It may be just a few weeks later than usual but that first deadline time is here! It certainly hasn’t been easy, but you’ve got this.
Systems of Success
As I have been interacting with all my teacher and adviser friends around the country, it’s become crystal clear to me – this year is an unbelievable challenge for everyone. It’s all new. No two days are the same. And no one can really understand what teaching is like now unless you are doing it…
So much to do. So little time. In person? Online? Hybrid? As the year begins, it’s definitely worth the time and effort to get all these organizational systems in place as they will pay rich dividends throughout your production process. Even though this year will be like no other, an organized, flexible staff will meet…
I have been schooled. I attended the Becky Tate School of Google Forms. If you know Becky Tate, the yearbook adviser of Shawnee Mission North High School in Shawnee, Kansas, or if you know me, you understand that getting us to focus long enough to teach each other something is a miracle. But we did…
What a crazy year it’s been, and the crazy isn’t slowing down. My love and support go out to you. You are all truly my heroes. Regardless of how and when you are starting school, here are some helpful systems you should consider getting in place as your year gets underway. 1. Develop Your Team…
School gets back in session sometime between August 1 and Labor Day. (What ever happened to our three carefree months of summer?) Consider putting these systems in place to get you and your staff off to the strongest possible start for 2020. 1. System of Communication In my 38 years of advising and working with…
The book gets done and distributed and it’s instantly time to start thinking about next year. That was fast. It’s time to get the creative juices flowing and start gathering inspiration and contemplate what the story of 2020 at your school will be. Part One – Story Quest What story do you want to tell…
It always comes down to this. Your final deadline is just days away and there are way too many pages left to finish. There it is. That image of Sisyphus pushing the rock up the hill. The peak is within reach but the summit still seems a long way away. And the stone is huge…
Whether it’s your first year as adviser or your 30th, one ongoing task that you will always be working on is recruiting. Each and every year, you must find willing, talented, hard-working students and convince them that they want to sign up to be a member of staff and help create the book with you.…
One of my most significant failures as an adviser was that I never put into place a strong system that helped me manage the holiday deadline season well. For too many years, all of the 35 I was an adviser, I let December deadlines manage my life and they drained too much of the joy…
