People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. ~Simon Sinek The staff in Pleasantdale just spent two days gathered for our annual school year kick-off. During these two days, teachers planned, received professional development, and readied…
People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. ~Simon Sinek The staff in Pleasantdale just spent two days gathered for our annual school year kick-off. During these two days, teachers planned, received professional development, and readied…
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. ~Zig Ziglar As we enter into summer mode, it is important to reflect on the great progress we made this school…
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ~Charles R. Swindoll Spring is a time for blooming flowers, outdoor activities, and… school assessments. Part of the school cycle includes state and local testing in…
In order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision. ~Dalai Lama Over the course of the school year, we have talked quite a bit about the power of the 4C’s. In an effort to enhance…
It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. ~Babe Ruth When I was a kid, I wasn’t good at a lot of things. Often I would stumble, fall, and make mistakes. For example, there was the time that…
One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say. ~Bryant H. McGill Great organizations are made up of great people. When you have great people in your organization, you listen to their…
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ~Steve Jobs Over the course of this school year, our teachers have been experimenting with the use of new technologies. Specifically, our fourth and fifth grades have been piloting Google Apps for…
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ~Steve Jobs Over the course of the school year, a group of teachers and parents have been studying how technology can be used in Pleasantdale to enhance teaching and learning. As…
A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Next week marks the official mid-point of the 2015-16 school year. As we come to this point of the year, it is…
If you’re not making mistakes, then you’re not doing anything. I’m positive that a doer makes mistakes. ~John Wooden Anyone who has a Facebook account, follows a Twitter feed, watches TV, or has a pulse has seen the very public…
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