Progress (Reports)
I’ve been at Trinity for ten years this month. During that time I’ve seen a lot of change. I can remember when the technology lab was a 15×20 concrete room in which the computers faced the walls, the building was a dull shade of gray and those concrete walls leaked when it rained. I also remember that it was easier to stay in touch and I saw just about everyone everyday in the smaller space. We’ve certainly made a lot of changes and progress since I started here.
One of this years progressions is the move to a new progress report system. With the new system all student data is in one place and we’re able to produce a very professional end product. As with all progress the new system has required extra work and change on many levels. Both physically and emotionally. Our teachers have spent the last few weeks using a new system, sometimes learning by trial and error. As one of the people responsible for moving the data from input to output I’ve enjoyed seeing teachers liberated from the old 2×2 comment ‘box’. There’s nothing harder than trying to condence four passionate paragraphs into two.
Since all change creates stress I’ve included a link to some stress busters that I hope you will find enjoyable.