Welcome to my World!!

Shockingly, I've already been back to school for a month now. Time flies when you're having fun! I've been outrageoulsy busy so far and I knew I would be, but I guess I didn't realize just how much. To give you a glimpse of my life for the school year, take a look at my responsibilities:

• Teaching High School (my curriculum). I teach 4 levels of Spanish. That should be considered illegal in and of itself by any state standard.
• Coaching Volleyball. I coach the Varsity team and the Freshmen team. I would be coaching the JV team as well, but we don't have one. Games start on Tuesday. Wish me luck!
• Coaching Basketball. The season will start as soon as volleyball ends. I'll also be coaching the Varsity and Freshmen teams.
• Master's Degree in Secondary Education through the Unversity of Phoenix. I started in April and will finish in August.
• Language Department Chair. As the head of the department I have to keep all curriculum in line with state standards as well as hold departments meetings twice a month.
• Accreditation Committee. As a member of this committee (only a handful) we have to work on getting our school accredited. We will have a visit this coming Spring so we have a LOT of work to do!
• NHS Board. As a member of this board (again only a handful) we are over NHS....accepting members, planning the induction ceremony (next Saturday) and organizing activities.
• Winterim. In January we do what's called Winterim where we suspend regular classes for 3 weeks and students study other completely different topics. So I want to do a Spanish Immersion and am trying to plan and get approved a trip to Puerto Rico. Sweet!
• Coach Certification. Because we are now part of the UHSAA (Utah High School Athletic Association) and are 2A, I have to get certified as a Coach. I went to a workshop yesterday and still have to do a few online classess as well as 5 tests. Ouch!
• Crisis Team Leader. I am responsible for several teachers and their students in times of crisis. We have already had a fire drill and lock down drill to practice.
• Mentor. As a Mentor I have been assigned a mentor group of Sophomores. We meet every Friday to discuss important topics or anything the students have questions about.
• Chaperone. As a teacher, I have to chaperone certain things like dances and what not.
• Capstone Project. Our school this year started the Capstone and so I will oversee several if they do any related to language.
• AP Spanish Course Audit. I have to get my AP class approved again this year through AP central and will have an audit coming right up. I better get organized!
• Costa Rica. Then I'm planning a 10 day trip to Costa Rica for July 2010. I think it would be great to give my students a chance to practice their Spanish and see another culture. Plus I get to go FREE!!

I know it's a lot, but it's only for 1 year while I'm working on my Masters. I just keep telling myself that.....one year. one year. one year. YOU CAN DO IT!!