1. I hope you had a restful and relaxing summer!

2.  Teresa Ambler, food service  Karn Bates, crossing guard  Patricia Bourget, phy. ed. teacher  Bonnie Fagan, elementary Title 1 teacher  Brenda Gilmartin, administrative assistant  DeAnn Halverson, elementary special education teacher  Kelly Herman, special education aide  Heather Lahr, elementary music teacher  Sara Leitheiser, kindergarten teacher

3.  Jonathan Lueck, middle school/high school vocal music teacher  Renee Martell, kindergarten teacher  Sandra Nemec, administrative assistant  Carolyn Pekol, early childhood teacher  Staci Sandstrom, special education aide  Michelle Sather, elementary science teacher  Susan Sivertson, gifted talented coordinator  Jeff Tollefson, community liaison  Jill Urdahl, high school counselor

4. The Talent Within

5.  To build trust relationships.  To build community partnerships. “The best way to find yourself is in the service of others.” Ghandi

6. “There can be no great accomplishment without risk.” Neil Armstrong

7. Working together we can make great things happen!

12. How are we going to do it?

13. “Collecting data is only the first step toward wisdom, but sharing data is the first step toward community.” Henry Louis Gates, Jr. We need to create a collaborative culture with a focus on learning for all. Embrace Collaboration!

16. Weed the garden

17. “What content do we currently teach that we can eliminate from the curriculum because it is not essential?” Learning by Doing

18. We can succeed only by concert. It is not "can any of us imagine better?" but, "can we all do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise -- with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. Abraham Lincoln Annual Message to Congress December, 1862

19.  What you are doing has great importance.  You can do it!  I am not giving up on you!

20.  Building Re-organization  Technology  Offerings-e-classes, virtual…  Scheduling  Handbook  Merit Pay  Safety  Wellness…

22. “A strong woman stands up for herself. A stronger woman stands up for everyone else.” I am here to stand up for you.

23. At times it might seem like a monumental task, but if we work together, we can make it happen.