Computers...What Computers?

Well, we're already a week into the new school year. Unfortunately, it hasn't been terribly smooth. One of our computer servers "crashed" during the morning of the first day. Our second server didn't have the capacity to support the entire building, so most of the teachers and clerical staff were without computers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Finally, on Thursday, two new servers arrived and were added to the system meaning that by late Thursday afternoon we were finally up and running.

The glitch in the system was unfortunate for office personnel, but far more crippling for teachers. When you have prepared all of your lessons on powerpoint, or worked hard over the summer to master use of the smartboard, losing access to the presentation is extremely disappointing. And not only was the ability to display the lesson removed, but access to the material was eliminated. It's much like losing your notes for the speech right before you are to go on stage.

Aside from the glitch with phones and computers, it's been a fairly smooth start. It's gratifying for me to see the new student commons humming with activity. It's not 100% complete yet, but it's very close.

The students have been very respectful and focused, and the flurry of activity makes the hallways come alive. It's interesting how the building can be so quiet and my time so productive in the summer, yet it's really not how the school is built. It's built for kids and it's built for learning.

We're anticipating a very good year, and wish the same to our student, parents and staff.