There’s been nothing more all-consuming this August than the construction taking place on the school. When it’s all said and done, we’re going to have new shower rooms, a new …

It doesn’t feel like a year has passed since I first started this job – it feels more like ten.  I spent the first year getting to know people and …

School’s out for summer!  June is arguably the most transitional month in education.  Sure, school lets out and most people go on vacation but there’s still work to be done …

I saw a story on the national news this week about a school in Arizona and how proud they were that they had achieved a 100% graduation rate.  Laurynne, feel …

If you’ve ever worked at a school, you know that the end of the school year is always crazy.  No matter how hard you plan, things always creep up on …

They say it takes a village to raise a child.  I say it takes a Township to educate them all.  We educators have been working hard all year to promote …

Why do you live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan?  For some, like our students, it’s not really a choice.  Their families live in the UP and so they’re stuck …

Last year was the most challenging year of my teaching career.  The pandemic changed how we needed to look at education.  Having to go online and teach virtually was not …

A teaching colleague used to tell me, “If an administrator is out, the school still runs just fine.  If a teacher is out and there are no subs, the school …

This month’s update is really going to shed some light on what it’s like being a superintendent in an isolated school district in northern Michigan.  We started out November with …