Today was the day.
I woke up this morning and on my drive to school I prayed that God would give me strength to make today meaningful and applicable for our teachers.
The T-TESS system is drastically different from the system we've used in prior years. It will take patience, time, and lots planning to make T-TESS successful in our school.
About an hour into training we took a restroom break and I had this feeling that our teachers were overwhelmed already and stressing about the new appraisal system. I prayed in the restroom at the school, I prayed that God would take over and as Toby Mac says, "Steal My Show." I prayed that God would guide my words and calm their hearts. I prayed that we can make this work.
After lunch, I was on a slide in the presentation and I had this moment of something I didn't plan but suddenly needed to share, I told my staff this--
"I didn't sign up to be an administrator to "grade" and "judge" teachers. I signed up to become an administrator to change kids' lives. I signed because someone saw something in me that I didn't even see in myself, and it wasn't an excellent ability to "grade" teachers on PDAS or any instrument for that matter. We all got into this education business because of kids."
T-TESS is a tool to help us get better, stronger, and grow for our kids. T-TESS will stretch us, mold us, grow us and believe me we will ALL have growing pains. But we are in this together.
One Team, One Purpose.
Change Kids' Lives for the better!
