What Do I Want?

The past week has been an interesting one as I begin to prepare for the upcoming school year. In more of a leadership position this fall I have had to take some time to really think about what I want, what kind of administrator do I want to be, what type of culture and belief system do I want developing in my building and how is all of this going to happen.

I want children to want to come to school because they never know what they might miss. I want students to go home at the end of the day and say something to the effect of "Guess what happened/we did at school today? It was so (insert positive adjective here)" I want to offer a safe, caring, respectful, inviting (and fun, who am I kidding...) learning environment where adults (me included), know the names of students and parents and something about them to begin developing positive relationships.  I want to be part of a building that values relationships and open communication, collaboration and conversations, as well as curriculum content. I want to meet the needs of staff and students as well as address and prioritize the wants but more specifically help others address the difference. I want to influence and inspire others to read, investigate, question, discuss, listen and learn to be a better, more knowledgeable, more experienced, more skillful version of themselves.

This will not occur easily or quickly. Conversations need to be had, discussions need to occur, relationships need to develop and time needs to pass and I am sure that in time I can readdress this topic as "What Do I Need?"