My 4th yr w/my #BISDfamily is complete! I wasn’t just the PRS. I was advocate & ambassador. I was slave driver & freedom fighter. I taught my kids to both dig deep & let go. 192 wrk days ago: no idea how I’d work this gig. Now I can’t imagine my life w/o it! #TheirFireIsMyPassion
When your office converts to a nursery (and back again) a few times a day, you get to see your students bravely take their seats to get past that last hurdle, & the term “End Of Course” takes on a whole new meaning! #BISDfamily#InServiceOfTheFuture#HisMomRocks#DoubleDown4Love
Happy Easter! If it’s in your wheelhouse, reach out to a student who you know is missing your daily structure/support. Send a text with a pic of earless choc bunnies and half-eaten Peeps, reminding them how you miss them, too. I’m lucky enough to text them all! #AlwaysBISDfamily
@BrazosportISD There truly are no words...our prayers (and hearts) are with the family and friends as they seek to gain understanding and peace through these difficult times.
Up early on a Saturday to help with all those last-minute things needed for prom....my first prom prep night in 30 years! I’m already full of butterflies for my kiddos. I can’t believe how much they’ve matured in such a short time. #GQkids#BISDfamily
When part of your professional responsibility revolves around pregnant teens and new mothers trying to finish high school, you always have Baby Brain. When the new face belongs to your 1st grandson, that Baby Brain gets stuck in the clouds. Welcome, Arlo Ray.
Graduate No 82? . . . 83? Whirlwind week: SAT testing; seminar learning in partnership with BACODA, NAMI, and Texas Worksource; and did I mention that SIX students in my #BISDfamily graduated from high school this week!?! #LightTheFire2Inspire#PurposeFuelsLeaders#MyWhyRunsDeep
When I signed up for this gig @BSUCCESSACADEM1 I knew working w/at-risk teens would be a challenge. I didn’t know how seeing them feel loved, relieved, proud, respected, and heard would impact ME. When we #LightTheFIREWithin our #BISDfamily grows stronger. #PurposeFuelsLeaders
“No child crawls out of Hell with their soul intact.” Learning to mend the thick skin of a broken child is fundamental to reaching the at-risk student. We must first understand to be understood. Thank you @gedtophd. Keep sharing your story. #LightTheFire2Inspire#BISDfamily
When avoiding a tough conversation culminates in a clash of good intentions and broken promises, you’ll need a strong relationship with your “why,” on which to balance your purpose. #WhenTheBirdInHandFlies#LovingEmDeeperThanMyPockets
5 mths ago, I had no idea what to expect of an assignment in a high school filled 100% w/at-risk SS. Now, I’ve never been this excited for the next semester while knee-deep in wrapping up the current one. #LoveMyPhoenixes#WatchThemRise#PrideThatSoars#BISDpride#BISDFamily
To my former AVID students @FISRedskins Mrs. Austin will always be remembered as an AVID tutor with high expectations and unmeasurable dedication to their academic dreams. Congratulations, Coach! It was our pleasure to have you in our #BISDfamily.
Olympian, state champion and former Brazoswood High School coach, Sheila Pettit-Austin will be inducted into the Prairie View A&M Sports Hall of Fame this weekend. https://t.co/o0cdUNLxLV
It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a tribe to keep her dreams alive! Many thanks to my tribe members @FISRedskins, Chief Merritt @BSUCCESSACADEM1 and the @HoustonFoodBank for helping me ensure that a few of the kiddos in my #BISDfamily feel ❤️-ed while we’re away!