NeSA-Get with the program!

During assessment season, leadership is visible everywhere in Grand Island Public Schools! Here is just one example shared by a teacher and principal today.  Take a look at his shirt.....he is so ready for NeSA testing today!!

Have to love this student's attitude in preparation for NeSA testing!  

This last couple of weeks, I have heard many examples of how schools are creating an environment that supports and encourages students to do their very best!  From videos of adults wishing students "good luck" to skits that entertain, yet provide strategies students can use! The creativity behind the planning is reflective in the attitudes and effort demonstrated by our students. 

This has direct implications regarding our approach to our day to day work and how our own attitude and thinking impacts the outcome.  A believe it was William Glasser that presented the questions, "Where is your mind spending it's time?" and "is it helping or hurting?".  I often find myself referring to these questions not only to reflect, but to help move from a fixed to a growth mindset.  The student in the picture above made me think about how actions impact attitude and the value in modeling it to others!  

"Change your thoughts and you change the world."— Norman Vincent Peale