In 2003, there was nothing here. Just an elementary school with a declining enrollment. And then some forces began to come together. A visionary with a thought to maximize building space, offer parents choice, creating choice orchestrated an opportunity. And I was in a kind of nether land. But she pointed at me and in 2004 I was asked to create a middle school. I remember calling someone I was involved with at midnight when I learned the news. I was a principal. A founder. Of a school yet to exist.
I had to build it.
I have been ever since. 4 Years. I am so proud of where we are. Well developed on our Quality Review. A staff I wouldn't trade for anyone's. People who are committed to what we try and do each day. Learning. How do we learn. How can we learn better. That's my building. That's my staff.
It's 2008. The building is thriving. Enrollment in both schools is up. I work as hard as I did then, now. But it has a point. The goal is unimportant. It's the process. Someone asked me yesterday how much time I have. I said ten years. It felt good. I'm doing what I enjoy most. Why leave?
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