Well, the combination of a trip during Lebanon's fall break, a bout with H1N1 and final preparations for the Lebanon Follies means my blog has been neglected. Sorry about that! (Follies performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 in the LHS Auditorium. It's a great chance to see some local talent, and to heckle me!)
I attended the dinner for Indiana's 2010 Teacher of the Year, LHS's own Byron Ernest, and it was such a great occasion. Hearing about and from Byron, as well as learning about the other semi-finalists and finalists, made me so excited about public education in Indiana. I also got a chance to talk with a woman from Indiana's Department of Education, and she should be an interesting contact over the next few years.
As part of my board privileges I visit all our school buildings for at least one day each year. I don't want to get in the way of the teachers, but there's no substitute for spending time in classrooms, talking to teachers, administrators, custodial staff, food service workers to learn what's working and what needs help.
Last Friday I spent the day at Central Elementary, and over the next few weeks I'll be in all the other buildings. I'll write more about the highlights and insights of those visits.
