Jen Cates

Trying to make every day a positive day. Removing barriers for all kids. Director of Student Engagement for YCUSD. #lovethelifeyoulive #seethegood

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@SouthwestAir
The Las Vegas airport is packed with many of us who got our flights cancelled - for a variety of reasons apparently- including equipment failure and inadequate staffing for air traffic control.
Delayed. Delayed. Cancelled.
Over 6 hours. 🤬

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@SouthwestAir I just tried to in Sacramento - she said I had 4 hours to report and offered nothing.
🤔😖
Disappointing.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@SouthwestAir
How do I file a file in my luggage? Y’all put it through some trauma on SMF to Nashville 🙁

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

Enough said 😘

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@ChoiceHotels
You need to look into your Comfort Inn at the St Louis airport location. Complete disrepair. Two alarm fire response yesterday, non working phones in the room, non working outlet in bathroom, stained bedding, holes in walls - absolutely awful.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@AmericanAir Now the crew has timed out and has to be replaced 🫠
Highly recommend some regular and routine maintaince @AmericanAir
When we left, the plane tire needed air. Today the exit door has a leak and we had to return. The new plane needed a new tire. 🤬
I’ll wait for the next update.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

A reminder why I avoid flying @AmericanAir whenever possible. Already lost 24 hours because the flight was cancelled yesterday with no rebook option. And now, we have turned around mid air due to a maintance problem and sit here at @DFWAirport while they “change a tire��� 😳😠😤

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@StaceyCorrigan3 I’m so sorry. I lost one of my teachers a few years back unexpectedly. It was awful. Definitely plan to have support on your campus. Grief counselors for students and staff. Therapy dog was great. We painted rocks and used them around campus. The therapy of art was healing. 🙏🏻

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@SouthwestAir Your flight 3071 out of @FlyTPA has been on the runway for 4 hours. Your passengers have no air, no food, no drinks- no excuse! Turn back and let them out. It’s inhumane and unprofessional.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

Kids give us hope. https://t.co/9hIvFg3BNm

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@PrincipalProj That I truly believe they matter. ❤️

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

Counselors do so much for students and staff in the building. They are patient, kind, poised, and compassionate. They shoulder more grief, pain, and dysfunction than most of us can imagine, and they are invaluable to our schools. They deserve our recognition and respect.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@DrBurkeHarris Thank you for the time you gave us, but more importantly- thank you for the information you have armed us with regarding ACEs and trauma. Now we know. Now we do better.

[Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy]

The foundation of every healthy school culture is and always will be based on the quality of the relationships between students and staff and staff and staff. #Culturize

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

@youdont12 We are.

[Jen Cates @DirectorCates]

Truth.

[PBISApps @PBISApps]

All across the country, schools are using the TFI to check in on their initial PBIS efforts, create action plans for improvement, & monitor their progress over time.

If your team is new to this or could use a refresher, our TFI video series can help: https://t.co/qek7VTwQds

[Dr. Lena Pearlman, LCSW @drlenapearlman]

#selfcare