You’re not going to win over a struggling student by beating them down. It will come through the relationship you create while you’re building them up.

Had a fun field day celebrating our 6th graders for winning our school-wide March Madness competition. #disruptor #thisisouryear #ffmstakeflight #lovemyjob

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While we want our kids to do well and show growth on the EOG, we also want them to know that they are so much more than a test score. #EOGseason #disruptor #thisisouryear #ffmstakeflight #greatthingsarehappening

"Core Wars" EOG math/ELA Power Words Review ✅ We had so much fun today. Honestly, I think the adults had just as much fun as the kids. 😂 #disruptor #thisisouryear #ffmstakeflight #lovemyjob #greatthingsarehappening

So excited to begin EOG Bootcamp with Mrs. Martin's & Mrs. Winn's ELA classes next week. Can't wait for our EOG "Skills & Drills" Fridays. #disruptor #thisisouryear #ffmstakeflight #lovemyjob #greatthingsarehappening #aimingforgrowth

Love seeing our teachers having one-on-one chats with their kids about their data/growth. When Ts see the value in data, their kids see the value in it. Fav part of those chats was hearing a student say, "I am so proud of myself. I have grown so much." ❤️ #thisisouryear

We got to reward these awesome students today with a pizza party for their hard work in our afterschool EOG review. Let's crush those EOGs! 💙🤍 #disruptor #thisisouryear #makeasplash #ffmstakeflight #greatthingsarehappening

We are ready for day 1 of EOGs tomorrow! To all of our kids who are testing the next 4 days, relax and do your best. You've got this! You've been working so hard and we are so proud of you! 💙🤍 #disruptor #thisisouryear #ffmstakeflight #greatthingsarehappening #aimingforgrowth

Way to go, ladies! So proud of you. 🖤💛

Congratulations to Manteo High School’s Sydnee Ballance and Jill Leary as they represented Region 1 this past week in the North Carolina State Games!

Every educator needs to read this book! 🔥💯 Weston Kieschnick

A couple of quotes that stood out to me today at our Adaptive Schools training. Another great day of learning, reflecting, and engaging. Seth N. Brown Dare County Schools

Such an amazing week of learning, collaborating, reflecting, engaging, brainstorming, & planning. Can't wait to put these concepts & strategies into practice and share what we've learned with First Flight Middle School Thank you Adaptive Schools Seth N. Brown Johanna Parker DareEdFdtn

Students and schools don’t need a perfect teacher because a perfect teacher doesn’t exist. They need a teacher that’s going to do their best to get students to enjoy coming to school. A teacher who will get their students to enjoy learning.

Here’s an awesome message for a new school year....We need to prepare students for their future ..not our past.... If we view education in exactly the same way we did 10 years ago, we’re not doing what kids need.

I work w/ THE MOST AMAZING teachers!! My P. I. C Marianne Lowe and got to share some MTSS Refresher info w/ our staff today, alongside 3 awesome Ts. Tracey, Joy & Kaley you crushed it today! Thanks for sharing how you use small grps & data in your classroom. #bettertogether

We did it! First Flight Middle School is a "B" school! All of our hard work paid off "B"ig time!! That's what happens when you build relationships, teach with intentionality, and focus on student engagement. Now, it's time to get to work on earning that" A". 😁 #bettertogether #celebrateus