You’ve Been Warned
Friday, August 17th, 2012I have a fairly high level of stress in my job as each new school year approaches. I supervise 15 adult dropout recovery programs, or learning centers as we call them, across the state which translates loosely into being a building principal for 15 small high schools. To be fair to high school principals out there, we don’t have a band, pep club, cheerleaders or athletic teams so I am exempt from many of their time consuming programs. However, I have facilities to maintain, staff to hire, curriculum to oversee, and dozens and dozens of cooperating school district administrators who need to communicate with me from time to time. I also have several other responsibilities that reach the peak of activity at the start of the school year. So here’s a word of warning. If I tell you I’m stressed out, believe me. If I tell you to tread lightly when I’m stressed out, believe me. Apparently, John is a non-believer, and that has made the last few weeks interesting to say the least.