Some Good News

Finally! Some good news! Today the superintendent called together all the kindergarten teachers and told them we were going back to 20:1 in kindergarten through 3rd grade. Yahoo! We can finally stop dressing in red and attending school board meetings. The parent and teacher speakers can go back to normal life and the school board members can stop squirming in discomfort. It seems that the superintendent "found" some "one time only" money that will fund K for the next 3 years and he promised to maintain it after that. So he finally took a stand. I am hopeful that this is the his first step in creating his own vision for the district. Another Yahoo! I can't ever remember being so happy for other people in my life before. Our K teachers can now go back to loving their jobs and taking pride in their work. That will be a wonderful thing. We have been so desperate for some good news that this feels almost foreign. My stomach and head are both spinning. HOORAY!