Not all wins show up right AWAY 👀✨ Sometimes the most meaningful growth is happening quietly, underneath the surface, long before it looks like success on paper. Last year, for the first half of the school year, our district was severely short-staffed. We were supporting about 125 ESL students, and the reality was hard👎 🏫 Three full-time teachers at the elementary level 🙅‍♂️ No consistent support at the middle school 👨‍🏫One teacher at the high school Many of our students, especially in grades 3–5 and middle school, were receiving very little in-class support. At the time, I was traveling between schools, working with fourth grade in one building and fifth grade in another. Many of these students were once been my kindergarten and first grader - I KNEW THEIR STUGGLE WAS REAL AND THEY NEEDED HELP. By January, I honestly felt like we were stuck in the mud. I remember thinking, HOW IS THIS GOING TO WORK - WHO IS GOING TO HELP THESE STUDENTS? One person ❌can’t do everything. And THE realization FOR ME~ Instead of trying to carry it all alone, I reached out.I leaned into communication.I collaborated with classroom teachers.I supported new and rotating staff as best I could. Was it perfect? NO Did every student suddenly jump to grade level? NO BUT (and there is a but to this story - a happy ending if you keep 📖) By the end of the year, we saw steady growth - especially in reading fluency. Students who had been one to two grade levels behind were making progress. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t instant. But it was real. At the time, it didn’t feel like a win. LOOKING back now, a year later, I know it was. The win wasn’t “doing it all.” The win was RECOGNIZING LIMITS, REACHING FOR SUPPORT, AND TRYIN BY BEST! GROWTH happens when show up every day! And that’s what I want to invite you into here. 🌿 ✨ Your Turn (AND YES - i MEAN YOU 🌸) As you look back on this year, I’d love for you to share a win that wasn’t visible at first 👇 🌱 Took time to unfold 💭 Felt hard before it felt meaningful

We made it through one more week, and are exactly 19 days away from 2026! 🎆 I do not know about you, but I am so ready for the new year to be here! I hope you all have a great Friday - enjoy the day. You deserve it. Tonight is our staff X-Mas party - so I'm pretty excited. ✨

Did I mention that every morning when I get to work I am greeted by a group of 6 Kindergarten students who are in our Bilingual Spanish program. It is a group of 6 little girls, whose primary language is Spanish, and just listening to them chant and sing always puts such a smile on my face. I know that many of us may struggle with the way the Educational system is moving or changing. We may feel that things are becoming more unstable, less inclusive and less support for our students and teachers. THESE MOMENTS, of these students chanting the alphabet sounds as they have breakfast in our classroom really light up my day and give me hope. 💝 I am INSPIRED by their minds, and engagement in LEARNING ✨🌼 I hope you can experience such a moment for yourselves.... And remember we are all in this together, to GROW, LEARN and we became TEACHERS to change the world 🗺️🗺️💖🏫

I launched this community exactly on November 24th. We are exactly 38 members in! I am so thankful to have you all in this community. There are teachers here from all locations and walks of life. Share one goal you have for this week in this post. It could be simply to make it through the week, get some shopping done, winter cleaning, or anything. Share: One Goal, One Action you want to make towards that goal this week. See you in the comments! 💖Heather

Good morning Everyone. I am super curious what you all teach? There are so many different backgrounds in our community. What grades do you work with? What subject do you teach?