It seems to me that the global pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice have launched us into a heightened awareness of a self-care. Particularly in the world of education, there has been much talk about the importance of taking care of our inner and outer selves because, if we allow the weight of these societal […]
“If we allow ourselves to remain in a state of worry, then we will often not be as effective as we could be. It’s good to be concerned about our students and what the future holds, but we don’t have the time or the mental space to sit in worry.”
If you have lived any length of time, you have had something happen to you that you did not cause, did not want, or did not anticipate. If you have lived any length of time you have enjoyed many successes, happiness, and joy due to your actions and efforts or as a result of those […]
When will it be enough? When will all the efforts we make to do the best — no, more than our best — be enough? Is enough even something to aspire to? Is enough even possible? Who determines what enough is? Yes, we know when we have had enough food to eat. We often know when we’ve had enough […]
This skin I’m in; this hair I wear; the style in my dress; my words so sage always feeling like I’m on stage; But have you heard my heart, my passion for this work? Have you seen me in the morning greeting students and families at the door? Have you seen me take a walk with […]
Dear Pandemic Principal, Yes! I’m talking to you, first year principal who ran a school online for months. You, the fifth year principal who felt like a first year principal. You, the mid-career principal who considered changing careers for the first time ever during this school year. You, the 20 year veteran principal who decided […]
I composed this tweet today about reopening schools and thought that I should capture it here! Y’all. Planning for #reopeningschools-getting parents to respond to preference survey, safety protocols, class groupings, furniture, procedures, schedules, managing teacher & parent Qs & anxiety, communication abt every move being made, is hard. Why didn’t y’all tell me?? All this […]
I am so excited to announce that the Women Who Lead in Education Featuring School Principals 2nd Edition is now available for pre-order! The pre-order cost is $23.98 which includes shipping. https://womenwholeadanthol.wixsite.com/…/ms-trelane-clark I, along with eight other sitting principals will be sharing our leadership journey as well as best practices for Parent and Community Engagement, […]
It started with a slow climb that was scenic and made me feel secure, like things were moving in the right direction –upwards. When it got to that summit and hovered there for a few moments, that’s when I felt it teeter as it prepared for its steep swoop downward and into that sideways twist. […]
I tried to downplay my existence as a Black woman amongst a faculty of predominantly white educators, but it was hard. My chocolate brown skin and my various hairstyles are a dead give away. I tried to downplay my educational achievements, but I couldn’t. My intellectual acuity and the degrees on my wall are a […]
On October 1, I celebrated being a principal for 90 days! Someone said to me “Are you counting down the days?” No, I’m counting up the days! Every day it’s something new. It’s a cliche but it is true. Every day I have been presented with something new to consider, a new problem to solve, […]
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