"We teach our students about the past in hope that they'll learn from it. We teach them about today's problems in the hope that they'll help solve them. We teach them kindness and respect in the hope that those values will build a better world."

"...Whether... a first year teacher, custodian, office staff member, veteran teacher, administrator... your year is bound to change in some way. ... many view change... as a nerve wracking experience, but I challenge you, starting today lean into the change."

"I love those lightbulb moments when I am teaching a student how to do a math problem and it finally clicks... or when a student comes up to me and says, Mrs. Skoog, can I talk to you for a minute? At that moment I know I have made a connection. "

"What strikes me the most... is witnessing the kindness shown to our students by their peers. Everyday I get to witness students being kind, inclusive, lending a hand and holding a hand. These simple actions... make for an extraordinary experience for our students."