Sharing Our Feelings, Challenges, and Hopes by Mark Isero https://padlet.com/misero/sharing en-us 2022-02-09 16:17:39 UTC 2022-02-10 22:13:52 UTC hello@padlet.com It is being done to us and not with us. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039042733 It feels like gentrification.
We have been left in the dark about the planning and decision making]]> 2022-02-09 23:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039042733 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039042999 Will we take this opportunity to establish future permanent student-driven input structures via student government?]]> 2022-02-09 23:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039042999 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043152 I’m upset that students and their families were not proactively worked with to make decisions that would directly impact them. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043152 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043285 I feel the protest is a symptom of a bigger problem within our school community.

]]> 2022-02-09 23:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043285 Relationships with each other, mutual respect and how that shows up in how we treat each other. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043343 2022-02-09 23:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043343 I feel for the kids who have to change campuses next year. Many are not looking forward to it and feel a great deal of loss at this. LHS means so much to so many, and it feels like something beautiful is being taken away jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043431 2022-02-09 23:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043431 Many kids didn't know what was going on and they just joined out of peer pressure and/or wanted to just leave class. It was another walkout without knowing the cause https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043547 2022-02-09 23:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043547 I support students' right to protest, but the protest should have been more organized and not impromptu. Many students were running around the school and it became a safety issue. Students also openly judged others who exercised their right to stay in class. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043698 2022-02-09 23:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039043698 bhill106 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044023 The students raised their voices for something they believe in, and sadly students leaders felt they were ignored and disregarded.

]]> 2022-02-09 23:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044023 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044072 It felt like space was held for input but not looked at or considered enough. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:09:50 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044072 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044157 How can we ensure that no more harm is caused to our school community?

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  • Keep students and families at the center.
  • Be clear in our language, our actions, and our decision-making process.
  • Be transparent and honest, especially in communicating the realities of both schools.
  • Find a balance between celebration and loss: Attend to the emotions of our community.
  • Be clear about our current best thinking while staying open to community input.

    • This is what was promised, not what has been delivered.


    ]]>     2022-02-09 23:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044246     KIDS ARE DOPE...they felt there was injustice and felt empowered to stand up. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044418 2022-02-09 23:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044418 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044660 Fragmentation between leadership and staff]]> 2022-02-09 23:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044660 It's weird that the contract was signed by the union without us having a chance to look at it. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044673 2022-02-09 23:10:30 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044673 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044781 To realize that going about “business as usual” is not working. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044781 Immense pride https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044946 Our students organized a space to feel heard, to allow others to feel heard, and to demand justice for a member of their community. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039044946 jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045048 I thought that kids organized this a little too quickly and that they didn't plan beyond what would happen after the first 1-2 hours. But I thought that it was good for kids to shed light on some of the issues in the community and to get representatives from CAT to actually come to the site was a big win because they had real interactions with their admin]]> 2022-02-09 23:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045048 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045578 Direct feedback seems to be not analyzed for the useful info but rather used to fuel defensive responses that are not solution-oriented. The feedback doesn’t need to provide the solution—it’s just the data volunteered from someone without the power or resources to change it. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045578 Anytime students feel the need to speak against what they feel is an injustice, I'm all for it. Plus, it's good to call out adults when they should be called out. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045708 2022-02-09 23:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045708 It took a semester plus a month to get to some cohesion and comfort at LHS. its not perfect but it is better than it was in August. And it is frustrating that all that energy is going being up rooted to another school. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045727 2022-02-09 23:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045727 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045935 We need transparency and a place where our voices will be heard in a way that provides restoration and healing.]]> 2022-02-09 23:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045935 Getting through the next few months. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045988 2022-02-09 23:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039045988 Pov: https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046098 The way things are being handled make the community doubt leadership's admin. In the end what really was it? Did Brittany quit or did she get fired? The communication from admin was clear in the beginning: she quit. YET now it is being investigated?

    Needed to voice that. Mistrust is being built in students, family, and staff.]]>     2022-02-09 23:12:07 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046098     riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046154 Trust. Being honest instead of using diplomatic language. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046154 POV: https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046220 The way things are being handled make the community doubt leadership's admin. In the end what really was it? Did Brittany quit or did she get fired? The communication from admin was clear in the beginning: she quit. YET now it is being investigated?

    Needed to voice that. Mistrust is being built in students, family, and staff.]]>     2022-02-09 23:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046220     riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046226 Ask for help. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046226 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046733 Hurt that current 10th grades will have so much instability with school locations. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046733 Focusing solely on my students and their safety and learning. Everything else... https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046893 2022-02-09 23:12:51 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046893 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046976 I think it was indicative of our lack of open communication with students and showed that we should provide more spaces for processing, input and anything else that helps students feel and be heard. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039046976 jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047134 Lack of trust and a lack of feeling safe at school. How do we know that what happened to Britney isn't going to happen to us? I think there has been a big divide in the community, and when that happens, those NOT in power usually get hurt disproportionately more]]> 2022-02-09 23:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047134 There's a sense of betrayal for not knowing all the options and possibilities beforehand. It felt that decisions were pre-made and any input thereafter is just window dressing. My advisory kids have used the following adjectives "dumb, confused, stupid, unnecessary" with a couple of idgf https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047325

    ]]>     2022-02-09 23:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047325     Regardless of how we feel about each other, we have to have some level of respect for what we do. It's disheartening to see the amount of blatant disrespect toward certain admin and/or staff members. Why do alumni know what's going on here? Why does our former principal know details about what's going on here at LHS? It's embarrassing. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047472 2022-02-09 23:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047472 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047598 Many students know the information but haven’t been able to process or figure out what they want to do with it. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:13:37 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047598 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047686 Truly sad that so much of what made our community special already feels lost this year. I struggle to see what of LHS will survive in the merger. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047686 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047774 It is difficult to say when so many of us are grieving, and have profound feelings about how this year has gone thus far. Potentially creating trusted spaces of support.]]> 2022-02-09 23:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047774 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047809 there were things that didn't make sense in the WHY for upper and lower school divisions. The lack of clarity around what would be offered at each site is also concerning]]> 2022-02-09 23:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039047809 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048169 I’m so confused by people saying they’re trying “shut down LHS” as if it’s an attack, when in reality both schools are disappearing anyway???]]> 2022-02-09 23:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048169 Speak out if you need to speak out, take care of yourself, but try not to forget why we are here. (It's for the kids.-FYI). https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048458 2022-02-09 23:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048458 bhill106 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048641 There is a breakdown of trust and communication. There is questioning about how transparent leadership is being about issues in our community.

    ]]>     2022-02-09 23:14:46 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048641     I'm glad that they stood up a person they cared about. It was hard to find a balance between giving a lesson to students in class and supporting students who wanted to demonstrate, but I experienced positive attitudes and inclusion from all the students. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048753 2022-02-09 23:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048753 jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048798 Restorative practices and not just telling me you're going to do something (e.g. - "I hear you" or "I take full responsibility"), but actually DOING it. Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk.]]> 2022-02-09 23:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048798 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048926 We can't move forward if we are still in the shock, denial, and/or anger stages]]> 2022-02-09 23:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048926 I'd like Black History/Heritage Month to feel like Black History/Heritage Month. All of this has overshadowed what I was hoping this month would feel like for the Black children and staff at this school and I do not feel supported in the effort. I'm also not understanding why there is a V-Day spirit week - Tamarah https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048968 2022-02-09 23:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039048968 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049026 I see parallel's in the student's action and our own. Both were positive expressions of agency, but had less than perfect planning, communication and execution. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049026 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049032 I feel blindsided. Our input was not considered and we were not given time to process before the news was delivered to students. I did not know what to tell them when they came with frustrations and questions.]]> 2022-02-09 23:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049032 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049619 Fragmenting the long history of family and community at LHS by moving our students and uprooting them.]]> 2022-02-09 23:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049619 riversuh https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049796 Four minutes does not process. ]]> 2022-02-09 23:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049796 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049997 We need to have actual honest engagements that lay bare all the possible scenarios and not just consider the cost effectiveness of school decisions.]]> 2022-02-09 23:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039049997 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039050356 Trust...]]> 2022-02-09 23:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039050356 jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051214 Checking in with each other]]> 2022-02-09 23:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051214 To add to what I said, Melissa, Alberto, and Shakirat have worked hard to help out with BHM, my feelings are about a collective atmosphere - Tamarah https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051304 2022-02-09 23:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051304 how do we name the harm that was done to our community and repair the harm and support each other to do our roles https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051349 2022-02-09 23:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051349 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051570 Lost of morale]]> 2022-02-09 23:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039051570 jchin14 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039052098 I don't want to forget about Ms. Cook, the new long-term sub. I hope that she is getting the support she needs, because she was not informed about how to use PowerSchool]]> 2022-02-09 23:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039052098 Frustrated that all these tensions are taking over our last months of the LHS legacy. Leadership deserves better and has been a beacon of joy, safety and growth for so many students, families and staff. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039054256 2022-02-09 23:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039054256 alevin20 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039055946 Clear and direct communication. Our community - teachers, staff, students - should not be existing in a state of permanent confusion.]]> 2022-02-09 23:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039055946 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039057812 I need to feel like I’m safe and respected as a person and I don’t. That makes coming to work hard.]]> 2022-02-09 23:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039057812 Proud of these kids https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039058632 2022-02-09 23:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039058632 https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039060162 Transparency and timely communication]]> 2022-02-09 23:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039060162 water https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039092804 2022-02-10 00:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2039092804 It's important for our students to have a voice, to feel heard and to know that they matter. It's frustrating that someone who they felt was supportive is no longer here during a very difficult time. https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2041272492 2022-02-10 22:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/misero/sharing/wish/2041272492