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DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 19, 2011
Thankful for substitutes! Schools truly need them.
Great job. My mom had hers this week. I am not sure how it went yet but her pre meeting didn't go as well. She got vertigo for the first time this week. Tuesday the doctor put her on medicine (basically prescription Bonine) and she was really foggy at her meeting. The principle understood. This is the last one she will need to do. I think here they do them every other year as long as you do good on them. She is retiring after the 23/24 school year.I was a PreK public school teacher for nearly 20 years. My last full year was my best in all ways. I had reached a level of mastery in my practice. I had parent involvement like never before. I really loved that class. On my observations and end of year evaluation, I had always scored "Accomplished" overall with a couple of areas "Exemplary." That last year, I scored "Exemplary" across the board.
Then the pandemic happened. I watched my friends take early retirement while I figured out what to do next. I spoke with my principal about the sudden opening in Kindergarten in October, told her that I would like it, and she just handed it to me without any formal interviews because she knew that I would deliver. I taught online. I socially distanced and wore masks (still do). I survived. I have been learning how to teach Kindergarten, which in Connecticut is more like 1st grade, a grade I had no training or experience in. In spite of that, I have done well enough to score "Accomplished." That's not good enough for me, when I knew that I had done more in the past. So, I have committed to the rigorous Science of Reading trainings and implemented what I learned. Last year, I didn't have the confidence I am used to having, but I kept pushing forward and doing my best. This year, I have had many challenging behaviors which have taken my focus away from being better, but I kept trying.
I recently had my first observation of the school year...
Drumroll please...
EXEMPLARY scores across the board!!!
Well done you - congratulations!I was a PreK public school teacher for nearly 20 years. My last full year was my best in all ways. I had reached a level of mastery in my practice. I had parent involvement like never before. I really loved that class. On my observations and end of year evaluation, I had always scored "Accomplished" overall with a couple of areas "Exemplary." That last year, I scored "Exemplary" across the board.
Then the pandemic happened. I watched my friends take early retirement while I figured out what to do next. I spoke with my principal about the sudden opening in Kindergarten in October, told her that I would like it, and she just handed it to me without any formal interviews because she knew that I would deliver. I taught online. I socially distanced and wore masks (still do). I survived. I have been learning how to teach Kindergarten, which in Connecticut is more like 1st grade, a grade I had no training or experience in. In spite of that, I have done well enough to score "Accomplished." That's not good enough for me, when I knew that I had done more in the past. So, I have committed to the rigorous Science of Reading trainings and implemented what I learned. Last year, I didn't have the confidence I am used to having, but I kept pushing forward and doing my best. This year, I have had many challenging behaviors which have taken my focus away from being better, but I kept trying.
I recently had my first observation of the school year...
Drumroll please...
EXEMPLARY scores across the board!!!
Sending positive vibes your way!Pray for me dis-ers....not only is it project from h#ll weekend, but DS10 brought home a recorder
There will be no monitored eating between now and Wednesday night.
Plus side the seeds I ordered from etsy came in so I have to go through them all to see when they should be planted. Yay for salad and flowers!