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With the start of the 2011-2012 school year, Betsy Fera begins her first year as Executive Director of Horizon Community Learning Center in Phoenix. She has previously worked as a teacher, Master Teacher, and Media Specialist at Horizon Community Learning Center. In the past few years, she was the TAP Systems Director for Arizona State University, working on education reform in the College of Education. She can be reached at betsy.fera@horizonclc.org.
This is such a busy time of year with closing out the school year, but a few weeks ago I was able to take a moment to reflect as I was signing diplomas for our graduating class of 2012. It struck me how fast this year has gone, considering that it seems like it...
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I want to celebrate a major milestone this month! At the beginning of the school year, my administrative team (director of finance, secondary principal, and elementary principal) met to set our team’s goals for the year. One of those goals was to revise our school policy – long overdue! I didn’t realize what we...
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As the year begins winding down, I think there are only a few more columns and a few more months of my first year at Horizon. This month has been yet another busy month as I start looking toward next year and finalizing a budget. It is eye opening to be on the “other...
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“Time flies” is a common catchphrase, but it feels like this month time has traveled at the speed of light. We are in the midst of making critical decisions for next year, and I find I have to force myself to go in classrooms so that I still remember...
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New Year’s always seems like a great time to reflect on what has passed and look forward to what might be. Everyone around the world seems to look at the switch of a calendar year as being that “golden opportunity.” This year was no exception. As I thought back on the first semester, I...
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As I was thinking of what to write for this month column, I found myself experiencing a serious case of writer’s block. In fact, I had even resorted to asking a colleague for ideas. Little did I know that I would find the topic for this column the very next day, in a very...
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This month has once again provided me with many new challenges. My biggest challenge is continuing to focus on the big picture while managing all of the little details of day-to-day school management. I think of all of the things I have yet to learn and wonder how it will all get accomplished. My...
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The first quarter is behind me, and I made it through! This month I’d like to write about the challenges of the state’s new dual school labeling for charter school directors like me and the steps I’ve taken to help communicate the changes within our community. The AZ Learns Legacy and AZ Learns A-F...
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I’m back home again! I am in a unique situation in becoming Executive Director of Horizon Community Learning Center. I worked for 10 years as a teacher, master teacher, and media specialist before moving onto other experiences with Arizona State University over the past four years. It is a great feeling to be back...
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