Welcome to the 24-25 school year! As I mentioned during orientation, our theme is chaos. I wasn't joking. You've all had a challenging re-entry, including moving several times, new room set ups, site changes, class changes and title changes. Bussing and placement have been more confusing than normal, and you all have students "waiting" in your classes for the right site.
THEN, we changed the schedule as well, moving away from self contained work in September. It is a lot to ask, and I know it's been a struggle. But, as always, you have welcome our students, new and returning, with kindness and open arms. You have reached out and supported new colleagues and families. You've worked incredibly hard to make all of our sites into welcoming and engaging spaces.
I see you, honor your incredibly hard work and appreciate it more than I can express here. I mention to all of you (quite often) that I see us as a family. A big, messy, funny, loud, and joyful one. On your most frustrating day, I hope you still want to be a member. I know I do, because there's nothing like BTC.
Here's to a fabulous, fantastic, and yes, frustrating year. I wouldn't have it any other way.
