Sometimes It's the Little Things That Make All The Difference

I accepted the role of Assistant Principal last summer and spent a few weekends painting and decorating my office. Not only did I want an office that I liked but I also wanted teachers to feel welcome. When I finished I was totally satisfied that I had accomplished my goal.

Fast forward a month and I knew something had gone drastically wrong. The walls were closing in on me. There were tables, boxes, test books, and scantrons that monopolized most of my office space. I inherited the Testing Coordinator position with the Assistant Principal role in our school of nearly 1,300 students and to say that our assessment calendar was full is an understatement. In fact of the 180 school days about 160 of mine including some form of managing testing.   To accommodate it, my office turned in to this...

Believe it or not, I took a total of 40+ boxes out of my office when I packed up testing the last week of school.

I swore that I would have a different plan this year and TODAY the plan came to fruition. I am so happy! There is a closet next to my office that has now been outfitted with shelves by the district carpenter. I will keep the same organized testing sign in and out, but I no longer have it all in my office. Sometimes it's the little things that make all the difference.