Spring is the time when the seasons change. The days start to get longer. New life springs up all around us. It is also the time of standardized testing season for schools around the country. As someone who has experienced the whirlwind of standardized assessments as a parent, a teacher, a coach, and a mentor, I can tell you that…
Whew! We’ve made it! The end of the first semester is upon us, finally. It is important to stop for just a minute and to take a breath. That, in and of itself, is a momentous occasion. We need to take a minute to allow just a bit of celebration for having accomplished finishing this semester. We know that it…
As the school year ended last spring, We are pretty sure we were able to hear an audible collective sigh of relief from all those involved. Parents, students, teachers, administrators, school board members, and local government officials were all very happy to be ending what can only be described as a chaotic last few months of school. With the pandemic…
