Happy Monday to all.
Last Friday morning for us started with an email from a staff member that had positive comments on how Keli and I handled a situation. It felt good to receive that email as we take pride in working hard for DCES. Then on Friday afternoon, we had a staff member approach us about an item that we did not handle well. It also felt good to receive that feedback as well. That may surprise you to hear that the negative feedback felt good as well? Our feeling as administration is that we need to hear from our staff what is going well and what is not going so well. I want to strive to continue building a culture where our staff members can share when mistakes are made and offer solutions for improvement. If we can give each other honest feedback for improvement it is going to create an amazing culture at DCES.
Some of our NET Teachers are starting their first observations this week and this is the way that we view these evaluations. They will give an opportunity to grow and give honest feedback on what is going well and what is not going well. Just like Friday afternoon gave Keli and I an opportunity to reflect upon the feedback we were given and make a plan for improvement. A recent training for the two of us taught us to avoid the BCD. Avoid the route of Blame, Complain and Deflect, but instead use the information to Reflect and Improve.
Looking forward to a great week,
James & Keli
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