When I set my goals for the major project over the summer, they seemed so important and game-changing for our organization. I read the Data Wise textbook, and my eyes were opened to the magical world of data. I just knew it would make a huge positive impact for our students and staff. I couldn't wait to implement my major project!
Then the school year happened.
It turns out I had no idea what my job would actually be like on a regular basis. I was completely green when I set those goals. I didn't foresee our school weathering a serious behavior crisis in which staff spent more time intervening than teaching. I didn't know the renovation of our new space would quadruple in price when the county inspected it, then get drawn out into the new year. I couldn't have anticipated a staff member quitting mere days before pre-planning, leaving us understaffed for 10 weeks. I was unaware that the director who came before me had made severe financial errors that would demand my full attention in order to get the school back on track.
So... as it happened, the scope of my major project was more than a little ambitious and idealistic. I feel like a total newb. An amateur. A rookie. Sigh. This has been a hard lesson learned in realistic goal-setting. Being a first-year school leader is no picnic.
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