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Man, it’s hard to believe, but the start of school is staring at us in the face. My list of to-do’s stays relatively constant, but for some reason I have more this year than others. We have a major schedule change, which means we’ve had to rethink how we do the start to the day, lunch times, and ending of the day. We’ve had to put together a plan that will accommodate the new times but be flexible enough to change when problems arise. This is still in progress.

In addition to the new schedule, I have a few other items on my list for the rest of this week and next:

• Put together an in-service presentation for teachers. We’ll cover retention procedures with student interventions, playground rules/tracking procedures, and how we’re going to implement 40 Assets into our classrooms.
• Finish up some materials for my admin program and send in my certification materials.
• Get the rest of my office unpacked and ready to go for the school year.
• Figure out Outlook 2007, a big change from Groupwise that we’ve been using for the past several years. I like it, but I need to learn more about it to make it fit in with my way of being organized.
• How will Evernote fit in with all of this? My goal is 50% paperless this year.
• Sit down and discuss all of these (and more!) with the principal.

I’m always excited to start the school year. It’s the most important time of the school year, in my opinion, because how you start sets the tone for the next 36 weeks.

How’s the start of your year going?

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