This morning I had the chance ot sit on a panel for the Utah Association of Secondary School Principals to select Utah's Secondary Assisant Principal of the Year. I was the parent representative. We interviewed three nominees--who were all fabulous, by the way. These administrators care about the kids in their schools. They care about their emotional, adacemic, familial, and general well being. They crusade against bullying. They investigate technology that will aid the teachers in the classrooms and then seek grants to fund it. They collaberate with others schools' administrators to find best practices to impletment or improve. They support wonderful, dedicated, occassionally frazzled teachers. And parents. And students.
They were astonishingly good at what they do. And what they do--all three were junior high level assisant prinicpals--is not ever easy. But they each mentioned that they love what they do. They love the kids they serve. And they wouldn't do anything else.
I'm so lucky to work with and know so many of those kind of people right here in my little world.
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