Bears win!

The Cubs beat the Padres, 3-1, to advance to the NLDS against the Brewers.

This is the 1st time in franchise history Cubs won a winner-takes-all playoff game at Wrigley and their 1st postseason series win since 2017.

CUBS WIN!

Cubs pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training tomorrow ...

Great advice for instructional leaders:

Be hard on the systems and gentle with the people. (Source unknown)

Many leaders struggle with balancing accountability (systems) and empathy (people).

What strategies have you found helpful? #edusky #educoach #eduleadership

Beacon, Hudson Valley 90 minutes north of NYC

Yes with many others. Now we are implementing it in my district in NY, it is really powerful

Another new play space in place at Forrestal Elementary, it is so much fun to see kids interact with new playground equipment for the first time!

NYT Reporters Look Back on the Lady Jaguars Basketball Team (Gift Article) When we met them a dozen years ago, they were teenagers in trouble, playing for a basketball team that always lost. Did they find a way to win at life?

This afternoon's must read.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/24/u...

We unveiled a new piece of playground equipment at South Avenue Elementary and a student screamed out, " I dreamed this last night and now it has come true!". So much fun!