B.O.T.H.

This morning I attended the Ed/Law meeting at the County Office of Education. This is an opportunity for local educational leaders to meet with county law enforcement (Sheriff, Sonora P.D., Probation and CHP) to address any issues that schools may be having. We went around the table and discussed how the budget issues have been affecting us. It was an eye opener to hear how hard some of the other agencies have been hit, and I felt fortunate (or was it naive?) to say that we're doing relatively well budgetwise, all things considered.

When I returned to school the B.O.T.H. meeting was in progress. B.O.T.H. is the parent club for Black Oak and Twain Harte schools (hence the acronym, B.O.T.H.). This is a dedicated group of parents who work to help out the teachers and students at the schools. Today they were reviewing a number of requests for funds and were electing officers. It was nice to see parents of kindergartners getting involved (the term "fresh blood" was used). Later in the meeting the group began to start making plans for the Halloween carnival. Someone mentioned a large Winnie the Pooh costume that would fit me... I'm starting to get worried.

Over the last few days we've started having IEP meetings for our special education students. While I am still getting to know many of these students, what I've really taken away from these meetings is how dedicated my teachers are to ensuring all students are successful here. It gives me a good feeling about my staff as I know the kids are in great hands!