In the 2021-2022 school year, we chose to implement a robust planning and results-oriented project at both K-5 dual language (Spanish/English) schools in the District, Oak Terrace and Red Oak. Our main work has always been to create conditions that…
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…
Post 2 of 2 – Global Service – Dominican Republic- IASA 2021
Post 2 -IASA Global Service Trip – Dominican Republic October 2021 This is the second post describing and documenting a global service trip I had the opportunity to attend in the Dominican Republic with 30 colleagues. Each member of this…
Reflections from Dominican Republic – IASA Global Service Trip
IASA Global Service Trip 2021-Blog Post 1 Cabarete, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Cabarete, Dominican Republic 1,851 miles from Highland Park, Illinois October 2021 As our world heads out of the restrictive nature of the recent years, and as our school…
D112 Superintendent Thanksgiving Message #112Leads
November 27, 2019 Sharing a note I sent to the North Shore School District 112 Community with greetings of holiday cheer and links to some recent success metrics in our District. “You don’t owe me a thing, I’ve been there…