On Saturday at our little party, Jamie confessed that she was stressed about our PD day. She said, "I am supposed to be making a presentation that has a theme from The Bachelor and I've never seen the show."
I said, "If I know you, it will be amazing."
Jamie doesn't do anything halfway.
It all came about when people were a little punchy from a long meeting and leaning into alliteration and when someone said we were going to talk about data at our PD day, someone else called it a date with data and Matt went with it. Make it Bachelor themed!
But he put Jamie in charge. She said she went around the building and talked to anyone she could about the show so she could make her presentation.
We had a short break and she marshaled the coaches and set up lights around the library and had rose petals and champagne flutes on the tables and Matt wore a suit. (He was quick to point out he was not the bachelor, but the host.)
They came around and poured us sparkling cider. And then Jamie gave a really great presentation that was just about data but it was very helpful and well done and data matters to us so it was good.
Everyone got a rose at the end.
Later, after Matt had changed back into casual clothes, he gave us a presentation on RISE test ethics (that's our state test). One of the teachers said, "This was a perfect opportunity to play the clip of "Let's Get Ethical" from The Office."
Matt said, "OK, fine. Play it." And she did.
School can be heavy sometimes. We have lots of really struggling students and lots of heartbreaking situations. It can be hard and exhausting and a lot.
It can also be really fun. When you have that many creative people who bring their whole heart and soul to their job and don't take themselves too seriously, it is a good time.
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