April showers bring more than just May flowers . . .
. . . they also bring staffing concerns, interviews, school improvement plan reviews, transition activities, and those last ditch efforts to fit in a few field trips, rescheduled athletic events, concerts and drama productions. With all of these things, it’s easy to loose sight of the continuous improvement efforts that you’ve made this year – and even easier to put off making plans for next year.
Whether it’s signing up for professional development classes, creating the data folder pages your students will use next year, or tweaking your Excel spreadsheets to make your data collection more efficient, a little time spent planning now will save time in the long run. Being prepared for the start of the school year by having systems in place will make for much lighter work when it comes to the unavoidable “first day of school” tasks at the start of a new year.
As we begin the process of putting one year behind us and looking ahead to the next, I would like to say how much I’ve enjoyed the comments, suggestions, and questions sent as a result of writing this blog. It is encouraging and motivating to share the feedback with others and to hear their responses to the national and international Continuous Improvement efforts highlighted through this forum.
Paul
