After making a PA announcement. Arianna:Hey! Is your name Ms. Clayton,were you the AP at Durfee. Me:Yes! I was.Arianna:It was your voice,I remember that voice,that strong stern clear voice. The best part of being an educator is coming into contact w/adults who once were your Ss.

I woke up with a different pep in my step this morning. It’s going to be an AWESOME and EXCITING day! I’m ready for ALL of it!

So excited to be able to return to the Principal role Burns Elementary-Middle School. Making impact and being purposeful is my #1 goal as an educator. Reunited and it feels “oh” so good!#BlessedAndGrateful

Today was an action packed day. I met with over 200 students which consisted of 6 sections of grades 4th -8th in preparation for MOY Testing Tomorrow. Students not only know where they are but most importantly they know where they are going.

The first 30 days of leading this team has been great! “No Regrets” 🐾Tappin 🐾The Burns Way 🐾 To Be The Difference

*It Really Takes A Village/So thankful for Sarah. She is such an AWESOME person who loves kids and is driven to make meaningful impact unselfishly. We were so grateful for her presence and assistance yesterday with serving the Students & Staff at Burns. She is #TheDifference🐾

Happy Monday All! What’s your motivation… My motivation is to make a lasting impact within the families that I serve on a daily basis. Proud, Privileged and Positioned to lead the work at Burns.

I came across this great memory today. This was several years ago where we Stephanie Gaines worked well as a team. We were strong and resilient… We were all about “The Rise” Ben Jackson

As I was on a Teams Meeting this morning these 7th Grade Beauties bombarded my office to share tokens of love that they created for me.💕 So thankful for them and happy to serve by making impact and pushing the message about being #TheDifference. I truly LOVE what I do!

Rise Up DPSCD!! Burns REPRESENTIN'‼️

Whatupdoe! Bet you didn’t know that today was 313 Day! Yup… March 13th… Today at Burns we are repping our City that we love so much! We’ll start it off with myself and my AWESOME AP Mr. Davis. He gets me… 🐾

As a leader, you can have all the greatest strategies in the world but if your team doesn’t want to play for you… you are doomed. A great leader is able to shift from team to team and get results.

Today at Burns Dpscd, students were acknowledged with the following awards: ✔️Citizenship ✔️Attendance ✔️Academic Scholarship ✔️Science ✔️Art ✔️PE ✔️Dance ✔️Teacher Selection ✔️i-Ready Typical Growth for Reading and Math ✔️I-Ready Stretch Growth for Reading and Math

Got in 4 Miles before work this morning. Keep Moving, Keep Pushing… it will all come together. youtu.be/jP5jwNAGNiQ?li…

Yesterday at Burns we started the 12 Days of Christmas Spirit. Day 1 Wear Holiday Socks

12 Days of Christmas Spirit. Day 2 Wear Holiday Hat & Scarf Day.

12 Days of Christmas Spirit. Day 3 Candy Cane Day. Wear Red & White

12 Days of Christmas Spirit. Day 4 Wear A Festive Sweater