To Do:

• When you are at the Ed. Center for meetings in the future, please make a point of taking a left upon entering the building and walking through the Tamarack program. Hayley and I want you to look for and touch bases with any of your students currently attending there, as well as having the opportunity to get a better feel of what the program looks and sounds like for when you do have students attend there.
• If you’d like to take a look around the “Brinson campus” (home of Skyline and Realms High Schools), the best time for that will be to come a bit early to our meeting there on Monday afternoon. I have emailed both Roger and Mike to let them know that we’re coming for a visit and some folks may show up around 2:50ish to take a self-guided tour.

This and that:

• The transition from semester 1 to semester 2 in the year is not only a signal of reaching the half-way point, but is typically also a good time for a “pick-me-up” for your staff (and possibly you!). I think you all know what a fan I am of the Heath brother’s writings – particularly their last two books. Well, not too long ago they put together a Collection of Readers’ Peak Moments based on their book The Power of Moments. The stories connected to education begin on page 9, but I thought I’d share the entire document with you as you may enjoy the emotional lift from reading some from other arenas (including business, personal, family, coaching, etc.). I hope you find these inspiring!

Reminders:

• See you all Monday (1.28.19) afternoon at Realms HS (20730 NE Brinson Blvd.). We’ll start right at 3:15. Also, keep in mind Tony Hsieh’s work from chapter 5 of The Culture Code as we spend time on an activity that afternoon.