August 8, 2010

This is terrible. I have not posted anything for a year! Yikes. I didn't think any one read this blog, but found out differently yesterday. (Thanks, John).

I return to school tomorrow for the 2010-2011 school year. Last school year was good, but quite busy. My school, a public, alternative home study charter, has had low enrollment. We have not laid off any teachers but our "caseloads" are not as big as a few years ago. We work with students on a one-on-one basis and are paid according to number of students we serve. I ended last year with 19 students, high for me, but am starting tomorrow with 9, quite low. We always get more students at the quarter and semester breaks. The parents see their child is not doing well and moves him/her to our program for the individual attention. Often it is a good move.

I had a great summer. I traveled all across the states. June was Rhode Island to visit my brother and his family, July was Illinois to visit Leslie S, then her mom, Patty, then to Oregon to attend the wedding of my cousin's daughter. It was busy but not stressful at all.

I feel rested and ready to tackle another school year.