

The Perfect Start to My School Year
The other day a teacher caught a glance of my school year calendar. He was taken aback by the format. The calendar has two columns running from July to December and January to June. July (and a little bit of August) is highlighted entirely in green, my favorite color. “What’s that mean?” he asked. Most of my teachers at the school where I work as a literacy coach three days a week forget I spend other days supporting other districts. I highlight each day with the color of the