I always get emotional this time of year as I think about all of the schools in America paying tribute to the late Macho Man Randy Savage by playing his walk up music at their commencement ceremonies.
#respect
#wwe
#machoman
When the superintendent subs as a school bus driver on the afternoon before a blizzard, the kids smell blood in the water :)
In their defense, I did ask for their feedback... Message received, kids!
No school on Friday, January 12th.
I’ve been publicly pretty reserved on this issue because I’m afraid the train has left the station, but this is absolutely slimy! Shame on everyone involved w/ circumventing the established laws & process. I hope constituents are asking questions of elected officials. I will be!
There's an interesting proposed change in HSB 31, the rules that govern the Iowa House. Rule 32 says any bills that go through the Education Reform Committee are exempt from Appropriations and Ways and Means, where their financial impact would be assessed.
Here is my 2 cents on the Iowa Teacher "retention bonus" program that was introduced on Wednesday. It had great potential, but the rule and regulations left a lot to be desired...
If education really is the great equalizer, why impose unfair and unnecessary mandates on public charter schools? Pres. Biden is exacerbating inequities in our educational system and limiting educational freedom.
A little disappointed in the PHS students today. A few years ago
@brockbusick21
would have had the entire student body @ ing me all day about a weather delay or canceling school. Their Twitter weather influence game is weak compared to class of '16...
Making my rounds today and find my colleague Mrs. Persoon working with a student on August 13th. School doesn’t start for 2 weeks in our district.... Please share with those who complain about summers “off”
I am working on obtaining school bus driving license. Last week, I drove bus
#14
as a part of my driver-training. That happens to be the bus the my kids ride…
My “driver ratings” from my kids jumped 3 pts from Tuesday - Friday. 🤣
Learning a lot about this important job!
If Iowa FB staff really wanted to support education, this doesn’t move the needle. Other ideas:
Punts for para-educators
Turnovers for teachers
Interceptions for instructional support
Drops for drivers
Fumbles for food service
🤷🏼♂️
If anyone doubts my 11 year old daughter's self-appointed commitment to our school district's "weather alert team," please note she checked the roads with me at 8:30 pm last night and set her alarm for 5:00 am today & texted me the second she got up... I love it! 🧡🖤🧡🖤
Please see the attached statement from PCSD School Board President Mark Core regarding expansion of Pleasantville's participation in the state's operational sharing incentive program.
If we are going to have winter activities it might be nice if the event capacity was based on individual gym occupancy & capacity instead of an arbitrary 2 / participant.
Looks to me PCSD may still have some untapped capacity in this gym.... 😉🤷🏻♂️
I am incredibly flattered to have been elected by my colleagues to serve the
@IowaHSMA
as a member of the Executive Committee. Excited and humbled to serve Pleasantville and all schools across the state of Iowa in support of the IAHSMA mission.
Anybody else about sick of this weather?? Needed to share a little weather humor that is surprisingly accurate if you've ever been out checking roads in the am and are a fan of Star Wars...
I started thinking about this last night & decided to act on it.
I challenge school leaders to check up on at least 1 professional colleague every Friday. Talk, catch up, listen, ask ?s, make sure our fellow school leader friends & colleagues are ok!
#LeaderstayconnectED
@plcEvangelist
Relaxed? No. A lot of new to profession teachers report university classes were outdated but found great value in field experiences & student teaching. Need to get aspiring teachers in classrooms sooner & get them paid. No reason at all to pay full tuition while student teaching!
Proud of my wife Cari for her selection as 2018 Iowa Emerging School Business Leaders Scholarship recipient. She will represent Bondurant-Farrar CSD at the ASBO Internal Conference in September.
One of our outstanding elementary teacher posted this today. Too good not to share. Gotta laugh at something like this in the midst of our state’s crazy new state test.
#ISASP
#iaed
IA Senator Zaun re:
#SF372
"There are several studies that show school choice has improved student achievement."
Nope, sorry Senator. There are no legitimate "studies" that suggest this is true. Prove me wrong!
Young teachers today don't understand the agony we faced back in the day waiting for snow day cancellation announcements in the early 2000s. On mornings like I suspect tomorrow will be I was literally waiting on the edge of my seat for
@DrDaveWilk
's decision to pop up on TV...😆
Had some great help this evening as I put finishing touches on meal prep for the Pleasantville staff kickoff bbq luncheon tomorrow. Between lunch and breakfast from Peoples Bank our staff will be well fed! Can’t wait to get the school year started!!!!
Great evening of learning w/ superintendent colleagues across great state of Iowa w/
@sai_iowa
tonight. Topics included:
* Teacher shortage strategies
* Alternative pathways for licensure
* Teacher intern programs
* Grow your own programs
* Staff recruitment & retention
Unquestionably the most uplifting thing I’ve done professionally during CV-19. Informal chance to connect with staff, provide a few updates, but mostly checking in on one another & reminding everyone we are all in this together!
Man, I love this staff and our school!!❤️
Ok Pleasantville tracksters, message received. Stop by the office if you’d like to see the plans we have been looking at and discussing for a new track surface. Would welcome your ideas & opinions.
@pvillegirls
@CoachFichter
As I sit here at 11:00 am (after waking up at 4 am) winterizing the last of our stuff warming up with a cup of coffee and a sausage egg and cheese, the only thing running through my mind is that my transformation to becoming my dad is now complete… and I’m ok with it!😉
Did anyone in Iowa know this was being discussed by the Iowa HS Athletic Association? 🤷🏼♂️
I keep my ear pretty close to the ground and had no idea…
Seems like an important enough topic maybe some open discussions could/should have been held first.
Iowa Schools need your help
@iowadot
w/ school bus driver training. Way too many good candidates w/ heavy equipment experience being rejected due to "pre-trip checklist" required for endorsement. Is it necessary to recite list in order? Inconsistent expectations based on DOT site
My son told me he wanted his 6th birthday theme based on the “best
#wwe
wrestler of all time...”
I don’t have the heart to tell him & my wife that they screwed up...
@JohnCena
is awesome, but
@HulkHogan
is the all-time greatest!
Note to job applicants... Submit your application the way potential employer asks in the posting. Sending multiple 10 page follow up emails with your resume and credentials is annoying, not extraordinary.
My 7 y/o son drew an Xmas pic for every member of our family. He drew me a pic of Stone Cold
@steveaustinBSR
. He knows me well. This is getting framed!!!
#wwe
My daughter learned about optical illusions today in home school science class. She wanted to make a video sharing what she learned. This was 💯% her idea, BTW....
#GoHawks
This Hawkeye fan is celebrating the Hawkeye bowl win tonight and then moving on.
I hope we are ALL Cyclone fans tomorrow! Let’s go, State! Beat Notre Dame!!
2 themes that I thought emerged in every
@sai_iowa
Exec Leaders presentation tonight:
* Instructional coaches are serving schools districts very well
* Teacher agency & autonomy over their own professional learning is critical
Such cool, innovative things going on in Iowa!
So I’m breaking my last day of school tradition. When your daughter is “graduating” from kindergarten, you wear the suit and tie she lays out for you, not the Hawaiian shirt you’d planned to wear....
Most important book study I’ve ever done. On a whim, I asked my 8 year old (who is a very capable reader) to do this book study w/ me during winter break. She said yes! 😃
Can’t wait to see how this goes. After all, you can’t lead if you don’t read, right
@BrendaColby
!?!? 😉
Thanks to
@ElginRuckerKCCI
for covering the Trojans last night in the rain!
As I watched these highlights this morning I noticed a very familiar face. I turned my back on my son for 10 seconds and somehow he finds a hotdog and the KCCI camera crew.... 🤦🏻♂️🤣
My little buddy Jackson was torn on what to do for his school project so he settled on wearing his favorite
#Hawkeye
NFL jersey
@gkittle46
and doing his project as
@PatrickMahomes
. He asked me to tweet this out and see if either would give it a like or respond. 😃
If I understand the game of soccer correctly, this England vs Panama blowout game (🏴 6 - 🇵🇦 0) is the
#Worldcup
equivalent of the last few Iowa vs Nebraska football games...
Just saw the updated weather forecast for Thursday evening into Friday morming.... my superintendent & transportation director friends will understand this post...
I don’t think there is a classier supt in the great state of Iowa than
@GZittergruen
... got this email yesterday. We could all learn a lot from his example!!
Saw Dr. Tom Davis sitting in the crowd at Carver today. Man I miss the way his teams played. Is firing him the biggest mistake in the history of
#hawkeye
basketball? I think argument could be made...
My 3rd grader was excited to share her very first school slideshow presentation w/ me.
She made the mistake of giving me editing rights on her presentation. When she presents it to her class next week she will discover this slide @ the end of her slide deck😂Teachable moments🤣
I’m off to teach a short music lesson to our kindergarten kids and was “volunteered” to perform by my daughter. Even though I’m a little rusty how can I say no to that?
#wishmeluck
#gonnaneedit
This Big 12 Officiating crew doing the Rose Bowl must not understand that the rules are typically different for Wisconsin. Their OL doesn’t get called for false starting when they pull right before the snap.... and they CERTAINLY don’t get called for holding. Ever. 😉😜🤣
Heads up, Iowans. Calling attention to Senate Study Bill 1065, which is this year's private school voucher and charter school Bill. Let legislators know your opinion before Monday's subcommittee meeting!
Fantastic opening of school this morning @ Pleasantville. Very evident that kids are excited to be back to school! Proud of our staff for pulling it all together.
And already identified, by far, the ugliest mask in the district this morning (posted w/ his mom permission) :)
Iowa private school & homeschool voucher bill has been drafted and submitted in Senate. Iowa Senate File (SF) 2091. Please express feelings to your legislators.
I believe a good summary of the bill & likely impact can be found here:
Any of my friends from Carlisle like me and wondering why a retired NFL quarterback was tweeting of a picture out of Mr. Fink dressed in KC Chiefs gear? 🤷🏼♂️
My heart hurts to learn my Spanish teaching mentor and friend Keith Bonnstetter passed away unexpectedly this morning while out jogging. Sr Bonn was loved by so many and will be missed. ¡Nos vemos en el otro lado, Bonn! ❤️
Student lead conferences in kindergarten? You bet!
My daughter in kindergarten explaining to my wife why she was “developing” on reading rubric in Oct & now “Proficient” this spring. Our school (& Hayden’s teacher, Mrs. Eichenberger) rocks!
Hayden & I had a blast at Miss Nelson Is Missing today at the DM Playhouse. Shout out to PHS star
@JackPray99
who was wonderful in the show & absolutely made Hayden’s day when he got her a paper airplane that he made & threw as a part of the show. Thanks Jack! You are the best!!
I totally get the need to be fair and objective, but this is the absolute stupidest thing I think have ever heard of. Iowa Educators take notice... this is a deal breaker!!