We talked about so much in one day, it was really an eye opener and a great learning experience for someone like me who has never been involved in negotiations. A couple of things that really stuck out for me were things that Dr. Closen mentioned in the morning session. The first was that collective bargaining is an area that could cause all of us as potential superintendents to lose our jobs. The second was a wise, common sense statement that we should always ask our principals how bargaining proposals will effect their buildings. Something that you would hope we would all have enough sense to do, but if not mentioned in class by the instructor, something that some of us (I'll put myself in the lead as the most likely) may not have done in the future. That was an aha moment for me.
Another thing Dr. Closen mentioned was using Excel spreadsheets to do projections. I am a novice at Excel, knowing just enough to be dangerous. Thus, becoming efficient in this area will be a future goal for me.
I thought it was a very productive day, but not quite as exciting as my evening. Sorry, Dr. Closen! I just got home from a night of watching MMA fighting as a former student of mine won the final fight of his short career. He just started training a couple of years ago and has only had five fights. However, he is 36 and has a wife and four kids, so he decided to quit while he is still healthy. Why is this on my blog? Because I figured even in the crudest of sports there still has to be some negotiations for the fights before they take place. Once in the ring, no negotiating!
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