So if you have been reading my rather boring and anxious posts (in my opinion) you know that many aspects of my workplace are a wreck right now. i love my personal site and have great plans for this next year. So much of what i love in what i do is building programs based on connections. there is a real chance of improving the collaborations with the middle school close by (the kinda flakey person is leaving), PTA is willing to do equity work with me, i am looking at improvements in tutoring and continuing a successful soccer program. So i want to stay focused on that, however it is pretty hard to ignore the overall issues on a higher level.
and it feels like nothing is safe right now. the district is doing an overhaul of many departments which throws me off especially when i am collaborating with other grants. and now we have to write personal goals. i almost want to put as a goal to improve work with supervisors (one option on our list of about 60 options) but that feels too vulnerable. i could make a secret goal possibly. meanwhile for the last 3-4 years they have put supervisors through multiple trainings on emotional maturity, energy leadership and others. it is good training and this year has been horrible. i think we totally wasted our money. i get short answers to detailed questions with a harsh tone, not enough information, am cut off in meetings, and they just promoted someone who swears in meetings and acts rudely. i have written those letters you throw away but a few themes won't go away. i want to write a brief letter to the head of our department, first of all i feel real compassion for her. outside forces came in and laid off people, and so many people have left. i don't think she is a bad person. But really she needs to know this, that those at my level want the supervisors accountable for learning this material and using it, that harsh and incomplete communication is causing mistakes, and it would really help if certain issues (such as not getting required documents the entire school year) were admitted or responded to in some way.
anyone ever do this? i have a mindfulness conference call soon today focusing on work so i think that will help me make a decision as well.