Are we focused on the right priorities?

I’m a firm believer that our buildings, our football stadiums, and busing facilities, have been the highlight of the ISD for quite some time. I think we lost sight of the fact that none of these things would exist if it weren’t for the one crucial part that we may have been neglecting all this time…. that being our teachers. 

I think we need to look at the prioritization of the students needs when it comes to their safety, education and developmental progress. By focusing on this priority we can administer care to the ones that are directly in contact with them on a daily basis. These are our children. How many teachers are willing to garner their own money to buy supplies for extra projects in their classrooms? How many teachers have to come face-to-face with sick kids everyday? How many teachers, who probably have kids, never get a break as often as needed? Who are the ones that are sculpting our children into adults outside of the home? Teachers, that’s who! I’m a parent of 5 kids, I couldn’t fathom trying to corral 18 everyday.

We can see all the press on the football stadium, the bus barn, as well as the plans for Lowery, but none of this would be happening if it weren’t for the teachers. Why is it we don’t treat our most valuable asset with the same respect as multi-million dollar facilities? We build these facilities to highlight how we are growing, but at the same time we neglect to secure our best asset. It’s through our educators that we attract an abundance of students to our campuses. Now its time we start to treat our teachers with the value they represent. Let’s move outside of the box and focus on bringing in, and retaining the best teachers in the nation. The best way to start is by paying them what they deserve.

I am hoping that good things are to come.

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Dr. Michael Myers

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