Desi Ballis

Wife - Mama - Jesus - Idaho 🏠 - BCSD ✏️ Professional Cheerleader of Teachers. 💙 Engagement & Life Changing Experiences for Ss #ballisbunchchangestheworld

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@BlaineSchools literacy coaches graduated from @IdahoSDE’s 1st SMART project. This 2 year cohort brought together more than 190 Idaho educators from 56 schools & 40 districts to build capacity around literacy instruction & dyslexia rooted in the #scienceofreading @LouisaMoats

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

“The impossible is possible.” Incredible message delivered today to BCSD staff by Justin Skeesuck and Patrick Gray @illpushyou. Thank you for pouring into us & kicking off our school year with validation & inspiration. 💙 @BlaineCountyID

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

We are changing the face of #schoolsafety with our first ever, @AcademeGrove K-12 Keynote Conference. Friends, please help us make national reform by sharing the link with anyone responsible for keeping kids safe at school. #ballisbunchchangestheworld #tagyouradmin

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@EmilypSME Yay!! It was such a great day. So happy to have you as part of this awesome team!

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@caitlinlancon @twinoakscoyotes Gonzo in the corner is my favorite! What lucky kiddos!

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@caitlinlancon @unscreencom @twinoakscoyotes This is BEYOND! So great Caitlin!

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

Working hard to make our first #duallanguage PD of the year engaging, interactive and FUN! With a little help from @unscreencom and inspiration from #BitmojiClassroom, we have our first virtual PD room! @twinoakscoyotes #remotedoesntmeanremoved @adamdovico

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@christinekdixon @MrsJennCarr You are amazing! This is amazing! I’m so grateful we get to glean from all your awesomeness in SMUSD! 💜

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

So excited!

[Adelita Gonzales (ella/she/her) @adelita_gnzls]

Our staff summer book arrived! Excited for those new to journey @twinoakscoyotes and for those of us who are continuing our journey #TwinOaksLitCrew #TOES4Equity

[Amanda Faubion @AGFaubs]

The World is Giving Us a Curriculum. Let's Use It. 🌎#GetYourLeadOn @arcticisleteach @GetYourLeadOn

[Strategic Staffing/Residency Coordinator @CCastanos_CISD]

I love this by @thebradmontague! Ask yourself, Where are you on the map? You can visit anywhere, but come back to the campfire of belonging, warmth, wisdom. #getyourleadon

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

Proud to say I solemnly pinky promised and am officially part of the Society For Better Grownups! @thebradmontague thank you for the words you poured into us this morning! “We are going to write what happens next, together...” @GetYourLeadOn #Joyrebel

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

Just a few short hours into @GetYourLeadOn and I’m inspired beyond words! My pen can’t keep up and the goosebumps are on overdrive! #RESET @adamdovico @TechNinjaTodd @SaraKAhmed @haywardrjean @BethHouf

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@supsingh I couldn’t agree more! #welovemrshein #workwife

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@teachersarah21 @MrsHein1 @BuildMathMinds Such a great point! The memes of parents saying their children will be learning how to “carry the 1” during distance learning makes me 😭

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@aarias2552 @WilliamHFrazie2 @AricaRainey We 💙 @AricaRainey!

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@horozco504 @Trevornoah @adelita_gnzls @MrsHein1 @teachersarah21 @MrsErinMyres @MaestraMurray @MrsJennCarr Sweet friend! Ditto times 10. I’m so blessed to have had the honor of working with you & learning from you through the years. YOU are an exceptional teacher and human. 💙

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

Teachers, you will always be enough! 👏

[Hope King @heyhopeking]

To all of the teachers out there... thank you! During this time, just as you have alwasy done, do YOUR (drop the comparison and focus on the YOUR) best every day! Then give yourself the gift of allowing your best to be enough! YOU are enough! You are amazing!

[Desi Ballis @Mrs_Ballis]

@adelita_gnzls @TaslimVisram @teachersarah21 @MrsHein1 @toeslibrary Awesome! 👍