It's only 2 1/2 more weeks before I head back to the States for TWO MONTHS. I can't believe I'll be back for that long, and right now, it only fills me with worry about how the school will do while I'm away.
It's been a rough couple of weeks on this muscle that I have called TRUST.
And I suppose that muscle will continue to be stretched and worked for as long as I live, especially as long as I live and work here. Sometimes that stretching is a bit painful. But, it's necessary. And in the end, we all learn. We all grow. We all learn.
In any case, as I prepare for the month that I'm gone, I'm trying to think of the daily little things that have to get accomplished around here...the things that I run out of time to do.
...the library...well, that place is in a constant state of inputting books and shelving new items!
...the behavior management...a daily part of the job as principal, not fun, but there all the same...
...one on one meetings with teachers to mentor and disciple...
...observations in classrooms...
...the budget...
...contacting parent's about missing fees...
...comforting children who have gotten hurt...
...conducting weekly meetings (2 times a week)...
...overseeing sponsorship information...
...communicating with sponsors, volunteers, and staff regarding the school...
...weekly leadership team meetings....
...overseeing the running of the office and its personnel...
...putting together the data for the students behavior and academics...
...purchasing needed items...
...working with GES to get our licensing...
...filtering water for classrooms...
And it feels like about a million other things fill up my time here.
How do I prepare for the unknown?
I've been walking through my daily to-do's and trying to think of everything that could possibly be needed while I'm away, and prepare for that.
It's overwhelming to think of being away from the school that long and not know how things will go, but I also know that I am in desperate need of time away and I know this time away will be so rich for me.
Praying for God's wisdom to follow me as I figure this all out.
It's been a rough couple of weeks on this muscle that I have called TRUST.
And I suppose that muscle will continue to be stretched and worked for as long as I live, especially as long as I live and work here. Sometimes that stretching is a bit painful. But, it's necessary. And in the end, we all learn. We all grow. We all learn.
In any case, as I prepare for the month that I'm gone, I'm trying to think of the daily little things that have to get accomplished around here...the things that I run out of time to do.
...the library...well, that place is in a constant state of inputting books and shelving new items!
...the behavior management...a daily part of the job as principal, not fun, but there all the same...
...one on one meetings with teachers to mentor and disciple...
...observations in classrooms...
...the budget...
...contacting parent's about missing fees...
...comforting children who have gotten hurt...
...conducting weekly meetings (2 times a week)...
...overseeing sponsorship information...
...communicating with sponsors, volunteers, and staff regarding the school...
...weekly leadership team meetings....
...overseeing the running of the office and its personnel...
...putting together the data for the students behavior and academics...
...purchasing needed items...
...working with GES to get our licensing...
...filtering water for classrooms...
And it feels like about a million other things fill up my time here.
How do I prepare for the unknown?
I've been walking through my daily to-do's and trying to think of everything that could possibly be needed while I'm away, and prepare for that.
It's overwhelming to think of being away from the school that long and not know how things will go, but I also know that I am in desperate need of time away and I know this time away will be so rich for me.
Praying for God's wisdom to follow me as I figure this all out.
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