Committee Work
I am no stranger to committee work. When we moved to Wisconsin, over twenty years ago now, I immersed myself in our local school system. I had a boy entering…
Category: educational policy
Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Today, I feel compelled to write about monarch conservation. We are in the height of monarch breeding season here in the midwest, and I am seeing post after post on…
Qualities of Leadership Series: #4 Transparency
What is transparency? Throughout my involvement in different educational systems, institutions of higher learning, and other types of business ventures such as health care, I have learned that transparency is…
You Think You Know Me, But You Don’t!
I’m in kind of a quandry. I do not think people know what I do for a living, or in what disciplines I’ve been educated, nor do I have any…
Building Something From Nothing
I keep doing this – building something from nothing. This week I made a conscious decision to keep something I’ve built so I can continue using it with the freedom…
Professional Development & Environmental Education
Well, I am nine days into my final comprehensive exam for my graduate degree in Natural Resources. Two of three answers are fully drafted, and today, I am starting on…
The Fate of PTO: Are all Parent Teacher Organizations the Same?
Last night I went to a TEAM meeting at the school where I serve as Garden Club Advisor. TEAM is their version of the PTO association. I do not know…
Use Your Voting Rights Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the school board election in our town. There are two incumbents and one challenger for two seats. Are you going to vote? How well do you feel you…
