So here's the short of it, 
I hope it's a great year.

And here's the long.

Our regular work week starts up tomorrow.  Teachers come to work on Thursday.  We've got just a few days to get everything ready for students to hit the doors.  I was in a school last Thursday to help prep for a training tomorrow.  It was that just before school feeling.  The floors have been stripped and waxed.  They will not be this shiny again until next year!  The lockers are standing empty and without locks.  Somewhere in an office or a teachers lounge somewhere there are hundreds or maybe even thousands of locks just waiting to be assigned.

...and there've been no referrals to the office yet, not even a reprimand from the teacher.  There aren't any missed assignments or failed tests yet either...  It's a time to start over.  Everyone gets to start fresh - the students, the teachers, the support people, the administrators.  Everyone gets another chance - a chance to do things differently this time.  A chance to listen a little more closely, to get that thing done in a little more timely way, and to try just a little harder this time.

I hope everyone has an opportunity to face a new challenge and come out a winner.