Personal Reflections of a Middle-Aged Man

Happy Fall Everyone! It has been a while since my last post, meaning it will be a longer post as well… Evaluation season is here and that takes a lot of principal’s time now. It does allow for good conversations with the teachers and to see all the wonderful things happening in our classrooms. So… Continue reading Volunteering at Zuni

It has been a little while since my last post. I’ve missed writing and posting. With four children and learning a new school, life can get hectic, which is why I post when I can. After I got a little more settled in, I started meeting with each teacher and staff member at school (I’ve… Continue reading Your Thoughts…

Being a principal is not always easy. Even we have hard days like all of you at whatever your vocation may be. Luckily, there are more up days than hard days. I try to encourage and remind everyone to maintain balance in ones life. This is something that I have to continually work on myself.… Continue reading Life Balance

Each year, as you know, the Public Education Department (PED) issues a School Report Card for all public schools in New Mexico. The grade is based upon many factors—student academic growth, opportunities to learn, bonus points—each worth a certain number of points. This year, Zuni received a grade of A. This is an improvement over… Continue reading School Report Card 2014

Have you heard the new song All About the Bass by Meghan Trainer? If not, I recommend a listen. I was introduced to it by Richard and I have been listening to it quite a bit the past few days. For me, it was worth a buy just for the beat. When you hear it,… Continue reading All About The Bass

I wanted to give a quick update on James and the snake bite. We had the follow-up meeting with the doctor yesterday. All of his blood work came back great. There should be no long-term effects. The family is feeling very relieved. Thank you again for all the messages and well-wishes. It meant a lot… Continue reading Update on James

Have you ever had a song get stuck in your head that just won’t go away. This happens to me every once in a while and it drives my children a little nuts. These songs have been from obscure to current and from all genres. Examples include Swing Low Sweet Chariot to Jackson to True… Continue reading Songs

There are things in life that you hope you never have to experience. This past Sunday, one of those experiences happened. With the recent rainy season we are having, the weeds in our yard seem to grow several inches every day, and pop-up everywhere. We’ve been trying to keep up with weeding with varying degrees… Continue reading An Interesting Two Days

This wasn’t the post I had thought I would do, but that is okay. Richard shared this link with me about a TedTalk given by Jarrett Krosoczka. He is the author and illustrator of the popular Lunch Lady book series. I’ve been trying to assist in the cafeteria every day as this school year has begun.… Continue reading Heroes of the Lunchroom