Noah has been battling adrenal cancer for the better part of a

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A Commitment to School Safety

Safety doesn’t happen by accident. -Author Unknown At Pleasantdale School District 107, we have made a commitment to safer schools. As part of our Board approved Strategic Blueprint, the district convened a school safety planning task force to develop and

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What does it mean to be a “good steward of taxpayer dollars”?

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. ~Warren Buffett Over the course of the past three years, the district has worked hard to tell our financial story.  The Pleasantdale Board of

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