Sunday, November 16, 2003
i am doing much better
most side effects from the lexapro have diminished, except i have occasional headache and diminished sex drive
i also still feel a little fatigue
however, i have not noticed any change in my stress levels, but i guess it takes a while for a therapeutic level of the meds to accrue in my system; i may need to increase the dosage, but i dont go back to the doctor till the first week in december
it has been another of those busy weekends: friday night i got caught up on grading papers and putting grades in the gradebook and I had to write an IEP for a new student; saturday, i went to the grocery store; took a long walk with the dogs, did laundry, watered all my plants, and it was dog bath night; today, i vacuumed the house, did a LOT of cooking and i still have to wash all the dogs' blankets and my own sheets and blankets, plus there are lesson plans to write as well as other paperwork i brought home but doubt that i have time for
one more week and then i'm off for an entire week---but i will have to use part of that time to get ready for internal monitoring in december.....this is when the school board sends a time into our school to scour all the special ed files to make sure we are doing our jobs , dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's ; they will also be in our classrooms observing us teach, interviewing our students and the regular education teachers to make sure our students are receiving thier services-----so yeah, MORE stress but then it will be over except for making corrections to whatever they find amiss
how are you held accountable?
for me this is simply local monitoring; i also am accoutable to the state; i have to also annually prepare and document a professional growth plan, attend professional classes or inservices to meet SACS guidelines, and pass muster of my administrator who observes me teach and critiques my lessons and strategies
state and federal accoutability are more complex, and i will bitch about them later
i feel like retiring soon
most side effects from the lexapro have diminished, except i have occasional headache and diminished sex drive
i also still feel a little fatigue
however, i have not noticed any change in my stress levels, but i guess it takes a while for a therapeutic level of the meds to accrue in my system; i may need to increase the dosage, but i dont go back to the doctor till the first week in december
it has been another of those busy weekends: friday night i got caught up on grading papers and putting grades in the gradebook and I had to write an IEP for a new student; saturday, i went to the grocery store; took a long walk with the dogs, did laundry, watered all my plants, and it was dog bath night; today, i vacuumed the house, did a LOT of cooking and i still have to wash all the dogs' blankets and my own sheets and blankets, plus there are lesson plans to write as well as other paperwork i brought home but doubt that i have time for
one more week and then i'm off for an entire week---but i will have to use part of that time to get ready for internal monitoring in december.....this is when the school board sends a time into our school to scour all the special ed files to make sure we are doing our jobs , dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's ; they will also be in our classrooms observing us teach, interviewing our students and the regular education teachers to make sure our students are receiving thier services-----so yeah, MORE stress but then it will be over except for making corrections to whatever they find amiss
how are you held accountable?
for me this is simply local monitoring; i also am accoutable to the state; i have to also annually prepare and document a professional growth plan, attend professional classes or inservices to meet SACS guidelines, and pass muster of my administrator who observes me teach and critiques my lessons and strategies
state and federal accoutability are more complex, and i will bitch about them later
i feel like retiring soon
