Walking the Talk

It still amazes me that we are at the end of this course. It seems as if time has flown by. My life has been very chaotic the past few weeks but I found it somewhat amusing that I've been able to live and breathe the topic of my website- Communication Resources for Elementary School Principals. I have found myself in an unusual position of being smack in the middle of a crisis situation. And when you have a crisis, communication is the key to sooth your community's fears. Knowledge is power. I have sent home numerous one-way communications to include mass telephone messages, detailed emails, and screencasts. (Jing has been a wonderful tool and my staff loves it!) I have been surrounded by the media and know all about public service announcements and news releases. I have used facebook to communicate with my staff and parents- and even some former teachers from Ben Martin Elementary. Flyers and newsletters have been created and distributed. Business partners and community agencies have been contacted and visited. Wow! I can honestly attest first hand to the content in my website. This course came at an opportune time for me....and for that I am grateful. New Beginnings has multiple meanings to me now. I look forward to what lies ahead (in many respects).