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REFLECTIONS ON THE YEAR…
The ASCA conference is nearly upon us, which means we’ve wrapped up another school year. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year. This is a time when I can sit back to consider new trends and...
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Pictures from this Past Year
Packing my bike to go to the east coast… my son Cameron is a great help! Finish line of last year’s MS ride. Just Linda and me. This year we’ll be part of Andy’s team, not just riding in memory of his...
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Continued Biking Adventures!
For those of you who have been following our biking, we had another terrific year! Linda again flew out to Oregon so we could do the Seattle to Portland, and I just returned from the City to Shore...
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As we continue to deal with the unfolding of the swine flu threat, we need to keep in mind that the health departments in your area will have the information you need on dealing with the health...
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Seattle-to-Portland 2009!
We did it again! Linda and I hopped on our bikes early Saturday morning, July 11th, and pedaled our way all the way to Castle Rock (about 140 miles) for an earlier arrival this year. That was terrific...
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Time to look at the new school year, and I’m turning over a new leaf as well. Until now, the blog has just had personal reflections on life, but wasn’t focused on “notes from the field” as much as I’d...
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Amidst the hurricane on the east coast and forest fires in the west, students are flooding back through the school doors and into our daily lives again. Because the anniversary of 9/11 occurs so early...
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As we approach 9/11, I find myself a little listless and somewhat lonely. Until the towers fell, I experienced 9/11 just the way most people on the West Coast did – seeing the coverage, horrified to...
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Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Our hearts are broken with this horrific event. We’ve been posting guidelines of varieties of sorts on the website. We are getting many questions from schools regarding how to support staff who are...
View ArticleThe Boston Marathon Bombing
Once again we face a nameless and anonymous threat, and once again we struggle with how best to support our youth/students. I’m glad to answer questions – or at least give my best reflective response...
View ArticleResponding to Catastrophic Events is a Three-phase Recovery
This past couple of weeks have been fraught with calls from districts facing more difficult challenges than usual. What is blatantly apparent is how much better we are at the first mobilization...
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Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
Our hearts are broken with this horrific event. We’ve been posting guidelines of varieties of sorts on the website. We are getting many questions from schools regarding how to support staff who are...
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Responding to Catastrophic Events is a Four Phase Recovery
This past couple of weeks have been fraught with calls from districts facing more difficult challenges than usual. What is blatantly apparent is how much better we are at the first mobilization and...
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COVID-19 and The Journey Ahead
COVID-19 and The Journey Ahead It is going to be a long slog for all of us; young and old, families and classrooms, groups of all sorts and each of us individually. Anxiety often causes us to draw in,...
View ArticleThe Continued Journey
A few quick additions to the information in the blog post below. We will be hosting Zoom calls on Tuesdays and Thursdays until we update this site to announce otherwise. At 11:00 Pacific time, Cheri...
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