Dear Sherman ISD Team:
I know this year has been very challenging. Over the past 20 months, I have used the word “unprecedented” more times than I care to count.
I also know your plates are full. You often work short handed driving our buses and cleaning our buildings. It can seem like maintenance and technology projects never end. You are teaching the content for your grade or course, but also supervising extracurriculars, teaching social-emotional skills, and making sure your students are clean and fed. You are adapting your lessons to your students who are learning English or have other special needs. You are returning parents’ emails and calls and you continue calling, even when news is not well received. You are taking additional kids in your classes, substituting for colleagues and participating in many different meetings. Everyone is working harder and longer to catch up our kids who have fallen behind as a result of the pandemic. I know you lay awake at night worrying about your students. Our trustees and I worry about each of you.
We tremendously enjoyed visiting schools this week, seeing each of you and personally distributing your checks. It was so inspiring to see the great work that goes on every day. We want you to know how much you are appreciated. We appreciate you! Your students and parents appreciate you! The community appreciates you!
We are also looking forward to seeing the work of the Wellness Initiative as we believe that by bringing together team members from across the district, we can use our collective expertise to best address the challenges that are before us.
Our team is strong, supportive of each other, and dedicated to each child’s success. Thank you for making a difference everyday and thank you for choosing Sherman ISD as your professional home!
Gratefully,
Hillary Luckett Clark
President, Sherman Board of Trustees
Sherman High School Class of 2005
