Servant Profession

Monday Moment:

"Education is a servant profession." George Couros    

 Servant Leadership can be described as putting your students first and yourself second.  Couros' observation of the education field really describes how noble our profession is.  Being a good listener, helping each students achieve their individual success, catching students being good and giving respect are all strong qualities of this type of leadership. Being a servant leader is a humbling experience that creates a caring and accepting culture - a place where we all want to be.

I feel fortunate that servant leadership is the core Perry Central Community Schools (in my opinion.)  I see this leadership style everyday in our building. Faculty, staff and students go above and beyond to ensure that each and every student has what it takes to learn; whether it is food on the table, clothes on their backs, a good friend or a helping hand. I am proud that my own children get to be apart of a community that continues to give and put others first.  A sincere thank you to all of you for giving so much of yourselves everyday and making everyone feel they matter.

Promising Practices:

The RTI team has been reading an interesting book called "Causes and Cures" by Margaret Searle .  It is a book based on brain research that can give us a lot of information about the behaviors and academic stresses our students face everyday.  Here are a few quick facts you may find interesting:

• The term executive function is used by neurologist to describe the brain processes that drive our ability to focus, solve problems, organize ourselves, remember information, learn from mistakes and manage impulses. 
• Executive skills such s planning, attention span and organization show a spike in development at the age of 5, but do not peak until late to mid-20's!! (THAT explains a few things!!  :-) )
• Genetics, disabilities, stages of life, gender, quality of family life, self-concept and stress levels all affect the natural timeline for the development of executive functioning. 
• Understanding how executive skills develop can help us figure out the best responses to academic and behavioral problems that are often mistaken for laziness, carelessness or lack of motivation. 

Stay tuned in next week for more information!  

Important Dates:  
- November 28 -   Girls Varsity vs. Lanesville  5:30 p.m.

- November 29 - 

- November 30 - 

- December 1 -   Girls Varsity Vs. Crawford Co.  5:30 p.m.

- December 2 -  Boys Varsity Vs. Cannelton  6:00 p.m.






Have a Great Week!