What is your greatest possession?

What is your greatest possession?  It’s your kids, right?  As parents we work to provide for our kids; we want the best for our kids; we send our prized possession (our kids) to school so they have the best opportunity this world offers. 

The 2013-2014 KPREP test scores became public right before fall break.  Once again, Scott County High School is a Proficient Progressing school.  Our overall assessment score rose from 71.6 to 73.2.  We continue to do great things.

A friend of mine who lives in another district took his daughter to the doctor in Georgetown.  He overheard negative comments about our school.  He interjected into the conversation by sharing how fortunate the students of Scott County are.  “Do you realize what you have here in your schools?” he questioned.  “My community would give our eye teeth to have just half of what you do.”

We’re not perfect.  No school is.  However, how many schools have the opportunity to offer piano at school?  How many schools have an ECS where students are gaining real world experience?  How many schools offer the number of AP courses we do?

The staff at SC9S is one of the best.  Take time to encourage them.  Believe it or not, they have a tough job.

I love this quote by Baruti Kafele.  “By adding an attitude of nothing less than excellence to our practice every day, then we increase the probability exponentially that excellence will in fact occur.”

As educators we want the best for your kids.  We practice excellence.  We know we are charged with teaching your students to be the prized possessions you created them to be.