Coronda4PSD

10/13/2026

It’s my hope that we create space for people’s voices. That we create structure that does not harm.

Here’s a few things I’ve learned professionally:

You don’t have a group of people lineup and then tell them times up, your voice does not matter. 

You don’t announce the time before everyone has had the opportunity to speak.

By announcing the time you are counting the minutes, and you communicate to people I don’t want to be here.

You don’t use excuses for why something has to end. Instead, you plan ahead for the event and make adjustments.

You communicate how voices can be heard and the multiple avenues of feedback. You help people understand that this is not the end.

You plan for cost in advance and develop contingency plans, everything doesn’t fit in a box.

You have to be willing to say enough is enough. And I choose not to participate.

If your process doesn’t work within the time allotted, then review your process.

And most importantly, you share things transparently so that everyone can be on the same page.

I’m not always right. Nor do I aspire to be. I aspire to be human, flaws and all. I know I make choices and they may be wrong.

I am responsible for my actions. I own impressions, mistakes, and consequences.

But I am not responsible for non-inclusive practices nor will I accept them.

09/01/2026

08/11/2026

A BIG thank you to everyone doing the good work.

05/08/2026

Excited to see the start of the elementary track & field meet. Across the district 4th and 5th graders competed in the 800 meter (1/2 mile) and 1600 meter (mile) runs. They did an excellent. Whether first or last they finished the race. So proud of our students.

Come out and support our district students for day two, Saturday, May, 9, 2026 from 8:00am-10:00am. Students will run the 75m, 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay.

04/08/2026

Learn more.

Our public schools are all tied up in ropes after decades of disinvestment, profit driven policy, and attacks on public services and democracy. Educators and parents are ready to build a different future! Join us Saturday April 11th 10:45-12:00 at Council Tree Library!

https://www.mobilize.us/coloradoea/event/930008/


Thompson Education Support Professionals Association TESPA

03/03/2026

“It’s whine like a song”

Such a peculiar set of words. Out of context they mean nothing. Wrapped up in a story of being held in a grandparents arm on the front porch swing.

Those words mean something.

I heard those words. I felt those words. The whine was as loud today as it was yesteryear.

Perhaps I cried because the book was shared by a teacher. And love for her students led to selecting a book my child would enjoy.

Maybe it’s because I’m missing home. One of the few weekly heart aches I have throughout the year. I mourn for old neighbors, street corners of past, and most importantly the candy lady.

I think it’s a combination of those things.

And the tears represent things of today. The teachers that may be a part of a reduction in force. The bus driver that brought my child safely home. The schools that may be subject to consolidation.

The book, is a book of poems. Stories from childhood. Stories that make us who we are. I see myself in those stories.

They remind me of home.
Of familiarity.
Of our district and its familiarity.

I shed tears for the changes that are to come and what legacies they might leave for our students. What stories these changes might become.

The stories also make me hopeful. Or maybe that’s my way of coping with change.

While also crying and letting tears flow.
I’m reminded that in my role as Director I have an opportunity to make change memorable. To author good stories.

Stories that lead to tears of joy.

01/29/2026

I’m thinking about scarcity versus abundance and how that shapes outcomes and choice.

I think when you operate in these two spaces, you navigate the world differently.

Abundance definitely allows for choice. It allows our most privileged and advantaged selves to have what we each want. We can be particular. We can protect what serves us individually. We can say "this is mine" and fight to keep it exactly as it is.

But when there's scarcity, choices have to be made. Concessions are not only a given, they become a requirement.

It's just something I'm thinking about.

Would you rather have everything you want or something that meets your needs?

Where do we make concessions and if we do, are we actually losing anything or are we simply adjusting?

"I want" turns into "I'd rather have something than nothing at all."

This is the language shift I think we need. Because it's not really about scarcity or abundance but about thinking of community, our systems, our neighborhoods as a collective whole, not simply a part of a whole.

When we only think about our part, our school, our street, our immediate circle we miss how deeply connected we are. We operate as though we're independent units making independent choices. But we're not.

Because in our interdependent school system, what happens in one location affects another location.

What we allow to happen in one location sets the blueprint for future decisions. It sets the limitations of what is allowable.

This is important.

Once we allow something, once we say "okay, this is acceptable" we've established a precedent. We've drawn a new line for what's tolerable.

When we fight only for ourselves, someone has to lose. And in our systems, we know who tends to lose. But it's bigger than that one loss.

To which at some point abundance becomes absence and scarcity is what remains and choice goes away, and we aren't able to shape outcomes.

It is what happens to us, not with us.

There's a difference between those two things. When we operate independently when each of us advocates only for what serves us directly we cede our collective power. Decisions get made, winners and losers get declared, and we react. Things happen TO us.

But when we think collectively, when we ask not "how do I protect mine?" but "how do we ensure everyone has access?" we maintain agency. We shape what's possible.

Things happen WITH us.

That's what I'm thinking about.

01/06/2026

My new year, new me has been delayed.

I feel like my child is actively sabotaging my 2026 health goals. I need to school to start tomorrow. Today he made funnel cake.

Funnel cake?
Who makes funnel cake!

Yesterday it was chocolate chip cookies.

And I enjoyed every bite. I’m sure going to miss them tomorrow.

How are you feeling about school starting?

12/22/2025

I am beyond thankful. Look what someone made me. It’s going everywhere I go.

12/19/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about public education lately,
* what it is,
* what we expect it to do,
* and what we mean when we use certain words.

Right now, a few terms keep circling in my mind: education, public, community, rights.

For me, it’s always important to get clear on what I’m actually thinking about before I start talking about solutions. I’ve learned that our values, assumptions, and definitions quietly guide our behavior. If I’m not clear on how I understand something, it’s hard to explain myself to others… and even harder for them to understand where I’m coming from.

One of the biggest barriers to getting anything done, in my experience, isn’t disagreement—it’s that we’re often using the same words but meaning very different things. We assume we’re talking about the same thing, and we’re not.

So right now, in my own small way, I’m trying to slow down and ask:

* What do I actually mean when I say “public education”?
* What do I mean by “community”?
* What do I think rights are—and what are they not—in a shared public system?

If I can get clearer on the words I’m using, maybe I can explain them better. And if I can explain them better, maybe we can have more honest conversations, even when we don’t agree.

That’s what’s been on my mind lately.