I don’t owe anyone an explanation of why my last day teaching is October 7th. But I do want people to be aware of problems other teachers might be facing… First off, I’ve been incredibly blessed to be at my school over the last 3 1/4 years. I’ve navigated some VERY challenging times. Additionally, I’ve had the challenge of teaching 2 subjects, be the site AD, and coach nearly nonstop since our ms opened in the fall of 2019. I’ve been team lead for 7th grade and on various committees. Basically I’ve poured everything I have into the growth of this

Dear #oklaed and our government leadership,
I’m #irreplaceable. I’m sitting in bed with Covid thinking about how I teach a full load and coach 3 sports and make less than 50k, but do it not because of the fame, glory and money. I do it because it’s my talent. I do it because.. I’m gifted at developing relationships with my students. I use those relationships to open them up to learning about subjects they otherwise don’t care about. It’s hard. It doesn’t always work. But I’d say I’m damn effective and #irreplaceable.

See 63 in the middle? I want you to meet Ari. She’s a student council member. She’s an A student. She’s a proud Native. She also started and played every snap at center for our middle school football team. We didn’t give her the spot. We never once took it easy on her…. We told our boys that no one was going to take it easy on her, and could possibly try to throw extra bodies at her to find a weakness. BUT NO ONE FREAKING COULD. 💪 Her shotgun and under center exchange rates were almost perfect. She held blocks and double-teamed extremely well.