20th mile

In the past, I’ve shared with you the analogy of a marathon runner hitting the 20th mile.  In case you don’t remember this analogy, I’ll share it again. 
 
The 20th mile is where the majority of marathon runners drop out of the race, not the in first mile and not in the last, but the 20th.  I bring this up to you now because we are closing in on our 20th mile.  We started the school in a dead sprint and we aren’t slowing down anytime soon.  We’re coming off a week in which we had visitors three out of five days!
 
Next week is conference week; our 20th mile.  We’re stressed, we’re tired, and we’re spread too thin.  At this point in the school year the thing that separates the average from the ELITE is our attitude and our mindset.  Let’s acknowledge that this upcoming week is going to be challenging and then, let’s resist the urge to BCD.  Let’s resist the urge to be short with one another.  Let’s change the story we’re telling ourselves and remember that we GET to meet with our students’ parents.  And, we GET to share all of the amazing things our students are doing. 
 
I’ve had so much fun sitting in on conferences with many of you.  Let’s go into next week with a positive mindset.  We’re a team and we’re in this together.  Lean on your colleagues.  Help someone who’s stressed and accept help when you’re feeling stressed.  Let’s not tap out in our 20th mile.  Let’s push through and we’ll come out on the other side as a stronger team and further down the road on our journey to ELITE.
 

​Here is your staff update for October 13th.