Teachers

One of the most important job responsibilities that a school superintendent has is to hire the most effective classroom teachers that they can find.

I enjoy the process of interviewing over 100 teachers a year and trying to find just the right ones to motivate our kids to become the very best possible students.

Finding those individuals is becoming a very difficult task. We spend many days each year at career fairs, interview days and on college and university campuses trying to find the very best candidates as the teacher shortage increases.

Being a teacher is a wonderful but grueling profession. Being a teacher, you must be an entertainer, motivator, disciplinarian, expert in all curricular areas, negotiator, referee, compassionate, caring, love kids, work 12-15 hours a day and enjoy being ridiculed and second- guessed by patrons, legislators and the media.

I appreciate my teachers in Osage City. They are working harder than they ever have with the requirements of No Child Left Behind, Adequate Yearly Progress, and the Kansas State Assessment program.

Another group of individuals that work extremely hard are the teachers at Central. They give up their time to instruct our children in the most important life lessons of God’s Word. A big thank you to all those who give so much to help give our children the knowledge of knowing who God is and what He can do for our lives.

Also, thank you Kathy, Sherrill and Sharon for your commitment to our Children’s Ministry program for looking for ways to excite and energize our students in their walk with God.