Making connections. Marni from El Paso is an aspiring superintendent.

Congratulations Jevon, coaches and teammates!

Congratulations Ethan,Coaches and teammates!

Teachers — you know you make a difference for kids... but never forget the difference you make for the adults. Your support, your collaboration, and your energy... it all matters! You make your school a better place to work for your colleagues.

Leaders, like coaches, are forced to abandon their plans in order to deliver on the vision. The uncertainty of the landscape will require constant reassessment of your plans. The leader who refuses to scrap or revise his plan rarely reaches his destination. Stanley

End of a great year. facebook.com/35980066466974…

The moment abstract concepts are understood to have human consequences, is the moment our ability to solve problems and innovate becomes remarkable. Sinek

Humility is realizing and emphasizing the importance of others. It is not putting yourself down; it is lifting others up. From Lead Like Jesus

When your heart, head, hands, and habits are aligned, extraordinary levels of loyalty, trust, and productivity will result. Blanchard, Ken; Hodges, Phil. Lead Like Jesus (p. 31).

People don’t resist change; they resist loss.

Exciting opportunities for our students. facebook.com/1644906415/pos…

Unlike in Washington, the Texas Legislature passes balanced budgets using four Constitutional limits on spending and growth. Check out this video for a quick review of the four limits that keep our budget spending in check every two years. #txlege

Most leaders do not have all the answers. Good leaders are not threatened by all the questions.

More than 40 states have already allocated federal funds to districts. What's the hold up in Texas? abc13.co/3uUtWQS

State leaders are sitting on $18 billion in federal relief funds intended for schools. You can help by emailing lawmakers now: bit.ly/3swbixq #txed

BREAKING: Pending school board approval, Hamlin selects Wheeler head coach Chris Evans to be next head football coach and athletic director. Evans won 33 games with four trips to the playoffs in four years in Wheeler. #txhsfb bigcountryhomepage.com/sports/hamlin-…

BIG COUNTRY PREPS FEATURE Hamlin bids farewell to an old friend #HamlinPiedPipers #BigCountryPreps bigcountrypreps.com/2021/04/28/fea…

It makes your haters mad when they can’t do anything to steal your joy. 😬

Leaders provide a mental picture of a preferred future and then ask others to follow them there; asking them to follow us to a place they have never been before; and to a place we have never been before either. That takes guts. That takes nerve. That takes courage. Stanley