As I look back over the four years I especially enjoyed the excitement that the students had as they completed Principal's Challenges. From walking, to geography, to math and reading we learned from each other. Students signed Dazzle Journal, proud of their accomplishments. In Lincoln's small setting, I felt that I really got to know all the students and was able to spend special moments with them. It may have been during lunch, waiting for a bus, walking to a classroom, working on a problem with a student, or even seeing students outside of school.
People touch our lives in many special ways.
The families of Lincoln have truly touched my life. The opening of John W. Tolbert Elementary School in Leesburg begins another chapter in my career as an educator. I have accepted this challenge with excitement, but leave Lincoln with much sadness. I look forward to the challenges of opening a school and creating a new community of learners, but it is also hard to leave Lincoln. After the school is open in August I hope you will come by and visit.