Filling the bins, no errors allowed
Counting, recounting, rearranging, reassigning
Training all teachers, worrying about the newbies
Heading up the most dreaded part of our profession
Taught and retaught and retaught again
Analyzed data to laser focus on “the bleed”
Decided where we could “move the needle”
DI’d and formatively assessed
Coddled and cheered, encouraged and lifted up
Finished…for now
Teachers still here as I make my rounds
Prep packets lie crumpled in my path
Leftovers from “Keep up the good work” treats neglected in the lounge
Doors locked, different than before, housing precious documents
WHAT IF I FAIL!
WHEN IS TUTORING!
DO THE HARDEST PART FIRST!
GET PLENTY OF SLEEP! EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST!
I got this.
Writing All In 
All this work, for the one day that makes a difference. It shouldn’t be this way. Who else is judged on a single day? Good luck with it all.
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How do students in other countries get through 12 years of schooling with so little testing? Could America ever learn from others without making a perpetual mistake?
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Good luck in the days to come. You and your students and teachers have all worked hard – and there’s great pride in that!!
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It seems some things are universal. Good luck! And soon it will be over…
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