Sharing a collection of brief updates to the Community in March 2023. Click for a link to transcripts in English and Spanish Haga clic para obtener un enlace a las transcripciones en inglés y español Busy, Focus, Internal Moves, Green…
In 2023: Unlearn, remain Unfinished, and elevate Student Voice
“What each of us must come to realize is that our intent always comes through.” – Thurgood Marshall, First African-American Supreme Court Justice Another trip around the sun … another year full of hope, dreams, opportunity, and possibility, another “do-over”…
Calls to Action – Reflections from Superintendent Conference #NSR2022
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the…
Progress in District 112 – Solar Energy – Construction – Future #112Leads
In North Shore School District 112, we are focused on our “Big Three” – Closing of Opportunity & Achievement Gaps, the Portrait of a Graduate, and Facilities Upgrades & Modernization. We are in Year 5 of a potential 12 year,…
Final Reflections – DR Service Trip 2022
“I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do.”– Jana Stanfield August 10, 2022 Justin and I finished our amazing adventures and life-changing trip with so many peak…
5th Reflection – Dominican Republic Service Trip – Reflections
In this post, I am sharing more reflections, thoughts, and images from a LifeTouch Memory Mission reunion trip to the Dominican Republic, Constanza, La Vega, and Cecaini School in Rio Grande. In these several blog posts, I’m sharing my reflections.…
4th in a series -Dominican Republic Service, Mission, Culture Trip Reflections 2022
In this post, I am sharing more reflections, thoughts and images from a LifeTouch Memory Mission reunion trip to the Dominican Republic, to Constanza, La Vega, to the Cecaini School in Rio Grande. On these several blog posts, I’m sharing…
Third in a series on Dominican Republic Service trip 2022
Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful & fulfilled life.” – Jack Canfield Back in 2016, I was lucky enough to be a part of the LifeTouch Memory Mission trip to the Dominican Republic and I…
More Reflections – Dominican Republic Service & Culture Trip 2022 – 2
This summer, July 30-August 6, I went on a reunion trip to the Dominican Republic, to Constanza, La Vega, to the Cecaini School in Rio Grande. On the next few posts, I’m sharing my reflections. Once major personal “peak moment”…
Mission, Culture & Service Trip to Dominican Republic – 2022
Back in 2016, I was lucky enough to be a part of the LifeTouch Memory Mission trip to the Dominican Republic and I was a representative of AASA, The Superintendent’s Association. I wrote about that set of life-changing experiences on…