This past Sunday was the 32nd celebration of the annual National Coming Out Day. It was first celebrated in the U.S. on the one-year anniversary...
Archive for category: Staff Notes
06.102020November 10, 2020
Grounding Ourselves
Grounding is a practice that can help you stay present and stay calm in the midst of what might feel like a chaotic moment.
29.092020November 12, 2020
Building Trust and Community
By Donnalie WilsonIn Staff NotesTags Brave Vulnerability, Collective Responsibility, Continuous Learning, Leadership for Equity
I hope this message finds you well. I’ve spent a lot of time in recent weeks thinking about how the ATC Core Values help to...
22.092020November 16, 2020
Telling Empowering Stories
My mother was one of nine children born in Jackson, MS in the mid-1950s. Curious and headstrong, she quickly became known as the “why” child....
15.092020November 12, 2020
Hispanic Heritage Month
Happy Tuesday Everyone! A friend of mine shared an interesting Facebook post last night. It criticized the term Latinx as an English solution to the...
08.092020November 12, 2020
Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Prompting Event: I was talking to my realtor about school starting and she said, “Teachers need to stop whining and do their job. They are...
01.092020November 12, 2020
Know Yourself
Hi Everyone, We often instruct teachers to create a persona that is authentic to them, one that both holds high expectations for students and sees...
25.082020November 10, 2020
The Next Best Thing
Happy Tuesday Everyone! You’re reading this as you finish up your first or second day of the new school year and are likely feeling a...
13.072020November 13, 2020
Black Lives Still Matter
Dear ATC Family, It’s been more than a month since the murder of George Floyd, and we’ve seen much more discussion about racial justice and...
09.062020December 1, 2020
Black Lives Matter
ATC Community, To say these past few weeks have been heavy would be a bold understatement. As we engage in a world that is becoming...